acid rebound or GERD? please help!!

Viv.

Try to figure what sets us off???......I actually stopped at Mcdonalds this am and picked up my old favorite, a sausage bisquit, so hopefully I wont suffer the rest of the day!........so tired of never having my favorite stuff!.......had to wait in line at the bank and felt so much anxiety, I really hope it isn't coming back on me.

I am beginning to wonder if all these problems are caused by a nervous stomach?

I am sure that would be the last thing the Dr. would say it was.  Well, let's see.

 my time line is as follows"

July 2012 -  fiancé's son moves in and stays until October

October 2012 - we decide to move again, 2nd time in a year

November 2012 - busy packing and holidays approaching

December 2012 - started having stomach problems, belching, gas, lack of appetite

January 2013 - go to Dr. for stomach, the Dr. is crappy and did nothing

except state that I had lost 7 or 8 pounds since July 2012- WE MOVED.....

February 2013 - go to new Dr. they say gastritis, put on Zantac, I think I weighed 2 lbs less than in January?

Looking at what has happened the past 6 months, I am not surprised that I have lost weight and feel terrible.  I think a lot of this is constant worry?

  

Vivian, i dont think you can rule out your pain being caused by your sleeping position simply be ause they happened later on in the day. Its possible that you are having circulation issues. I know i am.

Gail, if you talked to my chinese doctor, he might literally say you and I have the same exact thing going on. Life stressors initially causing digestive issues and subsequent medications complicating those digestive issues, causing further symptoms and confusing our great doctors because they can only treat when they find something physically wrong like a broken bone, an ulcer they can see. What they saw inside us an inflammation, which could have been caused by anything. So they put us on medication, order bunch of tests and not reallying telling us whats going on, causing us more stress.

My symptoms started in November, but September and October were really crazy at work. I was working 12 hour days working on a project with an angry customer. Then, I got called into jury duty in november and came close to getting selected for a 1 month trial. I remember being stressed out about being picked while the crazy work stuff was still not finished. I wasnt selected but had to miss a week of work because of the selection process took that long. And I ate really poorly during this period because due to work, I kept missing my normal meal slots and being hungry and eating huge meals when I did get a chance to eat. I was eating my dinner always after 9pm too, sometimes as late as11 because I was getting home late.

Chris,'

We do sound alike!.......oh that sausage bisquit is not settling well...arrrgh.

Think I will take a gulp of antacid and see if that helps?  I don't know what to take anymore.......yesterday was pretty good, then today I didn't feel too good, but figured what the hell, I'm having bisquit.....oh boy, that was a mistake!

I even thought of driving to walgrens and picking up that rx for protronics the dr called in and taking it just to see if it really helps???.....I will never gain a pound if this continues.....

Viv,  what weird things happened when you took the PPI?  which one was it??? 

Hi again,

I stopped the zantac on 3-15, now I wonder if it was too soon?

Since I have been out of work, I find myself sitting a lot!.....I am in a new neighborhood and don't have neighbors I know, so find myself watching tv a lot and of course my computer...I have felt so crappy, no motivation to get out and walk even.........I think this sitting has messed me up too?

Viv, if your Dr. thought it was stress related, he still prescribed a PPI for it?

My hair starting thinning badly around the same time this all started. I am not sure what all my blood was tested for, but I bet it was not for any deficiencies.    take a good multi and B12 everyday, but wonder if I am lacking something?   What PPI did you take??

Thanks Chris...

I have been outside on the patio, did the trash barrel thingy and am feeling better, must have been that big diet coke???

Getting ready to have some cottage cheese w/pineapple and some left over ham from Sunday (yum).....

Your right, I need to quit worrying about the weight thing.....last time I lost weight 3 or 4 years ago, as soon as I let it go, the weight started coming back, so I know you are right, we need to keep reminding each other about this for sure.

Weather update, how it is up there today??

Thanks again my friend 

 

Interesting, I did not know that.  I will have to check the can.

I actually drink diet pepsi, but had a coke this am.  You know I used to take calcium/magnesium/zinc everyday, then I quit for some reason?

there was 400 mg of magnesium in them, I took 2 per day.

maybe I should start taking them again? 

I will reply to everyone later but YOU GUYS! I found my heartburn attacker GUMMMMM EVERYONE CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I read it somewhere how gum helps like chew one after every meal well I been so scared to eat lately since my heartburn is always after eating and it seemed to happen everyday everytime I finished a meal and I was scared of the number of episodes I have been having and how much i was going to have in the future since it felt like 7 day a week thing. Well today I had really bad heartburn but I had some cinnamon gum! (dont get mint/or spearmint or those regular flavors too much fake stuff in it) I bought one just to try it out cause my heartburn was bad today and let's say it WORKED! I just to had to share this little secret with you. So I am going to continue out 6 small meals a day for week chew the gum and have my honey tea/aloe vera + supplements and let you know how I feel. I wish you some happiness in life. I have finally got a little bit in month thank god! AND IT MAKES SENSE RIGHT? GUM MAKES US HUNGRY SO WHEN WE CHEW AFTER A MEAL THE SALIVA ENZYMES BREAKS FOOD FASTER SO WE CAN HAVE LESS REFLUX :)

GUM IS YOUR FRIEND! after meals I mean and before bed. chew one like for hrs before sleeping to move the process faster (I am doing that now.)
sorry for the caps.
With love
Roah!

Post Edited (inpinkagony) : 4/2/2013 8:28:35 PM (GMT-6)

Chris,  I am getting som.e magnesium/calcium today.  Don't want to take the hard horse pills I have so will get some capsules, easier on the stomach.

Those techs all seem to be like that!  Stone faced, no personality, guess they have patient burnout?  ... I felt exactly the same way, except the tech seemed to be behind me the whole time, so couldn't really see his face.  But he would go over the same spot more than once which un-nerved me.....my results came back in about 2 days, not bad.  I had mine while still going to the old Dr. last summer, the nurse called and just said everything was good, no details.

Geeez......

Hi Pink, I do chew gums almost everyday and it helps.

Tummy: For some reasons my doctor had no problem prescribe PPI to me but not anxiety pills. I was on Teva-Rabeprazole 20mg and Tecta EC 40mg. BTW, I do have Calcium/Magnesium supplement I bought it in liquid form.

Vivian: I know I think I might have to chew gum everyday, like I am starting on my new health thing I said in my previous post but I am still having minor heartburn after every meal. Maybe the enzyme or the pills I am taking are giving me heartburn, maybe the ingredients in it like malodextrin (which is an artificial sweetener), I just cannot pin point the reason for my constant everyday heartburn. I think have loose valve or something.

Tummy: I am glad to hear your improvement and yeah maybe they are bad suggestion, just keep eating and get some vitamins. OH how does magnesium deficiency slows our digestion? Maybe I should just take vitmans and forget all these probiotics and special pills I just wish my heartburn (its not like its life threatening just light light light burn always there after a meal) would stop, but I am such hard headed person I do not want to take anti-acid pills or anything.

Post Edited (inpinkagony) : 4/3/2013 1:33:14 PM (GMT-6)

Vivan: I think its the artificial ingredients in them or something. I mean the sweeteners I am using Natrol (brand) digest support one. I used to take dgl but I thought those were giving me heartburn, I think honestly everything is, I have changed my diet cut out all the bad stuff, eating less, and taking the natural remedies. I am not suffering from severe heartburn its just like this small light burn thats there all day its not bothersome but its there you know and it makes your worry. I think the PPI have given me mental disease I am constantly panicking about the damage being done inside.

Tummy: hahaha its like whats wrong with you stomach, work with me LOL. But yeah enjoy your dinner sweetie. and I just had werid lunch like willovercome said, I need stop worrying just eat what I can the chewing gum is helping me a lot I just wish I can chew during school you know how professors are but for me its health reason. hahaha I just starting taking vitamins today. I hope I see an improvement.