Well, I started on Elavil. I'm assuming I have to give it a few days before I see any effects. I am on Elavil 10 mg and I take it at night before bed....
It appears my doctor was wrong about the initial ulcer and hiatal hernia diagnosis. One of the top gastro docs in NY looked at my results and said none of those things should be giving me issues and...
Just want to add: I did blood work with Dr. Lewis to rule out any inflammatory bowel disease and other things such as celiac disease. All came back negative. He said he will try to certify Xifaxan...
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself here. I am a 26 year old male who has been dealing with an assortment of stomach related issues since around November of 2015. The issues started with...
Thank you for the reply. I'm assuming that the doctor's prognosis for a 4 week healing period was a best case scenario then. It seems as if ulcers can take 2-3 months to heal. I have theoretically...
For the record, I haven't taken a PPI all day so far and definitely feel a positive difference (still feel the uncomfortable cramps in my stomach). I'm thinking of taking them every other day until I...
Thank you for the posts. The hiatal hernia isn't as big an issue as the uncomfortable ulcer. The hiatal hernia only bothers me slightly and will give me occasional brief nausea. It usually goes away...
Hi Everyone, I came to this forum because I am having some trouble with symptoms of what has been diagnosed as an ulcer and hiatal hernia. My stomach pain started in December. It got so bad that at...