GERD, hiatus hernia?

Digestive health
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Hi

I've been suffering with stomach pain for around 6 years now, it started out of no where one night, I'd had my DD 2 years before, it was the most horrible intense pain thst made me feel so sick and I felt as if if I could be sick I would feel better but I couldn't make myself be sick

I was back and forth to my previous doctor for a while tested for h pylori negative, given lansoprazole for suspected ulcer, didn't work, I was hardly eating as I felt sick constantly until I was eventually given domperidone which stopped me feeling sick and I went back to eating as normal but the stomach pain continued

Changed drs since have had countless blood tests, scan for gallstones which came back clear, waiting on endoscopy but seem to be managing fine with ranitidine and gaviscon

Pain comes and goes, if I eat something with pastry or high in fat or spicy I have bad stomach, it feels like burning and nawing, I'd describe it as similar to the pain I get when I'm hungry but a lot worse, it sometimes makes me feel lightheaded and very very sick. My throat is ok although it does get a bit sticky after eating.

The pain isn't as unbearable as it used to be and I haven't had a particularly bad 'attack' for a long time. I was getting really bad attacks every now and again that stopped me sleeping and I'd be pacing in agony from it.

So not sure what's going on but it's annoying and I'm only 28 so don't want to spend the rest of my life with it, anyone got similar? What's helps? The ranitidine does help and sorts the pain right out it I don't want to take them all the time incase it stops having an affect on it

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Hi sorry to hear about your on going pain. Here's some things you might Think about trying:

Parasite testing (stool test)

Food intolerances?

Taking probiotics (try a number of different brands and start low dose and build up. This helped my aunt who suffers a lot with stomach pain).

Dgl licorice

Slippery elm powder

Marshmallow root powder

Have u had endoscopy. This will tell u if you have hernia or ulcer.

Good luck

Dominique

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Thanks for your reply

I've had the h pylori test when it all started which was negative

Have tried pro briotics with very little change

Have tried cutting certain things out for a trial but not much difference either like I say it had its triggers such as oily or fatty foods, pastry, spicy food. If I eat any of these I have to be sure to take gaviscon or ranitidine to try and stop it from starting

It comes and goes I can go weeks and be fine other times it's every day/night for weeks, sometimes it's just random times or days.

Any idea why this would all have started? I can't think of anything that changed in my life to have caused it

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did you do hida scan for your gallbladder?