I have been suffering with chronic abdominal pain for about 5 years, have chronic gastritis and have had scan after scan after scan and nothing. I have inflammation markers in my blood and still they can't find it. I struggled with the loss of my dearest friend and that's when the problem started, was put on ant acids and this is where my problem started. Its a very long story but whilst I was going through a horrific acid rebound coming off PPI's through the stress of it something really jarred heavily in my abdomen and I have been in terrible pain since. I got depressed my life had changed so much. My partner of 20 years left me, it was him punishing me for being I'll and the party was over, it was very brutal. I was left in our home in terrible pain with no money, no tax on car. I live in the middle of nowhere and you need a 4x4 to get to me. Fortunately the farmer who farms the land next to me would call with food for me. Month later he came back - no real apology, I cannot tell him when I'm ill , I have to hide how bad I feel. I am feeling a constant strain every day living with him. I desperately want to feel I'm supported but it doesn't come. I feel like there is no way out and I think dreadful thoughts. I'm in daily pain from medication and I can't go to the Dr's I just can't face it. I have given up my lovely job with the National Trust as I was off sick more than In work and feel so isolated and so very alone. I just can't get out of this awful deep pit of darkness.
I am so sorry to hear you going through such a hard time. Stress can cause a lot of stomach discomfort and what it seems to me is that you are under a lot of stress.
I have had stomach issues to where i don't want to eat at times or i have pain and diarrhea sometimes its the foods i eat and sometimes its my stress and anxieties that bring it on.
You really need to go see a doctor and if your husband does not care about what you are going through i myself would leave a guy like that.
Try to hang in there you seem to be a lovely lady.
Elizabeth
Thank you Eiizabeth for your reply. I can totally understand that your stomach plays up when your stressed. Mine loves to produce acid and lots of it, sadly. I suffer now with dreadful anxiety and have to try and manage it with controlling my thoughts and not the ant acids, I have dreadful side effects from them, one of which is depression. I would see my GP but I reallly dislike going to the surgery so much and feel dreadfully paranoid about them thinking I'm a hypacondriact, I just cant go. I just can't express how awful I feel about going there. The lack of support at home adds to the burden of feeling worthless. As I type this I cannot believe how I got to this place. I have no money to leave my partner, I'm not working, have no income, cannot work due to the pain. Its a dreadful muddle. Obviously a lottery win would be a help but one must purchase a ticket first - that's my attempt at humour.
Its the anxieties and depression and stress at home that is causing your stomach issues, and what you eat. What do you eat. I would advise staying away from fast foods, mexican foods, sodas that can aggrivate acid reflux.
With me i take famotidine generic for pepcid twice a day but something i ate and me anxieties cause me to have indigestion and acid reflux in the middle of the night to where I had to take to pepto to calm it down then this morning i had a lot of stool problems
Do you need surgery what kind of surgery are you thinking about getting.
Also try losing weight too that has a lot of role in with acid reflux and do not drink juice that can aggrevate symptoms and tomatos and chocolate can really aggrevate symptoms
Try to eat a bland diet like Rice, White toast, banannas, and applesauce. also egges i heard can aggrevate acid reflux and so can dairy
I do not eat fried foods, or any salty foods, i do not eat eggs i do not drink soda i do not drink coffee i do not eat tomatos i do not eat eggs or dairy
the kind of milk i get is rice milk which is lactose free.
One thing is you need to bring down your stress level and learn relaxation and try to get on some meds for your anxieties and depression. Yes there are side effects to all medications but would you rather feel better on them then off them
Good luck
Elizabeth