Stomach pain after endoscopy

Digestive health
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Hi,

Please I need your help!

Two months ago I was tested positive for H. Pylori however I have never experienced any pain or stomach discomfort in my life. My doctor (I am from the easter european country) insisted that I do an endoscopy. I was convinced that it is very safe procedure and I agreed. However the same day after the upper endoscopy was performed I started to experience stomach burning, pain and heartburn/chest pain. So bad that I had to go to emergency. Endoscopy showed a chronic gastritis and duodenitis. However my GI doctor did not think I need antibiotics since the gastritis was mild. I was taking PPI for 3-4 weeks but my symptoms were getting worse with no imrpovement, stomach pain was getting stabby and unbearable and it started to hurt a lot on the right side under ribs. It also feels like something is swallen under right ribs and makes popping sound (ultrasound did not show anything). After PPI were not helping much I was put on Sucralfate (also called Carafate) and it helped a bit. Now it is been 2 months, I am back in Canada where I am residing permanently and doctors here have no idea what is going on. They sent me to redo the H.Pylori test and another theory they have is a bile reflux.  I am really scared because for over 2 months I have not had a day without pain even on the better days,  I eat very special diet and I lost some weight because I could not eat enough and underweight. I saw 3 GI doctors (one in Russia and 2 in Canada) and they all say that they have never seen a case like me... to get problems after endoscopy... so I can not get a certain diagnose from them.  I am wondering if anyone had similar problem or have any idea about it... not sure what to do anymore and where to get any help sad

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Hi janna,

Its really odd you had no pain prior to the endoscopy...perhaps the procedure disturbed something in your digestive system.  Perhaps you should rerquest an

ultrasound scan to see if there might be a gall stone in the gall bladder or in the bile duct...this can cause pain..its worth a try.  Go back to your doc and ask if you can be referred for an ultrasound scan....best wishes..

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Hi Lilian,

Thank you for reply! I spent a lot of time blaming myself for agreeing on endoscopy despite the fact that I did not have the pain, it looks like in Russia it is common for doctors to send people for endoscopy as a routine kind of test, all my family members did it before and they had no problems or complication.

I came back to Canada and they did the ultrasound and bunch of blood test, ultrasound did not show anything wrong and the only test which was abnormal is high bilirubine but doctors said it is Gilber syndrom and not related to my pains.

It seems that endoscopy did something to my stomach, currently I need to go and redo the H. Pylori test and will have to take antibiotics if it is positive ..I think doctors really don't know what is happening so they will try things one by one. But I am (as my family doctor) not sure if my problem is due to H.Pylori since I had no pain before, could it be that endoscopy made H.Pylori infection worse?  I am getting a lot of pain on the right side of the stomach too (under ribs) and have something popping out of my rib but it did not show on the ultrasound!! Thank you for your support! 

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hi Janna . i have chronic gastritis but not H Pylori . couse of h pylori you have a lot of pain . as i read about  the treatement is antibiotic and ppi to eradicate it . h pylori is a bad bacteria in your stomach . natural stuff can help also , cabbage juice , dgl licorice ,aloe vera ,l-glutamine . but first of all the treatement couse this bacteria is very dangereus

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If you have h. Pylori the doctor should have put you on antibiotics for a week along with decent anti acid med. I hope you get better soon. Ethan. 

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Janna,

Did you ever get your issue resolved? I had an EGD today too & woke up in recovery with stomach burning & hurting. I have been home for 10 hrs now & pain is worse. I have had 4 EGD's over the past 15 yrs and this is first time ever to have this pain. I am hoping you are well by now and may can tell me more of your experience.

Regards!

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Hi Janna

I had an endoscopy 3 weeks ago ..I was fine afterwards just a little discomfort.

I am now in a lot of pain..they said I don't have pylori h just or a hernia , just an inflammation of the stomach lining ..

I also have a bruise on my stomach where the camera went passed the ribs and very sure to touch ...I can see it when I look in the mirror..

Did you have a bruise after you had yours done ..

If not does anyone else reading this have one as I'm a little worried about it .

I hope you find out what is wrong with you soon ..

Many thanks sue

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    I had an endoscopy 4 days ago. The first day, after I got home, I could eat and drink everything. I thought I did not get any pain from that. But in the night, my stomach was hurt, I left in the flicker of pain lasted the first night. The second day more better, I felt uncomfortable after eating. I drank a can of Coca-Cola to digest food and got a heartburn. Then I felt good in the day. In the second night, I got pain at 3 o'clock. So I stood up, took a deep breath and stretched my body out. The pain was gone. The third day and the fourth is same the second day. In the  morning, I don't have pain, but after eating need to drink something has gas to digest food and have heartburn. But in the night, a bout 2am or 3am, I get pain and need to stretch out and take a deep breath, the pain will be gone.  Have everyone had same my problem?

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I had an endoscopy 4 days ago. The first day, after I got home, I could eat and drink everything. I thought I did not get any pain from that. But in the night, my stomach was hurt, I slept in the flicker of pain lasted the first night. The second day more better, I felt uncomfortable after eating. I drank a can of Coca-Cola to digest food and got a heartburn. Then I felt good in the day. In the second night, I got pain at 3 o'clock. So I stood up, took a deep breath and stretched my body out. The pain was gone. The third day and the fourth is same the second day. In the  morning, I don't have pain, but after eating need to drink something has gas to digest food and have heartburn. But in the night  about 2am or 3am, I get pain and need to stretch out and take a deep breath, the pain will be gone.  Have everyone had same my problem?

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Not sure if you will reply as its been almost a year but worth a shot.

I had my endoscopy a month ago and am having all the symptoms you describe.I to have been put on PPI's and no help.I had no ulcers or problems and my biopsy was clean.My doctor insists its IBS and even though I know I have IBS these are not the symptoms.Curious if you ever got a resolution or are cured?

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Brandy,

Any.answers for your problems I am in severe pain 3.days post open endo second 1 in 10 days...desperate here

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Hi janna I have the same problem exactly the same history one I am 2 months post endoscopy and till now everyday I have stomach with some chest pain . I blame myself to do endoscopy because I had no stomach pain before.

What happen to you if you can please tell me .

God bless you

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Hi janna I have the same problem exactly the same history one I am 2 months post endoscopy and till now everyday I have stomach with some chest pain . I blame myself to do endoscopy because I had no stomach pain before.

What happen to you if you can please tell me .

God bless you

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I have the exact same problem!!!!! Except the h pylori infection. I have been to the er 6 times because the pain is so severe. The er is not much help. They think I am just wanting the pain killers. I have never had this pain before with any other endoscopy but this last one I don't know what happened. I have had a Ct and an ultrasound and they have revealed nothing. Blood tests haven't shown anything either. I have changed my way if eating and cut out gluten. I am in so much pain daily that I can't take it much longer. I have an appointment with a GI on Monday. If I find out anything I will let you know. I also have had a barium swallowing test. Because I get extremely nauseous with this pain.

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Hi Janna your not alone with the pain. I too had endoscopy because I've suffered severe pain under my right ribs it started after I had my baby about 3 months after in December 2015 my daughter was born. I was referred for tests I had ct with contrast they said normal it's your diet. I am naughty sometimes but I do eat lots of fruit and veg. I had ultra sounds again nothing. Blood tests nothing. I got sent for endoscopy a week and half ago the nurse after showed me green slip saying gastritis seen and possible h pylori. I have felt more pain after having the endoscopy very sore in top of abdomen. I have had several trips to A n e had to call advice line and chase doctors. I spoke to a doctor today who said some of my bi opsy showed imflammation nothing serious and my h pylori hasn't come back yet possibly another week. I was shocked that your bi opsy didn't test for h pylori as it should have ruled that out instead of putting you in for more tests. I really do sympathise with you all the chasing doctors and going under tests is exhausting especially when they all say different things. Don't give up I know it's hard hot water bottle is my only relief really it's persistent and exhausting I hope u get an answer and start to feel much better x sometimes I think doctors can be more harm the good because they all have their say and you tell them how u feel and they will turn it into something else it's wrong really as we know what's hurting they will always have something to blame it on which what it does to a person mentally is awful leaves us at loose end worry sick. Sometimes I think all natural ways is best ways eating healthy exercise and doing activities u enjoy and spending time with good family and friends best therapy. I'm pulling myself away from doctors once I have my last test back for h pylori if negative I will just take pain killers and live with it and try and do things I enjoy not involving doctors that want to prescribe everything going and give false diognoses. It takes away the important things in life so I have began to realise family laughter and fun. Stressing out over the docs is a waste of time to me. My advice is your in terrible pain just like me take pain relief on regular basis and when u have spaces enjoy doing things u enjoy reading or art I love art films exercise anything to take u away from the pain. I suffer bi polar manic depression so I'm hard to understand the way I react with dramatic mood swings. I'm also starting counselling this could be another option I wish you the best of luck I am un diognosed same as u tummy pain I know exactly how u feel. Be strong try and bring yourself away from stresses of pain and doctors breathing listening to thunder and lightening can help relax u good luck I send u wellness and healing 

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Hello im 29 and  I had endoscopy done 2 days ago and ever since my stomach and chest have been hurting on my right side I feel like my bottoms ribs have been bruised, and my lower stomach really hurts mainly after I've eaten I also feel sick and very exhausted I'm not sure if this is all normal so I don't want to phone the doctors I've been taking some tablets for the pain but they don't seem to help much I don't want to phone doctors if it's nothing any advice 

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Hi Janna,I am devashree (21years) I have the same problem for past 11 months. In November 2016 I started experiencing pain in stomach which was a very little bit. I started to have acidity frequently and was not able to eat normal food. I started following diet. I went to Dr in Jan 2017 (Ms surgeon) and he gave some medicine (rabeprazole, digene) for 15 days. Still I was having uncomfortable feeling and little pain in stomach. There was no pain or burn in chest before. After 15 days I went through endoscopy and was diagnosed with h. Pylori..Dr said I should not eat high protein foods n fibre foods like pulses n legumes, milk, bakery n confectionery products etc they banned all processed foods for me.. Dr said that I was very weak and underweight so he delayed the antibiotics. After 1 month Dr gave me antibiotics amoxicillin and claribid for 7 days along with sompraz. I had the pain and burning more than it was before endoscopy..I thought I should go to a MD medicine Dr and had another endoscopy. He said this is due to stress and gave me anxiety tablets as there was no ulcer detected but still burning was there.. I went to another Dr he said that this is due to the wounds/ inflammation that have formed in the stomachdue to h. Pylori and 2 endoscopies.. He gave me prebiotic and probiotics and Rantac.. They said stomach healing needs time.. This all is from 11 months and I m not able to eat like normal people.. It hurts so much.. Sometimes I m scared to what has happened to my stomach..it's really unbearable burning and pain in stomach n chest..I am only 21 and still can't eat like others of my age 😖

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Does anyone here have same problem from a long time,  stomach and heart burning.. Acidity and weakness.. Please help 😖I am really stressed out as I m still in the days of my career.. I have to leave my country for MS next year and don't know how will I manage the food there 😔 does anyone have solution for the quick healing? 

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Hi,

Have you found an explanation for the pain? It appears I am in the same boat and looking for a navigator to navigate to clear waters.

My story started a year and a half ago with a colonoscopy. After waking up from the anesthesia I had chest pain.  After many many trips to the ER and subsequent heart caths (1 ended badly having to replace a portion of my femoral artery and the other ending with 3 stents in LAD) I still have the chest pain which is slightly reduced due to 1000mg of Ranolazine 2xD, 900mg of Gabapentin 3xD, and Carvedilol 38mg 2xD.

3 weeks ago I had an upper GI done and after the 1st day with no problems.  The endoscopy clinic called the day after the procedure to check up and of course I said everything was fine.  4 days after the procedure I started having stomach pains from the middle left under ribcage to 3/4 right under rib cage along with persistent burping and flatulence (both of which have never been excessive). The pain was severe but not ER level severe (though I have a high pain tolerance level) but has since decreased.

I received a partial diagnostic report from the Upper GI today:

Diagnosis

1. STOMACH, ANTRUM, TARGETED BIOPSY:

-GASTRIC MUCOSA WITH CHRONIC, FOCALLY ACTIVE GASTRITIS WITH

ULCERATION AND REACTIVE EPITHELIAL CHANGES.

-A SPECIAL STAIN FOR HELICOBACTER PYLORI ORGANISMS IS

NEGATIVE.

2. STOMACH, RANDOM BIOPSY:

-GASTRIC MUCOSA WITH CHRONIC GASTRITIS WITH REACTIVE EPITHELIAL

CHANGES AND FOCAL SURFACE EROSION.

-A SPECIAL STAIN FOR HELICOBACTER PYLORI ORGANISMS IS

NEGATIVE.

3. ESOPHAGUS, GE JUNCTION, BIOPSY:

-SQUAMOCOLUMNAR JUNCTIONAL MUCOSA WITH INTESTINAL

METAPLASIA (BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS), NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA.

Comment: An Alcian blue/PAS stain was performed and supports the

diagnosis.

Today my stomach is tender to the touch and now have constant stomach / esophageal pains from right under the collar bones, down esophagus and to under the right side ribs ranging from pain level 2-4. I haven't burped so much in my life... I mean after drinking water or coffee I burp.  Eat an apple I burp. Bend over I burp and pass gas.

I see the GI next week so am curious on what to expect and what to ask / compare against with others in this group here. I thought I might be alone in this matter as the same with having chest pains after the colonoscopy.  Doctors think I am just making the thing up about the pain especially since the closest description I could come up with for describing the pain was "someone pressing on a bruise... constantly."

Any help from any others in this group would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi Everyone!

I am realised that this discussion is ongoing and it is really saddens me that so many of you experiencing this terrible issues. 

I just want to give you an update on my own issues and hopefully it can help you in any way.

It is been almost 3 years and I am feeling much better right now, so there is  a hope there, hang on there! At the time I experienced all the issues I really thought there was none.

In the end after that infamous endoscopy it took me around 7-8 months to stop experiencing a lot of pain. And another 6 months to start being able to eat different types of food.

Doctors even now do not know what exactly happened and caused it, they think maybe something was traumatised during the endoscopy or my body overreacted to it. The most plausible idea is the valve in the stomach go messed up and it took it a while to heal.  Even now I am being careful and in generally my stomach is morel likely to hurt if I eat crappy food or stress out. Also they have tested me for h.pylori in Canada and they did not find it ( after they found it in Russia..) so you can not trust any of those tests apparently... this whole experience made me question how much doctors know about anything and if the test are reliable.

What helped during that absolutely terrible time: 

1) Sucralfate (also called Carafate)   .. definitely helped with acid reflux and hurting stomach, helped me to sleep at night. This was prescribed by my family doctor, the GI specialists were really unhelpful.

2) Eating extremely simple...boiled chicken, boiled sweet potato, papaya, quinoa maybe few more things like boiled carrots... but literally i ate this for 7-8 months because almost anything else caused the pain to go crazy. I remember trying a simple blueberry muffin 3 months into my sickness... woooh bad bad idea.  

3) Tried anti acids did not help and possibly made it worse... so i stopped. Also tried muscle relaxants did not help either. 

4)  Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL)   I read about it on some natural health blog and.. this worked amazingly for me. Eventually I stopped Sucralfate and just used this. it helps with reflux and pain. I still have some now and when my stomach feels sore ( usually after s****y food ) I take it and it most often helps.

This is what helped me, but I know everyone is different and this issue seems pretty complicated. I still do not know what really went wrong and what was the problem. I know after 15 minutes of endoscopy (which was not event needed ). I was sick for more than a year and I could not work for 7 months. So it seems like these issues a slow to heal. My GP told me that because there is so much acid in the stomach if there are also wounds they are slow and hard to health. Therefore the medicine i used were probably helpful because it would coat the stomach and let the wounds heal.. this is my guess.