Having pain and nausea and nobody knows why.....Need help!!!

[tonya0131]

Hello. I have recently been having severe stomach pain and nausea. The pain is always directly in under my breasts. I always have nausea but am never able to throw up. It always hits all of a sudden and then lasts for several days. I went to an urgent care center when it first started bothering me and the doc there just knew it was my gall bladder. She done what she called the "gall bladder test" and I was very tender on my right side. She done blood work and my liver enzymes were elevated. She sent me the next day for an ultrasound and it didn't show any gall stones or anything like that. It did however, show I had a fatty liver. So anyway, they also did an upper GI and it showed that my stomach was severly inflamed. They gave me prevacid and told me to take that and that it should help but if it didn't I should see my regular doc. Well that was the last of March and I had another really bad attack last night. It just hits all of a sudden with no warning. The only other symptom I have with this is very loose stools. Anybody know anything about this. Thanks

[inkconnie]

You inspired me. This is the first time I have posted anything on the web. I find myself in much the same spot as you.  I have chronic pancreatits with no history of alcoholism.  The doctor thinks somehow it is related to all the medicines I have taken during 20 years of Crohn's disease. I have had it for a little over a year.  I feel as though I may not be doing enough to combat it.  I just take pancreatic enzymes.  My doctor thinks I will eventually become a diabetic. I met a homeopathic guy who thinks I can reverse the problem by eating a diet that is based on my blood type, taking chromium  and garlic supplements. Oh, and the only thing medically that even indicates there is a problem is that my enzyme numbers are a bit elevated.  Those have actually improved in the last year. If you or anybody has any advise, I am in serious need. Thanks in advance.

[emotions327]

Hey, I am a 18 yearold female. Ive had digestive problems since i was 8. It started with mild reflux but over the years started tyo erode my stomach, pancreas, and most of all my esophugus. I was on every med you can imagine for this but the damge just kept geting worse, even on those meds my acidity level was about 2.0 when anything less than 4 i believe is bad. So i had a nissan fundoplication, it came un-done, we repeated the surgery 2 yrs later. Well i was okay for a little while but then i started having symptoms again. I know something was wrong but no one wanted to do any testing they said it was impossible for it to come undone again and said i just wanted to have testing done again. So they stuck me into a place known as Bader 5 at Boston Childrens. This was a mental house. ! as soon as i got out i kepyt telling everyone to believe me, finally a year later my mom finally saw my symptoms get worse i began pooping blood as well as very dark stool. on one occasion the entire toilet bowel was red, u couldnt even see in it. So she rushed me to the ER and they did a simple upper GI and i was right. Now im having worse symtoms and i cant figure out what it could be they dont fit together my symptoms are daily bloating, i was diagnosed lactosr intolerant so i stay away from that food, but my jeans fit well in the moring and as soon as i get out my stomach swells out like im pregnant and its awful pain. I know its gas because as soon as i get to a place i can release its quite evident but i have no idea what is causing this. I have daily spouts of nasua a hell of a time swallowing things like bread they feel stuck in my chest. I belch all the time. i get headaches almost daily. My mouth seems to dry out and i cant swallow when im very nausiated. I have reflux, hyperacidity, poop bright red blood and vomit and i want to know what in the hell is wrong with me. Im wondering if anyone has ideas my GI doc has put me on Rubinol for the pain (nonnarcotic), miralax to try to stimulate me to go to the bathroom and 40 ml prilosec and im scheduled to get a colonoscopy and endoscopy sometime soon but does anyone here have any similar symptoms or have any tips for me? anything would be appriciated my email address is ***@**** and my name is Kim

[EMT131]

YOUR STORY IS MINE TO A TEE. AFTER 76 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL ON PAIN MEDS AND EVERY TEST IN THE BOOK---THE SENT ME HOME, STILL IN PAIN. I WENT TO 4 MORE GI DOCS OVER 9 MONTHS AND FINALLY FOUND ONE WILLING TO DO EVEN MORE TESTS. (i even had a doctor tell me i was a drug addict looking for pain meds----as i threw up green bile on his exam room foor and a white cell count too high for most people to live!)ANYWAY---I HAVE CHRONIC PANCREATITIS--HAVE NEVER USED ALCOHOL, ETC, SO THEY NEVER CONSIDERED IT! I NOW TAKE VICODIN 4 TIMES A DAY FOR PAIN, PHENERGAN FOR NAUSEA, DONNATAL TO KEEP MY GI TRACT RELAXED, AND XANAX TO KEEP ME STRESS FREE-(IT MAKES IT FLARE UP HORRIBLY). NO RED MEAT, NO CAFFEINE, NO NICOTINE, VERY LOW FAT DIET......AND I AM DOING BETTER, NOT GREAT, BUT BETTER.
GOOD LUCK, HOPE THIS MIGHT HELP.

[tisha17]

My dad had blocked arteries.  They had to do the quad bypass to unblock his arteries.

Tisha17

[bl]

Just curious, what was you're Dad's heart problem, specifically?

[tisha17]

My dad had trouble with nausea and stomach pain several years ago.  He would eat and then either feel like throwing up or would actually do it.  It went on for a while.  I didn't know about it.  He didn't go to the doctor because he just doesn't ususally do that.  

Anyway, I finally convinced him to go and the doctor he saw prescribed pepto bismol and sent him home.  A week later he wasn't feeling any better so I encouraged him to get a second opinion.  This new doctor took one look at him and said it was his heart.  They ran some tests and sure enough...  they wouldn't even let him go home over the weekend because they said they couldn't guarantee that he would make it back.  They kept him the weekend and the next Monday they did a quadruple by-pass.  He recovered very quickly and it has been six years.  He turned 81 in February.  

I don't know if it could be gall bladder or not, but you might have them check your heart.  

Tisha17

[Kat2u]

Lack of gallstones does NOT mean you dont have a bad gallbladder. A HIDA scan can determine if there are other gallbladder problems besides stones.

I agree with Tina, dont let your symptoms go too long. I ended up very very sick before I finally had my gallbladeder removed.

[tinaA]

Hello, Well you story sounds very familiar to me. I had the same problem for 2 years and was told also told it was Gallbladder. They did the tests and found no signs of gallstones. But I did have high liver enzymes, and jaundice. I had 3 lots of ERCPs and was told all ok and that i had Gilberts syndrome. I guess when they do not have and answer to the pain, they come up with a name for it. Well the pain comes on all of a sudden and it feels like you are going to die and there is nothing to relieve the pain. 6 weeks ago I had another attack, this time I actually vomited and I was going yellow by the hour, I put off doing anything about it for 2 days, my urine was brown and I began itching, I could not breath or talk. I eventually called an ambulance as my GP was no help. By the time I got to the hospital my amylase was 2000. I had obstructive jaundice, Pancreatitus. I did have stones which was not picked up. I am due to have an MRI scan on Tuesday morning as they are now concerned that as it has been left for so long, the docs are concerned that there has been damage to the Liver or the pancreas. Don't leave your symptoms as they will get worse, mine started the same way as yours and it's not nice. good Luck, let me know how you get on.