Ongoing Nausea

[Klee72]

Hi, I am 30 years old and for the past year have had symptoms on and off that include Nausea,bloating, gas pain, excessive burping and occasional Diarrhea. My primary Dr. has given me aciphex which did not work and now Protonix which I have been taking 1 and 1/2 weeks and has yet to work. I made an appt. with
a GI Doctor but can't get in for another month. I am getting fed up with this. I get alot of my symptoms at night and lose alot of sleep becuase I am to nauseous to sleep. I never throw up , although I feel like I am going to. Does anyone have any ideas what this could be?

[4gpact]

You may have a disorder called gastroparesis; delayed stomach emptying. Ask your doctor to order a gastric emptying test. It is simple and non invasive and will give you the answer to that question. You might also try a low-fat, low fiber diet, foods that are most easy to digest. Also, try to sleep in an elevated position, perhaps in a recliner, and see if that helps your symptoms. Do not eat for two hours before bedtime, and try eating smaller portions and possibly liquid/soft foods. If those help, you will know that you may be on to something. It is easy to misdiagnose, but your symptoms are classic.

[JaimeK]

Hello!
  If I didn't know better, I would have thought it was me writing your post!  However, the symptoms that you mentioned, I had for many, many years.  I kind of just lived with them thinking it was lactose intolerance, etc.  (even though I still had symptoms with a dairy-free diet)
Anyway, one day last February, I had a terrible pain in my stomach area that lasted for a few hours.  I went to my primary care physician the next day and he did a blood test.  It came back with elevated liver enzymes.  After that, I was referred to a gastroenterologist and he did test after test, and finally they did a test called an ERCP.  It turned out that the muscle on the end of my pancreatic duct and gall bladder duct were very tight so.....when I ate fat, the digestive juices were not able to get through and therefore, caused the symptoms.  My Dr. cut the muscle and for about a month, my symptoms disappeared.  It was great.  However, slowly but surely, my symptoms returned.  Now, my Dr. believes the scar tissue healed over the duct so I have the same symptoms as before.  It's only when I eat fat though so I try to stay on a low-fat/no-fat diet.  
I see my Dr. again soon and he may have to repeat the procedure.
When you go back to the Dr. make sure they do a blood test and go from there.  Even if your liver enzymes aren't elevated, you could possibly still have something similar to this.  
Good luck!!

[MTV]

Sounds like IBS to me too.  I am 30 also and suffer from constant nausea and RUQ pain.  I have had all kinds of tests done and nothing shows up.  I am trying to manage it with Nexium and eliminating fats and lactose from my diet.  I also suffer from GERD, hiatal hernia and had my gallbladder out in April. Good luck!

[nadia]

sounds alot like IBS