nausea

  I am a 28 year old female.I am 5'7" tall and weigh 185 pounds.I have three children 5,2 and 6 months. I am currently breastfeeding and my menstrual cycle has not resumed yet. My problem is that I have been nauseated for about the last 10 days.Its very similar to the type of "morning sickness" I experience when Im pregnant. It comes and goes all day and can range from just queasy to feeling ready to vomit. I have not thrown up. It got the worst on Easter after eating way to much fatty, sugary foods.My bowels seem to be normal,one or two soft movements a day,no diarrhea or constipation.I also have alot of lower backache but my Dr. thinks its just that and unrelated. Also, I have a tender spot above and to the left of my navel that at times is tender to the touch and feels "hot" inside, this comes and goes.I went to the Dr. on Monday. I was very worried about ovarian cancer. She gave me a pelvic exam and ,noting I had a pap 4 months ago and several ultrasounds in my recent pregnancy, ruled that out. I was told to come back next week if I havent improved. Also, I have been pretty gassy. But someone told me to drink alot of milk, could that be the cause of the gas? And Ive been pretty burpy too, even first thing in the morning? Ive put myself on a total bland diet for the last 3 days, its helped some but not completly. So I have 3 questions:                                                                1.Is it possible that this could be related to hormones?(oh! I had a blood preg. test--negative.)
           2. I have been eating alot of junky fast food and sugary chocolate and stuff for the past couple of months, Ive gained 10 pounds. Could this just be my stomach rebelling?
           3.What tests do you think I should ask for if I go back in on Monday? I usually get told its just stress from having three kids etc.etc whenever I have a problem. I do have Anxiety disorder.        THANK YOU very much for your time.

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Dear Tina,
The relatively short duration of your symptoms makes guessing at possible explanations difficult.  The gas that you experience may be the result of lactose intolerance.  Eating junk food could also be a contributing factor for your symptoms.  If your symptoms persist at the time of your next visit you shoukld ask the doctor about having an upper GI x-ray to exclude structural causes and a radioisotope study to assess gastric emptying.
This information is presented for educatioanl purposes.  Ask specific questions to your personal physician.
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