I have always had stomach problems. My doctor can't figure it out so she just keeps testing my fo H.pylori virus. When the tests come back negative, she just assumes it's Acid reflux disease.
The thing is, Most of the time, my symptoms only come at night. I feel like there is stomach acid rising in the back of my throat. I told my doctor this and she put me on Prevacid.
Then, on some occasions, I wake up nauseous. It's strange becuase it's not that I feel incredibly horrible upon waking, I just become incredibly restless and and can't sleep. Then out of nowhere, I just know that I need to throw up. I have noticed patterns with certain foods. If I eat something that's too greasy, I will wake up literally 8 or 9 hours after eating it and throw up just the greese. It's horrible.
The last few nights there have been a horrible gnawing pain in the pit of my stomach that wakes me up in a cold sweat. I feel that if I just eat a little something, the pain will go away. Last night, however, I woke up with the same pain. It wouldn't go away for about an hour. I took some pepto bismol and ate some crackers and the pain dulled to the point where I could sleep again. I woke up about 2 hours later and immediately knew I was going to throw up. I threw up and felt completely better after. I fell asleep again and didn't wake until morning.
I also have gone through periods that last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks where I have no appetite. I don't feel nauseous, but I don't feel good either. My stomach feels almost too acidic. Whenever I chew gum, the slight bad feeling seems to be alleviated for awhile.