Hi,
I have developed a serious problem, doc's cannot figure out. What is happening is, I get full easily. When I first wake in the morning, I eat a bowl of soup, or drink small glass of water or orange juice, I can't breathe, sitting or standing, but as soon as I lay down on my stomach, I get 100% relief. The pressure feeling is worst while I sit.
My stomach doesn't look bloated at all, it looks perfectly normal, even though I feel I ate several pounds of food. I have large bowel movements each day.
I don't get it, cause I eat chicken campbell soup with rice, ham sandwich's & babyfood, mashed potato, popcorn, basically anything soft 2-3 times a day, I cannot eat anything solid, pork chops, steaks, beef patties, etc.... so I have no idea where all the large bowel is coming from. I can hardly eat anything, cause I always feel full, but at the same time, I feel hungry, sometimes I have hunger pains, cause I'm starving and feel full. Carbonated drinks are out of the question.
I have had an upper GI & endoscopy return normal Jan 08, no acid reflux, no hiatal hernia. Doc did try to treat my symptoms with Nexium, Prilosec, Zantac, Prevacid, with no relief, I have tried Gas X, Fleet enema, Milk of magnesia, Epson salt, which cleans out my system, but still feel severe pressure, as if my stomach and intestines are majorly swollen or about to burst.
Sometimes my chest gets super tight, as if air is trapped, and I have to burp real bad, but can't, or feel I have to pass major gas, but nothing happens, even after taking Gas X,. I asked the Gastro doc if it could be IBS, he said it's possible, and to advise me to eat more fiber. But when I try fiber the feeling gets worse.
Best way to describe how I feel is one glass of water = 6 bottles of hot soda
One thing that did work, was hot green tea, but it gave me bad stomach cramps, then the feeling returned the next day.
Has anyone experience this sensation and can share any information, or does anyone know a medical condition that causes this problem, so I can discuss with my gastro doc. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks