I went on vacation in March down near Mexico in Texas. I got very ill on the trip, with severe stomach problems (waves of nausia, lack of appetite, loss of weight, fatigue, etc).
When I got back I went to the Dr and she gave me Cipro (500mg), which worked in 3 days. This indicates to me that I had some sort of of bacterial infection. I was basically back to normal, with still some fatigue.
About a month later, still fatigued, I overindulged with alcohol (which never really bothered me before), and I haven't really been the same since. I felt much the same way I did before. I also have hot flashes often. Testing neg. for H Pylori by blootest I had an endocscopy and everything looked fine. The Dr. did find a small hiatal hernia. I have been on an off of Nexium and it helped a little but not much. I could only take samples because my insurance didn't cover it.
I saw an infect. disease specialist who took stool sample and found nothing.
The Dr. gave me Cipro again for 12 days, along with Prilosec, and I noticed more progress in that 2 weeks than ever before, which makes me think there is some sort of bacterial problem. She quit the Cipro after the 12 days, and said it should have worked by now, RIGHT when I was starting to feel better (at about 90%). Since I have been off of it I have taken another step back, but not at bad as before. I have been on the Prilosec for a month and it helps
Now, I feel like my stomach is at about 80%. What are the odds of this being a bacterial infection?