Travel in India 2 yrs ago, rescued a diseased dog. Had diarrhea, vomiting, stomach cramps. Took ciprofloxacin, 2x 250mg per day for 5 days. Diarrhea subsided but nausea + stomach pain continued. On return have had 6 parasite tests - Aeromonas Hydrophilia found, but ciprofloxacin taken. No other parasites. Symptoms are worse over 2 years.
Symptoms:
- Constant nausea 20 mins after eating, worse in evening, and vomiting if no anti-emetics taken.
- Burning pain in centre of abdomen (around navel), worse at night
- Severe stomach cramps, upper and lower right side of abdomen, most days
- Excess wind with sulphuric smell
- Daily bloating and distension
- Once a week wake up in early hours (4am,5am) with feeling of low blood sugar, dizziness, headache, vomiting and diarrhea.
- Always undigested food in stools which smell like vomit
- Heart palpitations, mainly in morning
- Pain in lower abdomen during sexual intercourse, makes stomach distended and painful
- Feel better upon lying down and much worse when standing/sitting up/moving around
- During nausea and pain attack, urine becomes cloudy+ filled with a layer of thick, solid white particles.
- Menstrual periods have stopped
- Daily migraines starting in afternoon
- 1 stone weight loss.
Tests been done:
Endoscope (1 yr ago) - stomach inflammed
Colonoscopy (1 yr ago) - normal
Abdominal Ultrasound (1 yr ago) - normal
H. pylori - negative
Liver function - normal
Kidney Function - normal
Thyroid function - slightly high
Pelvic Ultrasound - normal
Antibiotics:
Ciprofloxacin twice, metronidazole once, with no improvement
Daily meds:
Compazine, metoclopramide, domperidone, pain killers
Questions:
What else do you think this could be?
What other tests can I ask my GI Doctor to do?
Is there a chance that it is a virus which can only be identified during flare-ups?
My partner (who travelled to India too) presented bloating, nausea and stomach pain 6 months ago. Is it likely they are related?