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Upper Abdominal Pain

Let me start off by saying that I just had a baby about 4 months ago, a few days after giving birth I woke up at 3am with an weird stomach pain, I tossed and turned until I finally couldn't take it anymore. The pain was radiating from dull to severe, I thought it was chest pains and that I was having a heart attack, a few hours at the ER and the result was acid reflux. I went home feeling better and happy it was over with, then two nights later I woke up at the same time 3am. Sharp stabbing pain, it felt like I had just been stabbed, the pain is so bad that I would rather give birth naturally with no meds all over again. Went to the ER again and they did an EKG, checked my gallbladder, did x-rays, everything looked fine. They prescribed me Antiacids and told me to change my diet, well 4 months later and the Antiacids aren't working, I've lost weight, changed my diet and I'm currently taking Nexium, Dicyclomine, Gas-X, Phentermine for weight, IBUPROFEN everyday because side affects of most of the medicine is headache, laxatives for constipation (also from Side affects) and I drink a shot of gaviscon before bed. Guess what? I'm still having the attacks but not as bad, more like a burning sensation in my upper abdominal area, I'm also experiencing sharp back pain, alot of gas, bloating, jaw pain sometimes, dizziness, spaced out feeling, I get light-headed when I stand up and I'm just exhausted with this pain. I've been to the doctor and the hospital several times, I need help, doctors are pushing this off as something minor but what if it isnt. My anxiety is through the roof cause I don't know what to eat or what not to eat, Everytime I go somewhere I'm terrified that the pain might flare up. I'm 25 and I can't live life like this, in fear.
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