abnormal stomach and esophagus mucosa and gallbladder not working, help?

[velvetmichelvis]

Hi, I ama 39yr old female who has pallindromic arthritis, fibromyalgia and severe stomach issues. I have had bad nausea and vomiting for about 2 1/2 years. I live in a small community and we have limited resources as far as our medical care goes so I feel lie this has been drug out forever without getting any GOOD answers. I was just released from hospital where they ran some new tests with this last attack. I had an ejection fraction test where my gallbladder only emptied about 2% and an upper GI endoscopy which showed a hiatal hernia and a wierd mucosal abnormality mid esophagus to distal as well as in my stomach antrum to body.  It is a yellow white material (looks like chicken fat) the report said that "z-line  at GE junction blurred enough to be invisible" and that they took biopsies but couldn't quite tell where they were from because it was so thick. These were the first abnormal tests I have had except for red "angry" enlarged gallbladder on CT but I have been getting so sick. Besides the normal issues I have with my health these attacks are terrible, I vomit violently every 10-20 min until I give up and go to the hospital for fluid and nausea meds. The pain is unreal I find it very hard to breathe there is so much pressure on my cheest and I almost always have lost my electrolyte balance (potassium of course last time my heart rate went down to the low30's high 20's) So far the hospital and my docs just treat me like I'm crazy.  I had a bad case of hemmoragic (can't spell sorry) gastritis requiring cauterization and blood transfusion first attack. Then I got a BAD case of c-diff requiring hospitilization and iv meds to finally kick it after 4 courses of oral med. though I did not have diarreah with the c-diff just persistent nausea and vomoting. I was better for around a year and have been sick with bad attacks every 3 months or so. Is this in any way normal? Could there be a connection between my gallbladder and the yellow gunk in my esophagus? I have been given a lot of steroids in the past and was on hydroxychloroquinn for a few years but discontinued after I bled so bad the first attack. NSAIDs kill me, so I don't take any and i haven't taken steroids for about a year and a half. I know that c-diff and vomiting don't usually go together but I swear i didn't have any loose stool. The pain is awful, the docs treating me like I'm crazy is too. I know I have health issues but I cannot help that, I should still recieve quality care, I have every kind of  'ologist there is. I just don't know anyone else who has anything similar, maybe I have a weal stomach and I vomit easily I don't know. I do know that I never had this problem until Dec 1 2009, that's when i puked up so much blood that after 9 hours of them deciding if I was bleeding enough or not, a 90 min ambulance ride to a bigger city I had to have 6 units of blood given, that is not me having a weak stomach. I just want to know if there is a connection between the two, and if it is somewhereon the spectrum of normal to have this kind vomiting and nausea because I feel like I have done everything asked of me, taken every test, driven to every specialist etc. but I am getting some kind of run around and i would like to be armed with some knowledge or even a good question or 2 when I get the results of the biopsies and speak to my primary. I really need some sort of help here. I would go to the city and start over with a bigger doctor but I have been sick so long I haven't been able to work and my copays have wiped me out.

Sorry this is so long, thank you for your time,
Michele  

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

Was there an ulcer in the stomach or duodenum? The common causes for vomiting are gastroenteritis (infection), gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, systemic infections, appendicitis, intracranial hypertension, hepatitis, eating disorders, inner ear disorders, and certain medications. But since your tests are normal certain other causes need to be considered. Angina or chest pain due to inadequate supply of blood to the heart muscle can produce atypical symptoms of vomiting. This is diagnosed with an EKG or treadmill test. Lung infections like pneumonia and bronchitis can irritate the diaphragm and cause vomiting. Pancreatitis is another entity diagnosed by blood tests and ultrasound. Renal stones can cause vomiting and pain. The stones may be too small to be picked up by an ultrasound. Inflammatory bowel diseases and gall bladder diseases can also be the culprits. Discuss these options with your doctor when you happen to meet him. In the meantime take oral fluids like soups and broth as tolerated to keep you hydrated.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

[velvetmichelvis]

It was NOT a yeast infection in my stomach and esophagus, that test already came back.