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Possible Gastric Ulcer

Hey guys, I'm a 19 year old, physically fit male who went out drinking with my friends. This is the first time I went drinking in almost a year and needless to say I drank a little bit too much. The next morning was fine, just a little nausea but it soon passed assuming it was the hangover. At night however my stomach region began to burn and I assumed it was just acid reflux from the drinking so I let it be. However, the day after that I began to be extremely nauseous and my stomach felt extremely heavy like there was a bag of rocks stuck in it and had absolutely no appetite yet my bowel movements were normal. I went to the hospital to get an IV drip the 4th day because I felt too sick when I drank water or ate yet I never vomited. This continued on for approximately 2 weeks until I felt good enough to eat anything yet my stomach still felt a bit heavy and bloated after meals. I then had a beer approximately 2.5 weeks after my initial symptoms started and all hell broke loose, I ran a fever of 39 for a day which I treated with ibuprofen, my whole abdomen burned fiercely and I had diahhrea for an entire week (which was a drag since I was touring around Italy). However since then I've been nauseous almost everyday, and my stomach feels bloated after every meal and my abdomen feels very heavy, yet after I eat my nausea goes away for an hour or so. My doctor took a guess at my symptoms and suspected an ulcer so she put me on a three week trial of a PPI named Dexilant and told me to come back in 3 weeks to see if it helps. She also ran an H.Pylori breath test, full hematology profile along with ferritin and an AST/ ALT panel which all came out perfect with no sign of H.Pylori. My question is do you believe that this is indeed a stomach ulcer? If it is a stomach ulcer then how long would it take for a PPI such as Dexilant to help alleviate the symptoms? Thank you for your time and sorry for the long post.
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1194973 tn?1385503904
Try to avoid overally acidic foods (oranges, grapefruit, etc) and eat small/frequent meals. I also have issues with ulcers (I have a lot of stomach issues) and have to follow a strict diet and eat at certain times. You can ask your doctor if you're able to take antacids too which can help the issues.
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Sweat* and the Dexilants generic name here in Canada is Dexlansoprazole.
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My diet is pretty healthy, I avoid coffee, was a heavy chocolate eater until all these symptoms arose at what point I quit, I stick to lean chicken breast, fish, lots of fruits and vegetables and only drink water and on occasion a Gatorade if I swear too much so my diet is pretty healthy now without the extensive amounts of chocolate haha!
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1194973 tn?1385503904
It's very possible, especially if food helps the nausea for awhile. You could also have gastritis - it causes a burning pain in your abdomen, nausea/vomiting and a very full feeling after just a few bites of food. PPI's work to decrease the amount of acid your body produces, and usually help within a week or so - if taken as directed. I've not personally heard of the type you're on, but they all work in similar ways. What kind of food diet do you follow?

It's clear alcohol makes your issue worse, so I would strongly suggest avoiding it. It'll help your stomach heal, not to mention help keep from getting more.  
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