Retching/Heaving for 31 months now

[calumcco]

For the past 31 months I keep retching on a daily basis but I never vomit. This retching can happen up to a dozen times a day. The only thing that supresses it is chewing mints in the day time and consuming alcohol in the evening which makes the retching stop completely. I have no history of medical illness, I had lots of blood work done in September 2013 including a Full Blood Count, IgA, Lipids Fasting, Glucose Fasting, Bone Profile, Thyroid Function, Anti TTG and Glucose Fasting. I had high blood sugar levels of 7.9mmo/l and 6.7mmo/l.

Can anyone possibly comprehend what could be wrong with me?

I also suffer from anxiety and depression currently but I think this has been brought on by not knowing what is causing my daily episodes of retching.

Thank you

[calumcco]

Hi again! How is H-Plyori tested? Is it a swab of saliva or a blood/urine tests?

[calumcco]

Hi Cal Gal, my GP said my symptoms were "out of his depth". He didn't mention anything that it could possibly be. I would rather have a less invasive test before I resort to an edoscopy. Do you think H-Plyori is a possible cause of this horrible urge that I keep experiencing?

[CalGal]

Has your doc checked for the presence of H. pylori? Any suggestion that an upper endoscopy should be done?