Thanks, I'll check it out.
I thought any issues would have shown up on the scans too.
Woke up again this morning sweating/clammy and upset stomach. Took half a Levsin and my half a Xanax, helped a little. Couple of hours later I took half a Zofran and, luckily, felt better and was actually able to do some stuff.
Actually, I didn't take the Omeprazole today and won't fir a couple of days. This Doc has me now taking 40mg twice a day. Due to mouth and throat issues, every ENT doc I've seen put me on Nexium. Well, I started having bad low back, flank and thigh muscle pains then had a left rib fracture. At that time, nothing listed about Nexium causing that. I stopped it and within 4 or 5 days, the muscle pains went away. I did report it to the FDA. Other people must have too because their ads and literature list that as a possible side effect. Since the Omeprazole is the same class of drug, I am going to stop it and see if I notice a difference, good or bad. I am just one of those people that dies not do well on a lot of medications. Last time I went to ER, they had to give an extra band listing what I can't take.
What do you take for your condition?
Thanks again
All I can tell you Margot is that, I am no doctor, but if it were your gallbladder, it would have been shown in the CT or MRI. That I know due to questions I have made to my doctors.
IBS, GERD and gastritis... This chronic longterm conditions, to which modern medicine doesn't seem to have a unique cure, sure can give you all the pain and symptoms you describe. I myself live with them, but maybe not on the intensity you describe. I have had those abdominal night pains. Maybe gastritis or IBS, who knows... Here's a link for ya:
http://www.****/diseases/facts/irritablecolon.htm
One would think a gallbladder or pancreas problem would show up on the CT or MRI.
He has me on the 40mg of Omeprazole now twice a day. I notice no difference. My ENT docs (a umber of them I have seen for chronic dry mouth and throat) all put me on Nexium. During the last long course, I was having horrible pains in my low back, flanks and the top of my thighs, none listed as side effects with Nexium. Then I had a left rib fracture of unknown cause. I stopped the Nexium and the pains went away. Waiting to see if the Omeprazole will affect me.
I again woke up this morning sick and only took a half Levsin as it makes the dry mouth and throat worse and the thick phlegm I get is worse.
This is just next to impossible to self treat at home. one would think if it is IBS, I would get some relief. Have now had to take the Xanax more often just due to all the extra stress. Now, he wants me to take Nortryptaline but I see that causes dry mouth also!
I really hate taking medications. This all seemed to get worse when I was put on Clindomycin for an infected tooth but the CDeficile (?) was normal.
Wonder why so many GI medications. Levcin is an anti spasmatic that can actually cause reflux by relaxing the esophageal sphincter in some people.
I found this out when i was taking it just a few months ago. When I mentioned it to my GI doc he agreed especially in older people.
Yes I would thinik that any poblem with your gall bladder would show up on a contrast CT.