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I have HCV, asthma and chronic bronchitis. For the past 4 days I have had bad upper and lower GI cramps?

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I am a 36y/o Hispanic male, 6’2, 255lbs. I have HCV, asthma and chronic bronchitis. For the past 4 days I have had bad upper and lower GI cramps followed by a semi-soft bowel movement. The bowel movements occur approx 6-8 times daily. They first started off a normal yellowish-brown then turned a dark green color starting yesterday late afternoon. I did take some bismuth tablets but it’s just a temporary relief. Today I began to feel more nauseated and fatigued than usual. My body feels hot even though it’s cool to warm outside and I have the a/c running when in my truck, but I don’t have the chills. Could this possibly be a viral infection or bacterial? I have leftover sulfa antibiotics at home from a sinus infection I had earlier this year. Could they possibly help alleviate the problem





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Whey protein has caused unstoppable diarrhea, body is getting weaker by the day?

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My name is (…). My age is 24 and I am From (…). I am suffering from diarrhea from last 1 month. i am taking antibiotics(Rifaximin 550mg) from last 15 days and lactobacillus capsules but its not working. i am not able to take whey protein and any dairy products from last 1 month.It makes my stomach bloat. I have given my blood test for LFT and Renal Panel. Both the reports are normal. Pls suggest me .i have tried rifaximin 400 mg for 6 days and lacto bacillus . Now from last 1 week i am having rifaximin 550 mg, lacto bacillus and rabiprazole tablet early morning in empty stomach. doctor is saying it will take time to recover . it has happened because of whey protein . but i was taking whey protein from last 4 years. It has never happened with me for this much long time. my body is getting weak day by day. M not sure weather my food is digesting or not. pls suggest me. Thank you





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When I try to drink any substantial amount of water, I feel sick and get diarrhea?

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23, female, taking Wellbutrin and TriNessa

I am having difficulty staying hydrated. When I try to drink any substantial amount of water, I feel sick and get diarrhea within 30 minutes. It doesn’t matter if I’ve recently eaten or not, and filtered vs. tap water doesn’t make a difference either. This has been going on for at least six months, off and on. More recently, within the last month, I’ve been having some chest pain on the left side that feels like heart burn, and some palpitations. My GP said my heart is fine, so I think it’s because I’m always dehydrated. What can I do to keep from getting sick off water?





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I have been experiencing skipped beats at night time when falling asleep?

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I am a 27 year old female, about 5 stone over weight. Since march this year I have been experiencing skipped beats at night time when falling asleep, sometimes my arms and legs twitch with it, several times till I nodd off. I have this odd pressure in my chest that comes and goes, with a back ache and tight neck. Chest pressure seems to reappear when I eat certain foods or have a beer….I had a 48 hour heart monitor 3 months ago because of the palpitations. I have an irregular pulse that comes and goes and a slightly long qt as stated by my gp, however after seeing the cardiologist after my heart monitor his write up said that my heart was normal? Normal variant ect…I belch alot and sometimes have to make myself sick as feel like my food just sits there for hours on end, this also makes my chest pressure worse when I make myself sick. I have absolutely terrified myself at night now as am petrified to go to sleep as the skipped beats always start up. The anxiety only came along after the palpitations presented themselves to note. Any person would suffer some anxiety when the heart is involved. What is wrong with me? My GP said that I have a hernia but it was never picked up on my endoscopy few weeks back? How would he know that if it was never seen on the endoscopy? What’s causing my chest pressure all day and skipped beats at night? I have indeterminate colitis, asthma. I’m on mesalazine. Steroid inhalers (palpitations were there before I started on this medication) omeprazole.





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I started getting mild sickness after eating about 1 year ago. it has now progressed?

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I am 57 , male and have osteoarthritis left knee, emphysema, sleep apnea and depression. my meds are paxil, buspar, Lisinopril and lovastatin. my symptoms now are stomach issues. I started getting mild sickness after eating about 1 year ago. it has now progressed to a full feeling all day. not bad in the morning until I have my first cup of coffee then feel full. I put off eating until later in the day because once I eat I become overly full and feel kind of lethargic the rest of the day. my bowel movements seem normal. I have been to my doctor and had referrals to gastro doctors but am on disability and medicaid. getting a doctor is damn near impossible. closest that would accept me was over 2 hours away. thank you





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14 year old, heart burns, acid reflex, stress, out of breath, can this be cancer or stress?

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Im 14 years old I have been having abdomenal pain (around my belly button and a little up ) and nausea for the past 4 years This all started 4 years ago the day of my maths exam ..I am not allergic to any foods not medications but my mother,brother and I suffer from migraines.I have done several tests for urin faeces and for lactose these came out all negative but the faeces one came a little bit over the normal amout ( I don’t have any blood with my faeces or anything) so the doctor recommended a colonoscopy and the stomach one (I’m sorry I don’t know what it is called) the stomach one came normal and the colonoscopy showed a little swelling in the large intestine which the doctor said that they don’t know the reason behind it .. so my doctor recommended that I cut all milk products,cheese and eggs which isn t really making a difference. I also have un regular periods I have only had 3 periods in two years and my obgyn scheduled an ultrasound. I suffer as well from stess I stress for the slitest things .. since then I have been having these Heart burns and what I think is acid reflex no kind of medication worked (my father also suffers from hurt burn and acid reflux), dizziness from the smallest things like people walking and when I stand up (my doctor said that it might be low blood pressure) and since I have scoliosis i have a back brase which I think causes me to when I climb a flight of stairs I have no oxygen and can’t breath . Sometimes when I am on the bed my hearth starts racing like I after a race (my mother has heart problems since she has a hole in her heart) . So my question is if you are familiar with my case and if you have any idea of what I have?can this be cancer or is it stress? Thanks for your time ?





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After a bowel movement abdominal pain puts me on my knees, severe nausea to the point I do vomit?

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My Symptoms, just before, during, and after a bowel movement abdominal pain puts me on my knees, sever nausea to the point I do vomit, not all the time but the nausea feeling is so sever I start to produce a lot of saliva (water) in my mouth. What’s causing this? I had a colonoscopy revealed 6 polyps not cancerous nothing else found. Had a biopsy of my stomach nothing found no cancer or ulcers. Gallbladder squeeze was a 59% no gallstones. Was told my intestines show nothing wrong. All other organs are fine a ultrasound revealed. Could this be in fact IBS. If not what can it be?





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I have digestion problems, I don’t digest well, stools are dark?

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I have anxiety and stress, its only from my digestion problems. I go to the bathroom everyday or other day (small hard or loose) but hasn’t been much and not solid, and very dark. I feel I drink plenty of water and eat really good solid meals, I just need help. I don’t feel like I digest my food well even when I take a HCL supplement/ digestive enzymes and or sweetish bitters. I think I have Small intestine bacteria and h.pylori and a stomach ulcer. I am lost and have no idea what to do or where to go and need help. I’ve tried the natural path and it helps a little but I wonder if there is a more serious problem. So I am reaching out to see if you have any specific test or route you can suggest to help me? I would like to fully evacuate my bowels when I do go to the bathroom and speed up the digestion, I want to feel I digest my food so I can eat more food to gain more weight, I want a good appetite again, I would like to cure the ulcer/ dull stomach pain, I want to see why my stools are dark. I want to make sure I don’t have h.pylori/ sibo bacteria, I want to feel normal and not be so stressed and worried about this.





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Diagnosed with celiacs, blood in my stools, lump right of my anus, feeling sick, tired, dizzy?

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I am 22 years old, female. For the past 2 weeks, I have been feeling sick, tired, dizzy, had what the doctors called pre-faints and been getting sever migraines on one side with weakness on one side of my body too. I have recently been diagnosed with celiacs and have been eating a gluten free diet since. I had a blood test last week to find out my vitamin b12 and iron levels are fine now. I have also started to now get a pain in my stomach and there seems to be blood in my stool. I also have a little lump to the right of my anus.. any clue of what this could be or how to help me feel better please!?





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I was born with small intestines – now held together with pins, I’m pregnant, will pins hold?

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I’m 20 years old I was born with my small intestines not together and I had to have surgery at birth and I have a pin holding my intestines together. With me being pregnant is that going to affect the pin? I’m 12 week and I haven’t had pain in the area where the pin is. I just wanna know can I still have a healthy pregnancy?





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I have a burning cramp sensation in my stomach area usually on the left around the waist area?

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I’m 45 and female
I have a burning cramp sensation in my stomach area usually on the left around the waist area, But it isn’t inside the stomach it’s like the outside under the skin. The area is tender when I touch it. It happens randomly not regular, mostly when I stand up or bend over, sometimes it can happen when I’m lying down and move sometimes.





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I’ve had two flare ups where my stomach gets extremely extended?

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Hello,
Recently I’ve been having a lot of stomach problems. In the past month or so I’ve had two flare ups where my stomach gets extremely extended (looks like I’m about 6 months pregnant and none of my pants fit) for three to four days. I have normal bowel movements during that time and am able to pass gas although it feels like trapped gas. No amount of tums help. This last time I developed a light rash on my upper abdomen (almost like a band where it reached around to my back). I went to the Doctor the first time and was told it was a bacterial infection. It went away the next day. Could I really have had another bacterial infection or is there something else going on? I definitely have IBS but nothing this bad before.





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I have stomach issues since july with no relief, I now have fever and diarrhea?

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I’m a 30 year old woman who currently takes the mini pill, 40 mg slow release prilosec, probiotics, digestive enzymes and DGL. I have had stomach issues since july with no relief. As of today I have had a low grade fever of 100.3 and diarrhea for two days an I’m shaky and light headed and weak. I’m wondering time should seek medical attention?





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Stomach pain, hard, chest pain The only time I don’t feel the painis when I sleep?

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I’ve been having some really bad stomach pains more on the bottom right and left corner of the stomach . Sometimes it hurts right under my chest. I can’t even use the restroom without my stomach hurting or whenever I’m done eating it hurts really bad . Once im done eating my stomach gets really hard and starts hurting . The only time I don’t feel the pain is when I’m sleeping . That’s if the pain doesn’t wake me up .





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