Scoliosis, disc herniations, spondylolysis, right leg is 1 inch shorter than left one.
About 3 weeks ago started having trouble swallowing. Went to the emergency , was told I had “sore throat” and was prescribed antibiotics. 5 days later felt bad again , went to a different emergency and was told i had “oral thrush” , was put on nystatin, it worked well the first two days, but then I felt itchiness when taking it.
Went to the emergency again , And was hospitalized for four days, it seemed to have improved, but now it has been more than a week since discharge and today ami am having trouble swallowing saliva again.
I haven’t been able to swallow the prescribed.medicine by the gastroenterologist due to fear of swallowing it whole.
2 months back, at night I faced severe stomach ache in the middle of my stomach. My mom thought at first it was due to gastric problems and gave me the medicine but it didn’t work. I tried passing excreta and after a lot of attempts it passed, and I was expecting my pain to reduce by then but it got severe. My dad gave me some pain killer for stomach ache and then finally it reduced. After 2 weeks or so, I again faced the same problem and I took the same tab again and the pain reduced again. It repeated the same way after 3 weeks and I took the medicine but this time it didn’t reduce. After some time, I drank a little ajwain in water and it reduced a little and slowly disappeared. The next day, I got the same pain.
When my stomach had pained for the first time, my whole body had started itching and I had allergy tablet and it reduced for 2-3 days, but it started again. Currently the itching isn’t much, but whenever it itches, the small part of skin in that place swells and turns red like how it happens when a mosquito bites.
Since few days, I am even suffering from back pain and lower abdominal pain, in the absence of stomach pain and I even face breathing difficulties since few months. At the beginning I wasn’t able to breath in absence of wind, but now I feel suffocated more.
I even feel very hungry at times, my stomach gets hot and it won’t get even half filled despite eating a lot of things and I feel a little weakness in my arms and legs. Can you please tell me what might be the problem?
Hello my name is (…) I have been cramping and having diarrhea for the past 2 weeks I took some medicine for the diarrhea and it finally went away the cramping gets worse at night where I can’t even go to sleep it wakes me up my age is 42 the only thing I have is a thyroid medicine and my surgery they took everything out where I won’t be able to have kids or have my period
I am 60 years old and a diabetic.
I used to take kombyglyze 500 x 1 per day however it was not lowing my morning sugars. I had to see a different doctor recently and she put me on metformin 1000 x 2 per day plus weekly injections of bydureon and since then my sugars have been low but I have had really really bad reflux and cannot sleep or feel like eating. I have heavy breathing and generally feel just tired. Please help me . I am also taking medication for reflux, high blood pressure and cholesterol. I am feeling so unwell
43 year old female with sharp stabbing pain upper right abdomen to the center with no relief.Swollen,hard stomach. Started Monday evening. Hurts to breath & move much. I’ve had my gallbladder & appendix out 20 years ago along with a hysterectomy due to endometriosis. This came on out of no where, also I do not drink & have never done drugs( always a question docs ask when you go to doc). I just don’t want to go to the ER if it will go away. Any suggestions on what’s going on?
Hello, I have been sporadically getting bloody stool (very light – light) for about 2 years. I have been taking medications such as buprenorphine, diazepam, birth control, zofran, and also recently trying out buspirone. The blood in my stool has started way before starting any of these medications, and the consistancy of the blood in the stool has stayed the same since starting any of these medications, so my belief is that my medications are not a contributing factor, but may be. Like I said, it is occasional, maybe 1 or 2 times a month, and is quite painful and I can usually tell if it will be a bloody stool or not. (I am highly constipated most of the time as I don’t eat or drink much or have many fiber rich diets so I use the bathroom for stool maybe 3 times at most a week, but usually less.) Some more information about me, I am 20, about 110 lbs, 5’0 ft, female, and have a chronic pelvic pain disorder that has been unidentified by many doctors, leaving me with my chronic pain medication, Belbuca (buprenorphine at a microgram level dosage) and I have just recently started that medication. I have started getting the chronic pain about a year ago and saw doctors, GYN’s, emergency room visits, and no solution but possible “fluid in the ovaries that should go away.” It has been a year and could possibly attribute to the bloody stool, but as forementioned, the bloody stool has been an issue for 2 years, so before the pelvic pain began. My question is, if this blood is occasional and highly likely from lack of water and fiber intake, should I worry contacting my doctor/pharmacist about this issue? Could it be something more serious? Could it just be irritable bowel syndrome?
I was diagnosed with gastritis this past April. I took omeprozole for 5 months then stopped. I started taking it again Monday. I have heavy pressure in my tummy area(upper abdominal) for the last week and a half. I’m thinking this is stomach inflammation? My GI is not available for 3 weeks. Do you have any suggestions for relief? I’m desperate. My diet has not been the greatest but I have been avoiding Soda and high fat foods. I do drink coffee in the morning. I can’t think of anything else I should tell you.
I am 29 years old & a male. I was diagnosed with prehypertension about two years ago and I’ve been on medication (lisinopril 5mg & amlodipinie 5mg). Last month,I started having stomach pains and gas in my stomach. I completed a triple antibiotic medication after an Endoscopy. Symptoms reduced a little but I still get the bloated tummy with gas. I experience flatulence and belch still. I’ve been having severe headaches and my mouth feels very dry with whitish saliva. I have sore throat now. Kindly assist.
Hello, I am 26 years old male.
I have long term diarrhea and it doesn’t stop for months.
So I consulted at a local hospital taking blood test and supersonic body check, and also had an endoscope.
The result was fine – blood test was fine, liver wasn’t bad, but had a bit of atrophic gastritis – not serious I was said.
And they asked me to take tetracycline and loperamid(if tetra doesn’t work). So took tetra 3 days and loperamid 1 day. At first it looked like it’s working but after couple of weeks, I was having diarrhea again. I took tetra and loperamid, but it temporarily fix the problem and it comes again.
I am living with other friends and they are fine, so guess it’s not the food. And yes, when I drink beer even a cup, it gets very serious.
What kind of treatment should I do and what kind of additional check should I take?
Hello, I’m a 16 yo male. On the evening of November 29th, 2016, I began to feel a sudden twitch/spasm feeling in my stomach before bed. ( after wrestling practice ) The next morning, I started having that feeling again. It would happen almost every 5 minutes. I would feel it in my lower left & right abdomen. When I got home, I called my parents and told them what I was feeling. When we went to the ER, they told me they saw a little constipation in my Ultra sound/X-ray. They prescribed me laxative. A week later, the twitching moved to my upper abdomen. So we went to the ER again because I thought it was serious. ( Keep in mind the twitching feeling hasn’t went away since I first started feeling it. ) They ran some tests on my blood, and told me they didn’t find anything bad. They also said it could be because of a change in my diet since I wrestle, or dehydration. A few weeks later, I’ve noticed some weight loss. I haven’t been working out or anything since 11/29 either. I also added fruit/vegetables in my diet (rarely ate fruits and veggies) also been drinking hot water first thing in the morning. Today is 12/26/16 & I still feel twitching/spasms in my abdomen. Hasn’t been happening almost every 5 minutes unlike what I was feeling 11/29. What do you think is causing this?
SYMPTOMS:
– Nausea
– Constipation
– Twitching/Spasm in abdomen
– Weight loss
– Mucus in stool
– Depressed
CHANGE IN DIET:
– Drinking warm water first thing in the morning
– Started eating fruits & vegetables everyday
– No more soda
STOOL:
– stool no longer appears long
– stool is broken into pieces, sometimes mushy.
– Sometimes green
*NO BLOOD IN STOOL*
I am convinced that I have Celiacs disease but I’m not sure how to go forward. I have temporal lobe epilepsy and I have had digestive issues my entire life. 2 years ago I cut gluten out of my diet and my epilepsy symptoms vanished, I kept an epilepsy diary and confirmed that whenever I ate gluten I had a seizure in the next 2 days. For the past year I have been gluten free and had only 2 seizures during the same period when I previously had multiple daily seizures. My digestive problems such as constipation and bloating have also resolved.
My general health however is not optimum, I follow a paleo style diet and do not eat any processed foods or added sugars yet I still suffer with low Vit D and ferritin (with normal haemoglobin) levels despite taking supplements. I also suffer with acne and fatigue.
I really believe that the root of my issues could be Celiacs disease. Although I follow a gluten free diet I share a comunal kitchen and cross contamination is likely.
Should I just assume I have Celiacs and manage cross contaminations? I am aware that I need to eat gluten regularly to accurately test for Celiacs (previous blood test was negative) but I am not willing to put myself through this as my epilepsy is now so well controlled with my diet.
Is there another way I can seek a diagnosis? My GP has advised me to ‘assume I do have celiacs’ but I am left wondering about my long term health.
I am 23 y/o male and suffer from digestive issues for around 2 years. Here are the symptoms: yellowish stool, very smelly and floating. Tiredness and inability to sleep past 2-3 am. Acne and skin issues. Brain fog. Occasional 1-2 times a month stabbing dull pain in liver area, especially after meals containing lots of fat(think bacon, eggs, avocados).
So far, I went to do tests and I have elevated ALP at 150(upper limit 125). ALP is always raised, I had 4-5 liver tests in 5 months period and it is always above 140. Other liver enzymes and bilirubin are normal. Doctor ruled out bone issues connected to ALP. Vitamin D level is well above normal. Ultrasound shown no abnormalities in hepatic region. Doctor said he hit the wall with testing and I suggested to inspect hepatic region with more details. Is it wise to go for CT or MRI? Raised ALP can be either due to bones(ruled out) issues or liver.
Can I get advice regarding this? I feel constantly tired, have bad sleep and skin issues in addition to digestive problems I mentioned.
I am a lady of 34 years of age, i have no medical history nor taking any chronic condition. i have been consulting with different doctors for same symptoms for 6 months now and till to date i still have not found a solution. i have burning sensations on my chest and whole body at times, i get dizzy and my body itchy, shortness of breath, tight and stiff tight muscles on my chest in the morning and night. i was diagnosed with bronchpneomonia but it was false diagnosis said two doctors, they suspected Gastro and send me for G-scope which came out fine. no trace of ulcer just that my body is producing too much acid, hence i am burning. My body is in so much pain at night and in the morning, i did different tests and all came out good.
i am 51 years of age reason for contacting you is i am pretty worried because i am bleeding from my anus i have to put toilet paper or something there as it seeps out and when i go to the toilet there is a lot of blood in the toilet there are clots in it to the color of it looks like beetroot and i have been passing blood in my urine but it is not as dark as what i have coming from my bowels ,i have had pain in my lower back around my kidneys i know i don’t have a urine infection as i don’t need to wee all the time ,i have been getting jolts of sharp pain on my appendix side of my abdominal area i but i had my appendix out along time ago .about six to eight months ago i was passing blood but it started happening again about 4 maybe 5 days ago i don’t have any pain whilst using my bowels or when i am passing urine i have been feeling very tired and lethargic i have not felt sick like vomiting or anything like that i have been getting a lot of head aches i know its not piles there are no lumps or anything like that at the entrance of my anus when i get the sharp pain on my lower right hand side its a real sudden sharp jolting grabbing pain i haven’t seen a doctor for a very longtime its been years and years till a week or two ago as i hurt my right hand pretty badly its on the mend now though i am not on any medications my only allergy is to horses
44 year old female, history of gallbladder removal, fundal plycation,mild gastritis. Last endoscopy 18 months ago, off and on nausea for 3 years made somewhat better by removal of gallbladder. Major complaint is upper stomach pain(not nausea) middle to right side that goes around to the middle of my back for about the last 10 days. Pain can come and go but can get very painful. What do I do now? What could possibly be wrong now? Medications: Prozac, Phenergen(PRN), Bystolic(blood pressure), propanalol, ibuprofen, Excedrin,Primidone(for tremors)
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