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Medical Forum / General / General / June 2005upset stomach.....all the time
Hey quick question everyone..... Im a 19 year old female and every single time I eat something I get an upset stomach. No matter what I eat....could be fruit, veggies, starchy carbs, meat, dairy, junk food. Sometimes it results in diarhea other times I just need to use the washroom, or I just feel as if I am going to throw up. Most of the time it just ends up in an uneasy feeling in my stomach. The place of discomfort also varies....sometimes up high, in between my rib cage, sometimes in the mid abdomen and someimes down very low. I am not pregnant and there is no chance of being so, therefore, I have ruled that one out. Its really bothering me and actually starting to worry me as it has been a couple weeks. For the most part, I eat healthy but i work a lot of hours at 3 jobs and my sleep patterns are not anywhere near being consistant....think that could have something to do with it? Any input would be very much appreciated Thanks a lot. > Hey quick question everyone..... > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Any input would be very much appreciated I can think of a lot of things it can be, like chronic constipation, uclers, gall bladder disease, infections and ectopic pregancy (ok, I know you can't be pregant, but others with similar symptoms can). We can't examine you, do lab tests, etc. Your doctor can. So you need to go and see your doctor. If you go to a university or school, you may be able to get free health care there. or you may need to go to a community health center (often associated with medical schools in cities with medical schools or associated with hospitals). Community health centers often charge reduced rates. Jeff > Thanks a lot. Thanks for your opinion Jeff, I have already been tested for an ectopic pregnancy (and not under my own will.....obiously when a 19 year old female shows up in the ER due to stomach pains they immediately assume that your pregnant....) Do you have any idea what any of the things you mentioned could be caused by? Im wondering if i maybe have a severe food allergy to something that is common that is maybe included in a lot of foods I eat (I had several food allergies when I was younger and am currently lactose intolerant)...does that make any sense to you? > Thanks for your opinion Jeff, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > allergies when I was younger and am currently lactose intolerant)...does > that make any sense to you? Chronic constipation can be cause by various problems, including not eating enough fiber and waiting a while to evacuate your bowels. There are other problems like cystic fibrosis and irritable bowel syndrome that can cause these symptoms. Also gall bladder disease. There are numerous types of infections that could cause these sorts of symptoms, like viruses. Usually they don't last this long, though (It sounds like this has been going on for a few weeks - you don't really say). You can try eliminating various foods for a while, and see if that helps. But usually food allergies and intolerance just don't crop up. You might be lactose intolerant. You can try eliminating dairy for a week or so to see if that helps. Jeff >> Thanks for your opinion Jeff, >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Jeff The real take-home message is that there are many things that can cause these symptoms, including some that are potentially serious and easily treated. We can't diagnose these over the internet and you really need to see a doctor. Jeff Oh and I live in Canada so my health care is always free....hehe :) : Hey quick question everyone..... : Im a 19 year old female and every single time I eat something I get an : upset stomach. No matter what I eat....could be fruit, veggies, starchy What does 'upset' mean? pain? nausea? vomiting? heartburn? abdominal cramps? diarrhea? You're not going to get a diagnosis of a problem like that, over the internet. See a doctor, preferably a GI specialist (to avoid waste of time). The fact that you are young and your symptoms are relatively recent, bodes well for your prognosis. That's about all anybody can say at this point. SBH >You're not going to get a diagnosis of a problem like that, over the >internet. See a doctor, preferably a GI specialist (to avoid waste of >time). Imagine, after all my ranting about how generalists are undervalued, my shock at seeing an internist join the chorus of typical Usenetters whose only advice they can offer is to steer the poster to the "correct" specialist. Perhaps things work differently in the world of "adult" medicine vs. pediatrics? I mean, what time would she be wasting by going to an internist? Time to endoscopy? Wouldn't a prudent gastroenterologist, if he suspected acute gastritis, treat with a PPI before doing endoscopy anyway, as an internist would too? Or couldn't an internist just as ably order an ultrasound to look for gallstones? In general pediatrics, I see much more time-wasting occurring when patients go straight to specialists. It wastes the patients' and the specialists' time. A kid shouldn't have to wait a month to see an allergist only to be told to use Flonase, or a gastroenterologist for MiraLax. In fact, at our tertiary care hospital clinics, the specialists have put together and publicized pre-referral guidelines so the lazy general pediatricians who think all they have to do is act as a traige service for specialists stop wasting their time by sending them patients who haven't had at least some basic work-up and empiric therapy. I know that if I were an pulmonologist I would not expect to see anyone for asthma who hasn't had an inhaled steroid, and I certainly wouldn't want to spend day in and day out as a gastroenterologist treating functional constipation in healthy kids. PF >>Imagine, after all my ranting about how generalists are undervalued, my shock at seeing an internist join the chorus of typical Usenetters whose only advice they can offer is to steer the poster to the "correct" specialist. << I wouldn't send something with a week of her symptoms to GI. But a 19 yo with 3 weeks of new daily mobile cholicky meal-associated nausea, diarrhea and abdominal pain, is probably eventually going to get endoscoped. Unless guaiac neg and all symptoms completely disappear immediately with antacids or empiric metronidazole. I suppose one could do the million dollar stool w/u and ultrasound and CT and this and that, but you end up with the GI guy anyway, especially if there's any blood. New severe and relatively long lasting (more than a week) tummy pain is probably more a red flag in adults than children. SBH I agree with Jeff, go see the doctor. Maybe your inner layer of the stomach is injured. Temporarily, you can try drinking milk after each meal to see if it helps. Or you can take medicines like Nexium, Prevacid, etc. See details at http://www.geocities.com/mugglebornsnow/3.htm Gastrointestinal bleeding is one of the most serious complications of ulcers. It results when the ulcer erodes into a blood vessel in the wall of the stomach or duodenum. The common signs of bleeding include vomiting fresh, bright red blood or passing bloody or tarry, black stools. Pepto Bismol, often taken for relief of ulcer symptoms, may also cause black discoloration of the stools. In the case of severe hemorrhage, weakness, fatigue, loss of consciousness and or shock may result. Another serious ulcer complication is perforation. This can develop as stomach acid erodes through the intestinal wall and spills into the abdominal cavity. The first sign of perforation is sudden, intense, steady abdominal pain. If you are experiencing this type of pain, contact your doctor immediately. Perforation is an extremely serious situation that requires immediate medical attention! Go see a Doctor!!! thanks everyone, i will go see a doctor whenever my work schedule permits it and when I can actually find a doctor to see (it is EXTREMELY hard to find doctors who are currently accepting patients in southern Ontario----- could actually be like that across Canada, im not too sure) >thanks everyone, i will go see a doctor whenever my work schedule permits >it and when I can actually find a doctor to see (it is EXTREMELY hard to >find doctors who are currently accepting patients in southern Ontario----- >could actually be like that across Canada, im not too sure) Most large hospitals, especially teaching hospitals, have family practice clinics. This is a good place to find a doctor, and you can usually get an appointment with a resident within a day or two. Most of them are open after usual business hours several days per week. You could also phone the Ministry of Health hot line and ask for advice on finding a doctor locally. Or if a doctor tells you he isn't taking on new patients, ask him to recommend someone who is, or advise you on finding someone in your area. A pharmacist may be able to recommend someone, too. > >thanks everyone, i will go see a doctor whenever my work schedule permits > >it and when I can actually find a doctor to see (it is EXTREMELY hard to [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > finding someone in your area. A pharmacist may be able to recommend > someone, too. This info. for the poster that has an "upset stomach....all the time". I suggest that you visit this site: www.feelgoodfood.com Also: buy this book and read it: "Toxic Relief" by Don Colbert, M.D. website: www.drcolbert.com  SignatureNEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. |
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