jenza20
28-02-10, 18:30
It's been days of pain and misery now and I will be going to my Doctors tomorrow.
I have suffered reflux in the past and ranatidine usually worked. This time however, it is doing nothing. I would've thought 3 or 4 days of taking it would make some difference (as well as using gaviscon) but it isn't which is making me wonder if it is reflux?
My symptoms include:
Constant stomach ache. It's a pain in the very centre of my stomach, pretty much where the navel is.
A very weird feeling in the back of my throat. It is not acid coming back or at least doesn't feel like that as I've had acid coming back up before. It is a cold-like feeling when I breathe and has been painful today.
I feel like I need to regurgitate something? I don't feel nauseas, or even completely blocked. It just feels like there is something in the osophagus or pit of my stomach that needs to come up. No sickness as yet.
Chest pain. Or more chest 'fullness'. Just generally uncomfortable.
Bloating - particularly upper abdomen. Very painful bloating too at that.
Belching - I know this is a symptom but is not relieving the pain.
Sometimes it is very slightly relieved when eating something small but it sure comes back with vengeance a short time later.
It is making my life hell. Not only am I not enjoying going out, eating, drinking, socialising etc., but it is making my health anxiety rocket. I keep thinking a large tumour in my stomach is growing and consuming me. It's absolutely horrific and I can't concentrate on anything else. I am feeling a rubbish mother. I am trying hard but these symptoms are making me so miserable.
I appreciate any help please. I have read lots of the reflux threads but I don't really get the heartburn. I also was told ranatidine would work brilliantly and it used to but now it isn't, I'm wondering why it isn't? Has anyone else had ranatidine that didn't work and if so, what do you use now?
Thanks in advance.
I have suffered reflux in the past and ranatidine usually worked. This time however, it is doing nothing. I would've thought 3 or 4 days of taking it would make some difference (as well as using gaviscon) but it isn't which is making me wonder if it is reflux?
My symptoms include:
Constant stomach ache. It's a pain in the very centre of my stomach, pretty much where the navel is.
A very weird feeling in the back of my throat. It is not acid coming back or at least doesn't feel like that as I've had acid coming back up before. It is a cold-like feeling when I breathe and has been painful today.
I feel like I need to regurgitate something? I don't feel nauseas, or even completely blocked. It just feels like there is something in the osophagus or pit of my stomach that needs to come up. No sickness as yet.
Chest pain. Or more chest 'fullness'. Just generally uncomfortable.
Bloating - particularly upper abdomen. Very painful bloating too at that.
Belching - I know this is a symptom but is not relieving the pain.
Sometimes it is very slightly relieved when eating something small but it sure comes back with vengeance a short time later.
It is making my life hell. Not only am I not enjoying going out, eating, drinking, socialising etc., but it is making my health anxiety rocket. I keep thinking a large tumour in my stomach is growing and consuming me. It's absolutely horrific and I can't concentrate on anything else. I am feeling a rubbish mother. I am trying hard but these symptoms are making me so miserable.
I appreciate any help please. I have read lots of the reflux threads but I don't really get the heartburn. I also was told ranatidine would work brilliantly and it used to but now it isn't, I'm wondering why it isn't? Has anyone else had ranatidine that didn't work and if so, what do you use now?
Thanks in advance.