Lissy43
01-02-11, 15:07
I started on Lymecycline antibiotics for acne last Thursday. I was fine then on Sunday night I woke with stomach pain and heartburn. It's got worse today and it's a horrible acidy pain in my stomach, with a bit od popping acidy feelings in my ribs and sometimes low in my bowels but the pain is worse in my stomach.
I suffer from IBS during my period and I am on my period at the moment but this is more gastric pain.
I rung my Gp today and he made me feel worse. He said I often get like this and maybe I've a stomach ulcer. I was upset and said I e nor had these pains before, the last time I had any gastric pain was 2 months ago. He said it could be hormonal or it could be the antibiotics so it was up to me whether I stopped them.
I am now more worried about him saying it's an ulcer. The pain is a lot worse today, it got worse 2 hours after taking the tablet:(( and it's not eased. I'm panicking it's an ulcer now but wouldn't I have had issues daily, not just a couple of days in early December and then 2 months later more pain??
I had Helicobacter last winter but had treatment and I was fine. I suffer from IBS but take meds for that. Although I do have a few IBS niggles this is all in my stomach, a horrible ache that pops, and hurts almost like hunger pain???
Can anyone help, I feel so upset and wish I never rang him.
I suffer from IBS during my period and I am on my period at the moment but this is more gastric pain.
I rung my Gp today and he made me feel worse. He said I often get like this and maybe I've a stomach ulcer. I was upset and said I e nor had these pains before, the last time I had any gastric pain was 2 months ago. He said it could be hormonal or it could be the antibiotics so it was up to me whether I stopped them.
I am now more worried about him saying it's an ulcer. The pain is a lot worse today, it got worse 2 hours after taking the tablet:(( and it's not eased. I'm panicking it's an ulcer now but wouldn't I have had issues daily, not just a couple of days in early December and then 2 months later more pain??
I had Helicobacter last winter but had treatment and I was fine. I suffer from IBS but take meds for that. Although I do have a few IBS niggles this is all in my stomach, a horrible ache that pops, and hurts almost like hunger pain???
Can anyone help, I feel so upset and wish I never rang him.