skyisblue
14-07-11, 10:42
Hello, I'm new here. I've been suffering HA for 5 years now.
Anyway, I'm glad I came across this forum. I've been having this weird "indigestion" every after meal for almost 4 weeks already. Basically, my symptoms are:
1. Weird gnawing/indigestion-like feeling after a meal (the discomfort can be moved away once I eat again, but then it comes back after 10 minutes or so)
2. Excessive burping. I burp even though I haven't eaten anything
3. Softer than the usual stools (not the entirely watery stool, just loose stools)
I found this thread of people with 95% similar symptoms like me: http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=91380
I don't have any chest pain or heartburn.
So today, I decided to see a doctor. So the senior gastroenterolist said that my symptoms point out to be something that involves hyperacidity (too much acid in the stomach) brought about by my poor eating habits and stress related issues. he offered me two things: have an endoscopy immediately to clear things out and clear my mind (i told him i have HA and apparently the doctor has HA tendencies too lol) or take prilosec for two weeks to treat this (omeprazole)
for the past month i haven't been eating regularly because i've away from my family because of schooling. i would wake up at around 9am and just sit around and eat my lunch at around 1 or 2 in the afternoon. my HA also came back before this thing happened and that probably gave me a dose of stress. i also took oral steroids (hydrocortisone) for 4 days for my acne during the day this weird sensation started. he said that the oral steroids could also play a role in my conidition right now.
so the doctor said that it could just be indigestion caused by my stress and eating habits and he said on a final note just to stay away from anything stressful and never skip meals. then in my mind, i was like "that's it?!"
im a complete wreck. im afraid to go for a endoscopy not because i think it's difficult but because im afraid they might find out something really serious going on inside me!!! okay so i googled last time and apparently this hyperacidity could be a symptom of YOU KNOW WHAT. aaack, i'm only 20 years old with no family history of you know what. even though it says that it's statistically very rare, i'm still scared out of my wits http://www.anxietyzone.com/Smileys/default/sad.gif
right now i'm just scared that the meds won't have any effect on me because i think there's something seriously wrong with me :(
I'm just 20 years old and this is stealing much of my life!
Anyway, I'm glad I came across this forum. I've been having this weird "indigestion" every after meal for almost 4 weeks already. Basically, my symptoms are:
1. Weird gnawing/indigestion-like feeling after a meal (the discomfort can be moved away once I eat again, but then it comes back after 10 minutes or so)
2. Excessive burping. I burp even though I haven't eaten anything
3. Softer than the usual stools (not the entirely watery stool, just loose stools)
I found this thread of people with 95% similar symptoms like me: http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=91380
I don't have any chest pain or heartburn.
So today, I decided to see a doctor. So the senior gastroenterolist said that my symptoms point out to be something that involves hyperacidity (too much acid in the stomach) brought about by my poor eating habits and stress related issues. he offered me two things: have an endoscopy immediately to clear things out and clear my mind (i told him i have HA and apparently the doctor has HA tendencies too lol) or take prilosec for two weeks to treat this (omeprazole)
for the past month i haven't been eating regularly because i've away from my family because of schooling. i would wake up at around 9am and just sit around and eat my lunch at around 1 or 2 in the afternoon. my HA also came back before this thing happened and that probably gave me a dose of stress. i also took oral steroids (hydrocortisone) for 4 days for my acne during the day this weird sensation started. he said that the oral steroids could also play a role in my conidition right now.
so the doctor said that it could just be indigestion caused by my stress and eating habits and he said on a final note just to stay away from anything stressful and never skip meals. then in my mind, i was like "that's it?!"
im a complete wreck. im afraid to go for a endoscopy not because i think it's difficult but because im afraid they might find out something really serious going on inside me!!! okay so i googled last time and apparently this hyperacidity could be a symptom of YOU KNOW WHAT. aaack, i'm only 20 years old with no family history of you know what. even though it says that it's statistically very rare, i'm still scared out of my wits http://www.anxietyzone.com/Smileys/default/sad.gif
right now i'm just scared that the meds won't have any effect on me because i think there's something seriously wrong with me :(
I'm just 20 years old and this is stealing much of my life!