and tummy troubles...And rude humor...

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C-

I take 30 mg of prevacid 1-2x daily. The diarreah

problems are the same regardless of dosages. It is

especially bad after I eat - I seem to eat my last

bite and have to run for the bathroom. There is also

a huge correlation between stomach pain and emotional

state. (Duh, right). This year has been the year

from hell.. If I may share-

My younger brother was hit by a WalMart truck and

almost killed. Now he is injured, depressed and

broke. I had to fly down to FL to help out.

My father in law was gunned down on his mail route by

some anti-government nut case. I had to fly down to

Atlanta to help out.

My apartment was deemed uninhabitable because of toxic

black mold; we were given 24 hours to pack up and move

(I have a five year old, too)

I dumped a good friend because she slaps her child in

the face for stupid things and I couldn't be around it

anymore. (I am actually proud of myself for this one)

I was dumped by my endo because I refused to stop

taking armour.

I got the nerve up to confront my dad about my

stepmother's abuse toward me and he denied he knew

(bull) and told me he was glad I got it off my chest.

Then he never called me back. I got to apologize for

bringing it up to him. Lucky me!

I also think I may have been violated by the last GI

doc I saw. He did the most horrific breast exam ever

and he removed my bra himself and undid my jeans and

pulled down my underpants with no robe, no nothing.

No nurse in the room, no nothing. He never even

palpitated (sp) my abdomen, he just told me I had

stomach pain because I was abused as a child. I

haven't really told anyone about this because I feel

so stupid because I am so large, but it has really

upset me. I can't even think about it or I start

bawling.

I am afraid, in the past few days, that I am a

complete hypochondriac. I don't even know if I am

crazy or my docs are lazy or what!!

My docs keep trying to convince me to do weight loss

surgery - and I don't want to!!! I just think

something else may be wrong and malnutrition doesn't

sound like a cure at this point...

I am so bummed.....

But I am still a great mom and that counts for

something, right???????? I read, play games, watch

cartoons - that is my goal each day. I have to be a

good mom, no excuses.. I know many of you have

empathy for that!

I don't have stomach cramps like I am sick (like food

poisoning diarreah).

Proceed with caution = Rude humor straight ahead =

It is always like I am peeing out of my ass.....

Rude humor finished = proceed =

I am really reactive to salycilites (aspirin, pepper,

pepto bismal, etc..) and eggs. I have some other food

allergies that supposedly cause delayed reactions -

but it is most food. I think I can eat potatoes and

chicken with salt only if I cut out all supposed

allergens.

I eat a little breakfast, smallish lunch and bigger

dinner. I think it is because eating makes my tummy

feel better while I am actually eating (before and

after, it hurts.. weird, I know). So my tummy hurts

worse as the days goes on therefore I eat more as the

day goes on.

My pills go like this:

7:00 AM

2.25 grains armour

27 concerta (stimulant for exhaustion)

8:00 AM

antidepressant

prevacid

breakfast

1:00 PM

lunch

6:00 PM

dinner

prevacid

My docs say my tsh, free t4 and free t3 are fine. the

group says I still am highish on free t4 and free t3.

my hands and feet are still frozen, but my tsh is so

low and my docs have put the fear of God into my mind

about too much thyroid med even though I have not felt

the hugh change I have been hoping for.

Whhoooo.. That was a mouthful.

>

> Dear Misty,

> The proton pump inhibitors will cause diarrhea if

> taken in big enough doses.

>

> I was hospitalised after collapsing with the pain of

> severe gastritis and oesophagitis and was not

> allowed

> to eat anything for 7 days. I couldn't even have

> milk

> in my tea. Certainly that allowed healing to take

> place. After that I took a maintenance dose of

> proton

> pump inhibitor (15mg I think). I was allowed to

> double

> that when the symtoms worsened and I had reflux

> again.

> The reflux was always worse when I was constipated.

> I

> have had neither problem since taking T3 and have

> not

> taken proton pump inhibitors since then.

>

> All of what you describe is neither normal or OK in

> any way. Are you still taking the Proton pump

> inhibitors? Are you eating small, more frequent

> meals?

> Are you taking a fibre supplement to bulk out and

> speed up the digestive process? Diarhhea is

> sometimes

> caused by constipation believe it or not.

>

> How are you taking the proton pump inhibitors? You

> should take them about 1 hour before eating anything

> but of course since they stop the production of

> stomach acid you do need to take synthetic thyroid

> hormone before that as you need the stomach acid to

> break down the meds and help the absorbtion process

> (please correct me if I'm wrong here anyone!)Have

> you

> got any food allergies?

>

> I wonder if you are not digesting food because you

> have stopped the production of stomach acids. Why

> then

> is the food staying in your stomach; the digestive

> tract is one long muscle and if you are still hypo

> may

> not be working as it should.

>

> If you have this problem with taking antibiotics

> orally has anyone suggested injecting them? I

> believe

> the French use suppositories for many of their

> medications. It would help you if you didn't have to

> swallow them.

>

> What is your status regarding thyroid hormone tests?

> This all sounds as though you may not have things

> balanced.

>

> I do empathise with your situation here, eating and

> elimination should never cause so much pain.

>

Misty

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