Re: Excess acid in stomach a symptom too?

[Guest guest]

I have chronic 'belly aches' that wake me in the middle of the

night that feel like a punch in my upper stomach, just under my

breastbone, that feels like a wave of pain. Standing up and

walking is the only thing that helps to make it eventually ease up.

The belly aches chronically started after the removal of my

gallbladder in June 2000.

I have terrible pain under my right rib cage that pulsates into my

back and sometimes stabs up into my shoulder. This pain has

been with me for nearly 7 years and my gastro has had my liver

checked. But he won't answer my questions about what other

tests he has done. He says everything is 'fine.' Now I am having

severe 'runner's stitch' pain in my right side and especially at

night I am having to lie under a heating pad to help, just so I can

breathe in without extreme pain.

would having a maternal first cousin, with a tumor on the tail

of her pancreas surgically removed...... be something that should

be mentioned to my GI?

Sandi

Sandi,

IMO, I think you should mention ALL the symptoms you've

described here to your new GI. The pain under your ribs that

pulsates to your back, the stitch in your side, the pain that keeps

you awake at night.....all these are common complaints of a

person with CP. I don't have gastritis and don't personally know

whether these pains, which as you describe sound so similar to

CP pains, could actually be only caused by gastritis.

The fact that you have a blood relative with pancreatic problems

is another possible indicator that there may be more to your

complaints than gastritis, and I would certainly mention this,

also.

I wish you much luck with this new appointment and doctor.

Hopefully he or she will look into this further and suggest

appropriate testing to see what the cause of all this discomfort

is. Obviously the Nexium isn't helping in the ways that it should,

and a second opinion is long overdue. Let us know how the

appointment goes.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

Bluffton, SC

State and Regional Representative

Pancreatitis Association, International

Note: All comments are personal opinion only, and should not

be a substitute for professional medical consultation.

[Guest guest]

Sandi,

If I were you, I would definitely mention the tumor,

especially if it's suspected of being hereditary.And if your

doctor refuses to give you the information on your tests,

I'd look for another doctor. Communication to and from your

physician is very important with this disease. If you doctor

is not willing to communicate with you about your problems,

then it's time to find a new doctor.

I did have too much acid in the stomach when I was younger

and they put me on Zantac. I stopped having problems for a

couple of years, but now it's back. They've put me on an

acid reducer for two reasons. One being the excess acid

produced and the other being that I need to keep my acid

production low so that the stomach doesn't destroy the oral

ezymes I'm taking before they have a chance to work on the

food I eat. If the Nexium is not helping you with cut down

the acid, it may be time to try a different medication. What

works for one person, does not necessarily work for another.

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

hominid2@...

Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to

that of a licensed physician or health care professional.

[Guest guest]

Sandi,

If I were you, I would definitely mention the tumor,

especially if it's suspected of being hereditary.And if your

doctor refuses to give you the information on your tests,

I'd look for another doctor. Communication to and from your

physician is very important with this disease. If you doctor

is not willing to communicate with you about your problems,

then it's time to find a new doctor.

I did have too much acid in the stomach when I was younger

and they put me on Zantac. I stopped having problems for a

couple of years, but now it's back. They've put me on an

acid reducer for two reasons. One being the excess acid

produced and the other being that I need to keep my acid

production low so that the stomach doesn't destroy the oral

ezymes I'm taking before they have a chance to work on the

food I eat. If the Nexium is not helping you with cut down

the acid, it may be time to try a different medication. What

works for one person, does not necessarily work for another.

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

hominid2@...

Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to

that of a licensed physician or health care professional.