It's my first post here, so I guess I should provide a short intro. My name's Andie, and I'm seventeen years old. I'm truly stumped with this health issue. The description will be as brief as possible, providing important details.
Last April, I had a bad pizza from Dominoes, and.. it came back up. I threw up to the point where the next day, my face was red with capillaries. My stomach, naturally, felt awful for the next few days. The nausea and discomfort subsided for for around two weeks. After that period, it returned. Anything I ate upset my stomach. Even on an empty stomach, I had an odd (very uncomfortable) bloated feeling. I felt like I needed to burp.. all the time. Something was there that I couldn't get out. Simultaneously, I ran into serious depression. I never knew if the depression triggered the lasting stomach problem, or if it was the other way around. I tried every procedure my parents could think of. Endoscopy, colonoscopy, CT, etc. I tried different diets. No gluten, no dairy, etc. Nothing helped. This lasted from April until late fall. Acid reflux would pop up here and there along with the nausea and bloated feeling.
This past winter was heavenly for me. The problem was gone. I was free to bike, play basketball, and do everything else I used to do. I'm very athletic. I could eat without fear of pain.
..Now again, in April of '09, the problem returns. A few days ago, I had some spaghetti, and this time, that triggered the initial vomiting. Since that night, I have felt the same way I did a year ago. Now, again, burping is hard (even though I feel like I need to), bloating is ever present, nausea, incoherent bowel movement patterns, etc.
This is embarrassing to talk about, I will easily admit. I can't tell if this is some sort of allergy, or if it's plain old IBS, or if it's psychosomatic. I haven't been having any emotional issues lately. Not as bad as last year, at least. Depression does run in my family, according to my parents. If I've rambled, I apologize. I've never gone to forums for help about this.
If you have any input or questions, please don't hesitate.
