Over the last couple of months I occationaly had a slight burning sensation in my stomach, I put this down to intigestion. A month ago it came back roughly every 5 days, but this time with a crippling burning pain that would esculade over 20mins, raising my temperature and because of the amount of pain cause me to throw up, the pain lasting another 5mins, then disapeared and then left me fine (if a little pale). The doctor gave me ranitidine to take twice every day to help control the acid in my stomach. All was fine for two weeks of taking it, then the whole thing came back with a vengance while still on them. Im scared to eat because I know it will come back up, im 18 and also live alone, some times the pain gets so bad im scared of what might happen. Does any one else have the same symtoms????