I was diagnosed with a peptic ulcer in
june 2005 and the problem quickly went
away with basic treatment. However,
about 2 months ago I began to feel
symptoms of the ulcer again....But nothing
too serious. Skip forward a week, and
after a strong cup of coffee I experienced
extreme vertigo/dizziness that lasted
several hours. The next day I had
similar problems along with a serious
headache and vomiting without any signs of
blood.
My doctor ran a lot of tests, including
diabetes, cholesterol, hepatitus (sp?),
but everything checked out fine.
The wooziness, however, is still present,
particularly in the afternoon/early
evening. Mornings are fine. Any
ideas what this could be? I am currently
in the czech republic and unfortunately my
czech is quite adequate to converse about
my conditions with my local doctor.
Thanks.
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johntn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 1
Dizziness and fainting Posted: 09-23-08 12:32pm
I have not been in enough testing to be
diagnosed with an ulcer yet but it is what
I believe I have.
Certain foods soothe it at first but cause
real trouble a few hours later:
1: coffee
2: pepperoni or sausage (i.e. on pizza)
3: tomatoes
4: anything salty
5: anything spicy hot
Carrots seem to be ok
I get dizziness and a tendency to almost
blackout (but not quite) - I can feel the
palpitating in my chest cavity (near my
stomach) and blood rushes to my head
(causing visible flushing redness) and
this is when I feel faint, dizzy and
disoriented.
I've only fallen down once and was able to
get back up almost immediately.
