Abdomianal Bloating,nausea,gas,chest Pains After Eating Posted: 01-21-06 15:29pm
For the past year i've had abdominal
bloating and gas after eating certain
foods. Lately it has gotten worse. I
get abdominal bloating,nausea, cramping,
and chest pains right underneath my breast
bone in my mid upper abdomen and lower
chest area after everything I eat. It
gets especially bad after eating salad,
fried foods, deli sandwiches,etc. Just
recently I started feeling that my food
would get hung up for a split second in my
chest before going down and sometimes it
wants to come back up. The doctor put me
on nexium and it didn't work. He now
wants to send me to get a gallbladder
ultrasound. I don't thing this is my
problem because I don't meet any of the
criteria but I have most of the symptoms.
I am 26, 118 pounds, I eat healthy and
workout both cardio and weight lifting
three times a week... I used to be
anorexic about 10 years ago and during
recovery I began throwing up my food
sometimes and still but not real often.
I'm concerned that maybe this could be
causing some of my symptoms. I just
want some answers. Should I go through
with the u/s, do a hida scan, or would I
found out more with an endoscopy?
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fatfamily02
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Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 01-21-06 16:40pm
Something in your esophagus, or a hiatial
hernia, could cause these kinds of
symptoms also, including gallbladder. My
husbands family has this thing in their
esophagus that feels like it is closing
off and he cannot swallow. Like a spasm.
Especially with dry foods. He looks
like he is choking to death but eventually
gets it down. His sister and dad had
surgery to correct it.
With the repeated throwing up this
esophagus spasm, could be a big
possibility. I think to find this they
have to send a scope down your throat. I
dont know what the test is called. To
find hernia also, the scope or the upper
.G.I, test. Hope they find the problem
so you can get better.
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JenC
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Joined: 22 Dec 2005 Posts: 8
Posted: 01-21-06 16:40pm
Do what your doctor is recommending.
He's ordering the ultrasound first because
it's totally non-invasive and a very good
way to check for gallstones, which are the
most common gallbladder problem. Have
that test done, see how it turns out, and
then follow whatever steps your doctor
orders. Sounds like he's approaching
this very sensibly.
Also, you don't have to fit the common
profile to have galbladder problems. I'm
only 28 and in fairly decent shape. But
i've been having gallbladder problems for
the past 12 years. My surgery is next
week.
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Re: Abdomianal Bloating,nausea,gas,chest Pains After Eating Posted: 01-26-06 16:40pm
kjunprincess24
wrote:
for the past year i've had
abdominal bloating and gas after eating
certain foods. Lately it has gotten
worse. I get abdominal bloating,nausea,
cramping, and chest pains right underneath
my breast bone in my mid upper abdomen and
lower chest area after everything I eat.
It gets especially bad after eating
salad, fried foods, deli sandwiches,etc.
Just recently I started feeling that my
food would get hung up for a split second
in my chest before going down and
sometimes it wants to come back up. The
doctor put me on nexium and it didn't
work. He now wants to send me to get a
gallbladder ultrasound. I don't thing
this is my problem because I don't meet
any of the criteria but I have most of the
symptoms. I am 26, 118 pounds, I eat
healthy and workout both cardio and
weight lifting three times a week... I
used to be anorexic about 10 years ago and
during recovery I began throwing up my
food sometimes and still but not real
often. I'm concerned that maybe this
could be causing some of my symptoms.
I just want some answers. Should I go
through with the u/s, do a hida scan, or
would I found out more with an
endoscopy?
first off, congrats on overcoming your
eating disorder! That's something to be
proud of! As far as your current problem
goes, I think you should let your Dr. Do
the ultrasound. It is painless and will
let you know if you have gall stones.
That's the first step...As for me, my
ultrasound came out normal but my problems
(very similar to yours) persisted. That's
when my Dr. Ordered a hida-scan. It's
not a great experience, but is
tolerable...Mainly boring laying there
very still for so long while you're being
scanned. With the last injection, there
is some cramping but it doesn't last too
aweful long. The hida scan is how I found
out that my gall bladder is in fact
dieased, yet I don't have gall stones. My
Dr. Said that only 5% of peole with gall
bladder disease don't have gall stones.
The ultrasound itself is checking for
stones so that's why mine came back to be
normal. Anyway, I hope this offers you
some help. Whether you meet the
"requirements" for gall bladder disease or
not, (which I don't either) you may still
have it. It's better to be checked either
way. Best of luck to you! My surgery is
going to be done as soon as my insurance
gives the okay.
Sr
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Blue_Streak_Creations
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Joined: 25 Jan 2005 Posts: 107 Location: USA
Re: Abdomianal Bloating,nausea,gas,chest Pains After Eating Posted: 01-29-06 18:27pm
I did not think I fit the m/o either.
I had to have gallbladder surgery this
past april. At the age of 33, I
weighed in at 97 pounds...& I
exercised (still do) 3/5 days a week.
I just could not except that it was my gb,
but my poor gallbladder was diseased with
long standing inflammation &
adhesion's all over it, but no stones.
I had been nauseated on almost a daily
basis for 3/4 years, without knowing what
was wrong, before the pain &
gallbladder attacks kicked in. Feel
better now then I have in years & am
at a healthy 107 pounds.
Sorry to say you very well could have
something going on with your gallbladder.
I've known of some in their early 20
who've had to have it removed. I would
definitely go ahead with the tests.
Feel better soon,
blue
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Gall Bladder, Stomach Problems?? Posted: 02-18-06 20:10pm
Hi,im 27,female, and ive have been having
exactly the same problems for 8 months
now, I get a lot of pain and discomfort
in my sternum/breastbone, and also just
below it. When I eat, mostly when I have
dinner in the evenings my food doesnt
always feel like it is going down
properly, it sits halfway down for a while
and it feels like I need to burp and it
will all come back up. Quite often I burp
up watery stuff, sometimes sick and
sometimes the food ive just eaten, not
huge amounts but enough, and its not very
nice! I also sometimes get a really heavy
feeling in the bottom of my chest? Im
always burping, I never used to and its
really embarresing sometimes! Ive been to
my gp and ive been on nexium for 6 months
although it hasnt really helped. Ive had
a barium swallow and that didnt show
anything, my gp sent me to a consultant
and he then sent me for an endoscopy
examination, this also didnt show
anything? Im waiting for a follow up
appointment to see where I go from here?
I know this information doesnt help you
much but dont get your hopes up that an
endoscopy will show the cause of the
problem because it may not,as I found out,
I hope you find an answer soon though
because these symptoms are horrible and I
sympathise with you having them as I to
have been very uncomfortable for a long
time now, with no answer for it? Good
luck!
