Hi there,

new to the site and after reading I realized we all have simular problems.


I have been having sevre pain in my stomache for 10 years. It starts right under my breast bone and works its way to my back. It feels like im being stabbed to death with a dull object. Sorry to be graphic but really there is no other way to describe it.

When the pain starts, I get really bad heartburn. So bad that I taste it in my mouth. I have sevre gas after eatting and thats accompanied by bad heartburn and a bile bad taste. I get sick thinking anything to releive the pain, but nothing helps. I cant breath when the pain strikes and I lay in a fetal position.


Lately I have noticed that I have sevre bad breath in the morning, even tho I have ocd with teeth brushing.. I brush like 8 times a day, more so at night now since bad breath mornings( which does nothing as the breath is bad in the morning) some one told me that thats one of the symptons to non functioning gall bladders and I have many of the symptoms.


Finally when the 15 - 20 zantac 75mg a day stopped helping the heartburn, I went in to see my doctor. He ordered an ulterasound and it came back as normal. He said, well you have no gall stones, therefore your gall bladder is fine. He dismissed my complaints and left me undiagnosed, I walked out of that office feeling ok this is all in my head, and they all think im a quack. :wink:

i have never been back to have it checked again. Lately it has gotten a lot worse. The pain coming and going atleast once a week. I have unbelievable gas after every meal and im such a light eater, salads, fruit and fish daily. I realize as we get older, we let go of lots of gas, but im in my early thirties and have the elderly beat in the gas department hands down!!!! **smiles*** :?

Should I be doing more? I mean I dont want to go back to have it checked and it be normal again, that only proves one thing, I am a quack and lost it long ago....


Any tips would be appreciated.