Functional Dyspepsia

[Liam R]

Hi all,

So now i know there is nothing sinister going on and after a year being a celiac on a gluten-free diet my villi are healed after the follow up endoscopy according to my Gastro Dr

My ongoing symptoms have been diagnosed as functional dyspepsia 

My main symptoms are sickness in the morning and gnawing stomach pain high up in the abdomen just under my rig cage,

I am currently taking 20mg prozac everyday and 15mg lansoprazole twice daily once in the morning and before bed to stop the morning sickness,

I cant really find much useful info on the web about the subject  and not many success stories either which is worrying,

My Dr said it can just sometimes go away or its life long " I WILL NOT SUBMIT TO THIS "  so here i am asking for all your advice on dyspepsia and what worked for you ?

I can accept that i may have to use PPIs in the short term but ultimately i dont want to be on medication long term and i know if i come of them now the gnawing/burning pain will return so a weaning off approach will be needed if i can find something that helps me get back to normality.

[Scott Adams]

Long term use of PPI's can be a concern, as it can cause you not to break down and absorb nutrients in your food. Ironically many people who are prescribed them would actually benefit more by increasing their stomach acid using HCL supplements, but again, I do not want to second guess your doctor.

I will assume that you are very careful with your gluten-free diet and are 100% gluten-free, and don't eat in restaurants, etc. If there is any question about this, the starting point is really making sure your diet, including your supplements and medications are gluten-free:

The next step would be to look at this article:

 

[knitty kitty]

 

[knitty kitty]

I believe another thread mentioned tryptophan as beneficial for functional dyspepsia.

 

Effects of l-tryptophan on gastric emptying evaluated by breath test in relation to gastric accommodation

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861314000292