Do You Have A Sour Stomach, Don't Feel Like Moving?

[mustangsallyh]

I currently take Nexium and Zantac for GERD, and have been told I have IBS before. Lately I've noticed just how bad my digestive symptoms are.

I eat Frosted Mini Wheats every day for breakfast. When I wake up I'm hungry and feel pretty good. As the day goes on I start to feel worse. Sometimes my stomach is so upset, I just want to curl up and not move. Bending over makes it worse. I usually try to avoid GERD triggers like caffeine, carbonation, spicy foods, onions, garlic, etc., and I'm also pre-diabetic so I avoid potatoes, pastas, white breads, sugars etc. Lately I've just had dyspepsia and felt awful no matter what I eat. I have lots of gas, and feel bloated a lot.

I'm going to see my doctor on Monday, but wondered if anyone can tell me if they had similar symptoms before being diagnosed.

I sometimes have d with no cause (not like I ate something I know doesn't agree with me) but I don't have c very much. But I do have urgency with bowel movements, and usually don't feel done when I get done, if that makes sense.

I had an endoscopy last year, but the doctor couldn't get to the small intestine so I'm probably going to have to have another one. I'm going to get a referral to a gastroenterologist, and hope I can have something done about how badly I feel all the time.

Thanks for any input!

[Karen B.]

I was an asyptomatic Celiac prior to diagnosis and my doc had given me Prevacid for the previous 5 years for a sour stomach. What finally triggered the Celaic diagnosis was that I became very deficient in iron and B vitamins to the point that they thought I might have colon cancer. By the time they diagnosed Celiac, it was the good news. :-)

Since going gluten-free, I haven't needed Prevacid.