Question by collegesucksass: Having Stomach Issues, Throwing up, constant nausea only when standing up not when laying down so much?
I am wondering if anyone else has had these symptoms before in their life. Back in December (about 11 Months ago) my stomach started really really hurting early in the morning and I would get up and I would start throwing up every single morning. This lasted for about 3 months while i went in and out of Doctors, Gastrologists, and ER’s…
It finally went away after about another 2 months…(I started smoking pot which really helped a lot)…anyways I have quit since for the most part (except for last night) and my stomach issues started coming up again. This time its a little different though. Before my stomach would hurt all day, and now it hurts in the morning and then goes away by afternoon after taking nothing…I went to the doctor twice now and they have prescribed me the following:
* Zofran
* Xanax
* Levsin
* Zegerid
PS. My mom died a couple of months ago and I am only 22…we were best friends and it really didnt affect me after a few days, but once i started feeling sick again, i lost it and started having panic attacks 5-10 times per day where i cant stop my breathing and there is lots of crying.
I really just want to feel better. I don’t like feeling like this because I can concentrate on whatever I am doing at the time. If there is anyone out there that has been through something similar or if there is a doctor on here that could possibly give me some hints as to whats wrong because I have heard everything from Diverticulitis – Stomach Cancer – Stress – Anxiety/Stress and a plethora of others like constipation and what not.
Thanks you very much for taking the time to read this.
Charlie
Oh ya, I haven’t been having diarrhea until this morning when I went to the bathroom…it looked like my poop was Black…which I have heard is not good…but it was black and green…so I don’t know…Anyways. all I have been able to eat is Jello (red) Gatorade (blue), one piece of toast, I got stoned last night and ate a small piece of pizza only because I hadn’t eaten anything in two day…and one of those frozen pops.
I have diabetes in my family, some heart problems, I lead a pretty sedentary lifestyle although recently I have been trying to change that.
Again thank you…and my stomach is feeling better…a little better after taking those combinations minus the Zegerid cause I was told to take it when I am feeling better.
Best answer:
Answer by Angel_Blue
Hmm. It sounds like the doctors think it’s all in your head — that it’s depression and stress over you mom’s passing away. I’m not sure that’s true. It probably is, if all this started AFTER she died. If it DID, this is your body’s way of dealing with feelings you try to ignore — making you feel you’ve lost control of your life. The panic attacks, etc. are related to this type stress. You MAY even have given yourself an ulcer by worrying so much.
As for the nausea, there are a number of things that cause it. People get nauseous when the haven’t eaten in a while, and their blood sugar drops suddenly. They get nausea as a side effect to meds; or because they’re ill. A weird reason is due to consipation. If you can’t go for more than 2 days, you have it. What that means, is that your colon is so impacted it can no longer absorb anything you eat. That alone would account for the throwing up. That happened to me, and all I DID was throw up.
It’s like taking a tube, and filling it up, then packing it down till it’s solid, and still trying to put more in. It won’t go, so anything you try just comes back out. Your body has an accending colon, and a descending colon; the descending colon uses the anal canal [attached to your rectum] in order to remove it’s waste buildup. When this process gets impacted, a person is nausous until the problem is fixed, ususally by an enema ordered by a doctor, or by taking laxatives.
The laxatives gave me diarrehea, but with the blockage finally gone, the nausea and throwing up went away. That MAY be your problem where the throwing up is concerned.
As for the no eating, try drinking a chocolate ENSURE protein drink. They come in small bottles, and taste best when really cold. And stay away from the vanilla flavor — it tastes gross. Hopefully, it will help settle your stomach as it did mine. My nausea and pain was due to the side effects I got from chemotherapy. I had no interest in food, even though I was starving. The IDEA of being able to eat was there, but actually EATING made me nauseous. YOURS sounds more stress-related.
If you feel a little better after moving your bowels along [colon function], then try eating a little soup. Add a slice of bread with peanut butter on it, toast, or just eat the peanut butter. Peanut butter also has the protein your body needs. Forget the jello, all it is, is sugar. Also, drink a lot of water if you can. Your body and blood need water in order to survive, especially your blood. Water also washing any toxins in your body away by flushing out your kidneys.
As for the crying, etc., that is because you are depressed over your mom. Try saying prayers; going to her grave site and tallking to her — leave a favorite flower there — then go places the 2 of you went, and remind yourself WHY the 2 of you liked it. Any time you feel food will make the pain of losing her go away, push those thoughts aside. Take up walking as exercise instead. Mainly because after 20 minutes or so, your body releases endorphines from exercise, that makes a person feel more relaxed. I hope some of this helps. It helped me. Especially the protein drink and exercise.
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