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Old Apr 20, 2023, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed View Post
I dont know if I should go to the ER. I am in so much stomach pain even water hurts it. I just took 2 Advil so I'll see I'm gonna have to restart my bentyl. It gave me massive heartburn but it at least got rid of the pain

I definitely think you need to pursue seeing specialists until you get some answers/solutions. I know what it's like having constant stomach issues as I actually had them for so long I was suicidal and wound up in the psych ward. A nurse there told me I must persist in seeing doctors until they found a solution, and that there is always something else they can try. Ironically I found a solution just months later after years of suffering.


My issue was motility - food sitting in my stomach for too long, determined by a stomach emptying test. A medicine called Domperidone helped me a lot (one of my coworkers suggested it, not my doctor). Chronic constipation had also caused it.


A gastro doc also advised me that I must always sit down to eat, chew thoroughly and not rush, and make sure I have regular bowel movements approx every day. I take Metamucil and if needed milk of magnesia.

Please keep seeing doctors, regardless of if you go to the ER. I hope you have the coverage.
Thanks for this!
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