Stomach ulcer anyone?
Annie Deighnaugh
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Comments (4)Try caffeine free Diet Coke. No other brand seems to work for me ~ even the caffeinated Diet Coke does not work. I have had the testing and taken the antibiotics and the acid-reducers. I used apple cider vinegar for the longest time. Nothing works for me as well as the caffeine free Diet Coke. I stumbled onto the diet Coke thing. I never drank any kind of pop. I don't think it is good for us, and I wish there were something else I could find that works as well. But nothing ~ not the acid-reducers (which eventually stop working), not the vinegar (which actually worked pretty well for me) works as well as Diet Coke. A doctor told me once that the Coke might be replacing stomach acids, just as the vinegar had. Or it might be the carbon dioxide in the bubbles. Wishing well. Barbara...See MorePeri, Gastric ulcers, gerd...
Comments (3)Hi nolongernewyork, I developed fibromyalgia just as I was starting perimenopause. It makes me wonder if the two are VERY interconnected. I'm 57 and haven't had a period in 3 years, but have TONS of muscle and joint aches. I had horrible GERD and IBS during perimenopause, but fortunately, it has calmed down. One thing I learned was that people who are treated for h. pylori, actually can develop alot of heartburn after the treatment. I think there's something about having that infection that keeps you from having heartburn. I'm also learning that our GI tracts are extremely important to our well being. Do a search on healing your GI tract naturally, and you'll learn lots about it. Make a food diary and see if you have developed some intolerances to certain foods. I know I can't eat much dairy anymore. Try to cut down on your carbs and especially sugar. I've heard one theory that GERD is caused by a diet of too many carbs. When we eat more than we can digest, it ferments and leads to GERD. And caffeine can make alot of your pain and GI problems worse. I think its a good thing to look up treatment for fibromyalgia, because perimenopause can have symptoms just like it. Gosh......your plate is sooooooo full!! I'm sure you hadn't planned on raising your 3 kids by yourself. Hang in there!...See MoreCooking For Ulcer Recovery
Comments (35)OK maybe this just touched a nerve for me, but I really hate to hear about people suffering from digestive upset of any kind, because it has haunted my family. My dad has ulcerative colitis, and I have IBS and also this interstitial cystitis thing, which is chronic inflammation. Same with migraines also, which I get, they are chronic inflammation too, along with their friend, menstrual cramps, which is uterine inflammation. So I've been round the bend for many years trying to figure out how to stop my body from becoming "inflamed." Same with ulcers of the stomach, you've basically got the stomach tissues becoming inflamed with gastritis. So call it gastritis, colitis, cystitis, it basically means "inflammation" of the "fill in body part." And I've tried every imaginable herb and diet advice. A lot of it is just hooey, IMHO, even coming from doctors. Also, if you get chronically "inflamed" then you are going to be prescribed and take "anti-inflammatory" drugs, which then have their own fun side effects. Along with pain killers and anti-biotics, all of which wreak havoc with your body, IMHO. Of course what are you going to do, not taking them is also bad because of the pain and infections that won't go away. Here's a few things I have learned. If you don't have a food allergy or sensitivity, then going without it isn't going to help one bit. I've gone off gluten and dairy and acid and nightshade and purines etc. and not much of it has helped. But it did help me identify my triggers, which going without them is very helpful. For example, I really have a difficult time with the whole "low acid" diet recommendations because your stomach is full of acid and I don't think you can throw your whole body's pH off by just eating a tomato. Maybe a bushel of them! The real issue is avoiding foods that are going to make your own stomach acids increase, not foods that are acidic. Having said that, I still avoid some high acid foods. For me, absolute DEATH food is anything with artificial sweetener in it. If your daughter was ingesting that kind of stuff, I highly recommend she stop. Also bad for me is alcohol and tea. If I was trying to rebuild my gut bacteria, I wouldn't drink those things. Alcohol is the waste products of bacteria so too much of it is toxic to bacteria. Also, tea contains tannins which are toxic compounds made by plants. A little is OK, a lot and you'll pickle yourself. (Note: that was a JOKE, not a scientific pronouncement!). Some herbs stimulate stomach acids, some calm them. I have good luck with fennel, which is given to babies to help with colic. Chamomile too. Tumeric and saffron also are anti-inflammatory. But a little bit goes a long way with those. Parsley, cilantro and other green herbs like basil and dill are also wonderful for digestive health. I already went on about probiotics, they are a very good idea but it really takes some doing to get live cultures. A lot of folks are into doing their own, food culturing, I may try it some day. A lot of products that you can buy that might have contained probiotics may not have any live cultures left by the time you eat them. Dairy, especially modern pasteurized dairy is pretty hard on the stomach. Don't get me wrong, unpasteurized milk carries lots of health risks, but it also if managed properly, has some health benefits. But if I was going off to college I wouldn't fuss with finding special dairy products. I would just avoid high lactose ones like milk and fresh cheeses. I do really well avoiding dairy. But if you're going the soy route, make sure it is organic. The best thing, and the hardest thing, is just to avoid junk foods that are high sugar and use refined carbs. That includes most bread and baked goods! Those are my weaknesses. Also, soluble fiber is very good for the stomach. If I have an IBS flare up, a bowl of oatmeal is often the best medicine. I can't tout the benefits of oats enough, although some folks are sensitive to them. If that's you guys, never mind. Other soluble fibers are barley, white and sweet potatoes, squash, bananas, berries, beans, (they have insoluble too, so watch out!), apples, carrots, almonds, flax, (I don't do flax, I sub sunflower or pumpkin seeds instead, because you have to grind flax or it is a total wash and it has insoluble fiber too)j. I don't try and AVOID bad foods, I have just developed a repertoire of recipes I like with the good foods. I eat lots of oat things like oat bread, oat muffins, granola, (in moderation since it is loaded with fat and sugar), oat pancakes, etc. I also throw butternut squash in with a lot of things, and routinely make roasted root veggies which are great. Luckily I love greens too, so eat lots of braised greens like cabbage, collards, kale, etc. Again, in moderation because they have some negative chemicals in them if you go overboard on them. Insoluble fiber in my case is NOT good, so watch out for things that are high in that, one of which is wheat bran. Also lots of fruits and veggies have the insoluble fiber but can be cooked to help soften it. Corn is somewhat problematic but I eat it without problems. Here are links to three recipes that I have made and liked that are loaded with soluble fibers. Asian Style Corn Chowder Note: Make this with coconut milk instead of the recommended cream. And add some carrots and a green veggie like green beans, pea pods or broccoli. Pumpkin Shitake Risotto. Note: Use UNCURED bacon. I make this with pureed butternut squash, just as good. Can throw some spinach in it too. Thai Pumpkin and Chicken Curry Note: use mild red curry paste and don't go overboard with the hot sauce! Same with this, throw some cabbage or spinach in with it. Also, if your daughter is taking NSAIDs for a chronic pain problem, she needs to get that as much under control as she can, because pain killers and terrible for the gut. One thing about pain killers, better to take a moderate amount proactively at the onset of pain than to wait until the pain is unbearable and then you have to take much, much more. There are a lot of books out there on managing chronic pain, your daughter might want to check them out. I had been healthy as a horse in my youth so it took me a while to realize what I had wasn't just a temporary headache or a bad period month, but rather an ongoing problem that had to be managed. So I started out way abusing pain killers. I was popping Vanquish like sweet tarts. Again, pain killers don't do much good once the pain is bad, but you can use NSAIDs to manage menstrual pain if taken ahead of time, before the pain gets bad. And honestly, she might want to think about going on the pill if that is her problem, because that was something that nipped my bad periods in the bud. I wouldn't want to be on them forever but for a while to see her through this upheaval time might be OK. But you can also manage them through exercise, like yoga and running. When I was very physically fit I didn't have near the problems I did later on in life. Of course maybe that's not her problem, maybe it's a skeletal or muscular problem. But at any rate, an exercise regime is pretty close to a miracle cure for a lot of ailments. It's just sticking with it that is difficult....See MoreDogs & Ulcers
Comments (13)My Max perforated his stomach due to an NSAID-related ulcer many years before I got him. After emergency surgery and a lot of nursing care by new owner (the vet), he was fine. He can never have any NSAIDs (Rimadyl, Deramaxx, Etogesic, etc) again. Which may be a problem when he is older because he also has hip dysplasia. My B'Elanna died of a stomach ulcer that perforated due to stomach cancer. My Aleksander also had a cancer-related stomach ulcer, but I got that under control in time for him to die of the cancer. It was briefly thought that my K'Ehleyr also had an NSAID-related gastric ulcer. She's on Rimadyl for back pain, and her PCV has been gradually declining down to 28% now. RBC count is also low. Some of those fecal occult blood tests are hard to interpret. There are a lot of food items that can cause false positives. And just because there is some blood in the stool doesn't mean that there is a gastric ulcer as Raul mentioned. Aleks' ulcer was diagnosed via endoscopy when we were looking for a reason for his vomiting and anorexia (common signs of ulcers). B'Elanna was via ultrasound which showed a large hole in her stomach. I don't know how Max was diagnosed, but it wasn't by a fecal occult blood test. Anyway, K'Ehleyr's PCV has been rising now. She's had an abdominal ultrasound that didn't find anything abnormal at all. All I did was put her on an iron supplement (her Hgb was also low). The vets are not so worried any more, and since she was never clinically ill, I'm not worried either. I'd also ask about sucrulfate, misposprotol, and antacids (omeprazole specifically) if the vets are really worried about a stomach ulcer. Quite honestly, in a Boxer my first thought would be some kind of cancer. Not to scare you, but that would be my big concern. Unless he's been on NSAIDs or steroids long term, the things that cause GI bleeding are not so good. Maybe a nasty hookworm infestation could do it, so if you're in an area that has a lot of hookworms and your dog hasn't been on regular heartworm prevention, start with that. I know I certainly did on all my dogs! Good luck with the recheck visit....See MoreAnnie Deighnaugh
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