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    (warning::some of this may be to much info and a little gross).I am getting really frustated lately with my tummy. The problems started right after Hurricane Katrina when I had to leave home and spend time bouncing around the country and living off ramen noodles. I am often nauseated in the morning. Before I have even eaten anything. I am never able to throw up as I am one of those people who never throws up unless it is projectile. I also have heartburn much of the time. Lately I have had sporatic stabs of pain right about mid abdomen. My doctor just spent all of 2 min listening to my problems and told me it was acid reflux. He gave me some stuff that made it worse. Aciphex. So I have been avoiding eating 3 to 4 hours bed and I have begun to take acidophilus suppliments. Before I started taking the acidophilus I used to get more cases of trots, but even now when i have to go I really need to go. I have been trying to take garlic and onion out of my diet, as that is something my doctor told me to avoid, but it is hard as it is in everything at the store. I used to love cambells soup but that has garlic in it. Any suggestions anyone???? anything else I can add to my diet to help me??
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    I would tell your Dr. that it is worse and if he can't do anything I would find another Dr. You don't want to mess around with stomach problems, they can cause you to feel awful and really become serious.

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    Have you tried coating your stomach with dairy products 10-15 min before you eat? It sure sounds like you have an ulcer but I'm not a Dr.

    I agree with Jasmine, go see aother doctor. A second opinion is a good thing. Call and make an appt somewhere so you can end this suffering soon. Perhaps you could see a doctor and if they can't pinpoint it they can refer you to a gastrointologist.

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    stress is a major factor in IBS and it sounds like you're in the midst of some fairly heavy shit....

    is there any way you can address the stress levels? you may find that the stomach upset goes away on its own. when it happened to me i just ate bland food until i could get to the root of my stress.

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    Check to see if you have colitis. It is a chronic condition which flares up during periods of stress or unhealthy eating habits.
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    the same thing happens to me. i get sick from not eating right. some people can eat anything and not get affected but i've always had a sensitive stomach. the pain is pretty much in the middle and you feel nauseated and just want to curl up. i
    kept going to different doctors and got tests that were all normal except i had low potassium probably from the diarrhea and not eating right. i got nexium and that didn't help; got a little worse actually. i got belladonna and that didn't really help. i got aciphex and that didn't help much. then i got protonix. i think that helped a little.

    Eventually my stomach got better. Stress made it harder to get better. I had that bad stomach spell once 3 weeks earlier but it didn't last as long. I don't if it was a virus or bad reaction to what i ate but it felt awful. Decreasing stress and eating small amounts throughout the day helped me.

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    Garlic gives me really bad heartburn and stomach pains

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