You wrote:
"Current medical status: I am a 14 year
old girl, with burning/stomach pain in
center of upper abdomen since May '07. Dr.
thought this was gastritis from taking
steroids/ antibotics in March/ April for
pneumonia/asthma. Also Had Mono March/
April. Burning pain is sometimes so bad I
cannot breathe in. Negative Abdominal
ultrasound. Negative blood test including
one for pyloric ulcer. They scheduled me a
endoscope but not until first of October.
Acidy things do make it worse, however Dr.
said if it was Reflux disease the Nexium
would have helped.
Current medical treatment: Was on
Prislosec rx strength from May til July(no
relief) then tried Nexium til now- still
no relief"
The only secure diagnostic method for
detecting stomach ulcers is a gastric
endoscopy (gastroscopy). Blood tests for a
stomach ulcer is, in fact, searching for
antibodies against the bacterium
"Helicobacter pillory". Helicobacter
pillory is accused of provoking stomach
ulcers. But there are people that
experience stomach ulcers without having
the bacterium present in their systems and
there are other people that have the
bacterium, without having a stomach ulcer.
Besides a stomach ulcer, a hiatus hernia
can also cause similar symptoms like
yours. Hiatus hernias can are also
identified with gastroscopies. In the
meantime, you might take some antacids or
ranitidine t6o relieve the symptoms as you
are waiting for the gastroscopy.
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