Stomach Pain - Feels Flu Like Posted: 11-27-05 11:03am
Hi there,
over the thanksgiving holiday, I became
ill. I, of course, ate too much on
thursday, and was rather uncomfortable.
As the evening progressed the discomfort
turned painful, and my stomach, not my
general abdominal area, was very tender to
the touch. At about 1 am that night I
began to throw up. I threw up for about
6 hours on and off, and ended up with dry
heaves. I was unable to keep food or
water down for 2 days. The pain in my
stomach felt more like a contraction,
extending from my stomach around my back
in a "band". All this was accompanied by
feeling extremely tired and run down, and
achy. I ran a fever of about 101.6 for
several days. I slept for a good 32
hours straight. Now, the other symptoms
have gone away, no longer achy or tired,
and I feel fine except for the fact my
stomach is still still very tender, so
much in fact that I don't want to eat, as
it makes it worse. Even breathing deeply
is uncomfortable. I am 25, fairly
healthy, recently stopped smoking,
somewhat over weight and have two kids.
I wrote this off as being the flu, but now
am not so sure with the continued stomach
pains. Any ideas or input would be
appreciated.
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Guest
Posted: 11-27-05 13:17pm
I usually do not throw up with the flu but
maybe you had a bit of food poisining??
If it dose not get better soon, I would
make an appt with your dr to have it
checked out, see if the will do an
ultrasound first, if it turns up normal
and blood is normal and you are still
experiencing pains raidiating to your back
have them do a hida scan, to see if it is
your gallbladder...
I just had my gallbladder removed 2 weeks
ago and went on with months of agony, I
just wish someone would have told me what
tests to have done so I could of have this
resolved sooner, I really hope you are ok
and it is over soon...
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Guest
Posted: 11-27-05 17:51pm
I must admit it sounds like food poisoning
to me. The fever with it is a classic
symptom of food poisoning or
gasterenteritis. It can take a long time
for your stomach lining to renew itself,
so you will feel uncomfy for a while.
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Guest
Guest
It Could Be Gallbladder Posted: 11-28-05 09:33am
I have a bad gallbladder, and my symptoms
were like yours. It almost seemed like
food poison and took hold of me in the
form of bad stomach upset and nausea. I
took some tums and went to bed miserable.
I eventually had to go to a doctor and he
ran a ct scan on my organs and found that
I had no inflammation or stones. So he
gave me some protonix and a cns
depressant. Well I took these for about 2
months and stopped. I went two months
w/out a problem then out of the blue again
it hit me like a ton of bricks and at
night. I finally went to see an internist
and he said he suspected gallbladder
disease. I took a hide scan test and sure
enough, it came back w/ a low functioning
gallbladder., it was like 17.2% anyway, I
am currently on aciphex and dealing w/ it.
I do not want surgery and am getting
scheduled to go to detox camp. Try a
gallbladder flush and see if any stones
come out.
