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WHITE SPOTS SHOW IN INTESTINES

I had a xray done on my lower back. However, it also showed three white spots in my intestines. I also...

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Non-Functioning Gallbladder

I had an ultra-sound - no stones nor the gallbladder showed up , they even had 2 techs check - still nothing. ...

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Gerd and heart palpitations

I had heart palpitations for the first time 3 years ago. Figured it was from stress. I moved home and they...

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IS THRE A "Dr. HOUSE" OUT THERE!

I have been suffering from on-set rapid heart beat/rate since 1999 where gas buids up and sends my heart into...

Posted by Coach_Ron

I have been suffering from on-set rapid heart beat/rate since 1999 where gas buids up and sends my heart into a rapid heart beat attack. Also if I lie down on my back, stomack or right side the same things happens, rapid heart rate. I can only lie on my left side to get any sleep. If I even lean back in a chair or in the car the same thing...rapid heat rate attack.

If I burp all the gas out, after about 15 min. my heart slows down to normal levels 65-72BPM. When it speeds up it goes to about 140BPM with no exercise. I can't tell you how many times I have been to the ER thinking it was my heart... My heart has been checked out AOK by the New England Heart Institute.

I was a very vocal youth sports father/fan and used to yell and over use my diafram when yelling at sporting events. So I'm thinking I have some mechanical problem or hernia. Back in 1999 I did do a test that said I had a "Twisted Stomach" and I do have a belly button herina at this time that can bee seen and confirmed.

My heart is OK and I do not have GERD, heartburn or any reflex problem... It's mechanical when I move or exercise or lie a certian way it builds up the gas and boom!, my heart rate just takes off...

Could this be a diafram hernia putting pressure on my vegas nerve sending my heart rate going??? Right now sitting here typihg this if I put my hand on my solarplex area, I can feel like a spasm/something doing flip flops in the solarplex area right in the center.

This condition has taken away about 15 years of my life since my first trip to the ER with this rapid heart rate in 1999, I was at our Little League field yelling for our Little Leaguer on the fireld...

My diafram yelling was out of control in 3 youth sports over a period of 5 years...So, I think I could have damaged something in there?????

Please Help1...if you have any House thoughts...

Regards,

Coach Ron...
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How to deal with gastro paresis / Acidosis/ Delaye...

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relief from gallbladder?

Doctor feels that the pain (not horribly painful-yet), and other issues are related to the gallbladder. I...

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stomache issues

my husband has had his galbladder removed several years ago. Then along came "gastrointeritis". Took him to a...

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Unrelenting need to belch

My mother, who is in her late 70s, has lately been suffering from an unrelenting need to belch. The feeling...

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heartburn/belching

I have been suffering from heartburn my whole life, i am 24 right now, and i remember my mom taking me...

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Digestive Issues

My husband is a 22 year old male who has been suffering with digestive problems for 4 years. He has not lost...

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Adult Pyloric Stenosis & Gastrojejunostomy?

47 yo female with Benign Hypertrophic Pyloric stenosis. This is a structural issue of scarring and...

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IBS sufferer...suddenly constipated? Help please.

Hi there, First time poster here. Hope I'm not breaking any protocol or rules. I've suffered from symptoms...

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Hi there,

First time poster here. Hope I'm not breaking any protocol or rules. I've suffered from symptoms of IBS for the majority of my 23 years and was only diagnosed last year. I'm currently on a waiting list for an endoscopy and colonoscopy as my doctor describes my symptoms as "rather severe". (Also have recurring ulcers and B12 deficiency.)

I'm writing because as a person who always has anywhere between 3 to 6 urgent, soft (bordering on liquid) bowel movements a day, I've suddenly become constipated and have been unable to have a bowel movement in 4 days. This has never happened to me. Generally, if I'm going to be constipated, it lasts for maybe 8 hours, and even that is rather rare.

This comes following oral surgery four days ago to remove two wisdom teeth. I was not put under for the procedure, just frozen locally. I'm currently taking amoxicillin (for a jaw infection), Tylenol with codeine #3, Ibuprofen, a daily multivitamin w/iron, a B12 supplement, and occasionally zopiclone when I can't sleep (last two nights). I have been avoiding valerian extract to be safe.

Is there some kind of association between the fact that I had oral surgery and this sudden constipation?

I also write because in the week leading up to my surgery, I noticed some changes in my bowel movements that concerned me somewhat. First I noticed that when I used the washroom, my stool was...how do I describe this...shredded? It was in about 50-100 tiny shreds and it came out like liquid. I was surprised, I'd never seen this before. Then, as the week went on, I went back to having "normal" stools, however I noticed they were flat on two sides. They looked like they'd been pushed through one of those PlayDoh machines (ha!). I was concerned about this because I know that flat stools can occasionally indicate swelling or a blockage in the colon.

Well, now, I can't go, so I'm worried that those abnormal stools really DID indicate some kind of blockage and that something is really wrong.

I am scheduled to see my doctor on Thursday (it's Monday today) and I'm not sure if I should wait to see him and hopefully I will have gone by then or if I should call him and explain my situation. Failing that, should I take something like a laxative? I've been drinking coffee, eating oranges and peaches and all kinds of things that would normally have me running to the washroom.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm kind of nervous about this

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posting

when will posting be available, again?? TY

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Acid Reflux?????

I have had a severe cough with severe phlem for a year now, and sometimes it is accompanied by a fever. I...

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Nausea and throwing out for the past week

We had a party on Sunday night (17th) and 18th I was travelling to CA (2 hour short flight). Around lunch...

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Upcoming Colonoscopy questions

I requested from my primary care to have whatever tests needed done because of my HORRIBLE system.Every...

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Bloat, Gas & Flatulence

I am a 44 year old female and for two years I've been battling digestive issues, and in the last two months...

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Wierd Bowel Movements/Digestive condition

Around a month ago I was laying around one morning and I got this wierd twinge down in the lower area of my...

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Rectum not opening

I know this sounds crazy but I think my rectum will not open to allow anything to come out. Has anyone ever...

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Gastroparesis? Help!

I'm a 32 year old female with constant nausea and heartburn. I was being treated for gastroparesis with...

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Freezing after gastric bypass

Hi everyone, I am 58 and 11 years post gastric bypass. My diabetes is gone, high blood pressure was gone but...

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Does anyone take Linzess?

And does it help? I really really need some help. Please if you can, give me some feed back on this. Alberta

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Dear Retired Seebee

I had the surgery for a very large Hiatal Hernia in 2007. Mine reflux became so severe that I could not throw...

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abdominal pain

approximatley 20 years ago I visited a doctor after severe abdominal pain. after a urine test found...

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Help please......

A little about me... I had a stroke 8 years ago. I am 45 years old. And I need your help. I am on the stroke...

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Blood and mucus in urine for a year now

For almost a year now I have had a small amount (about the size of a quarter and orange in color) of blood...

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Unclean anus problem in mornings

In the last few weeks my mornings have gone like this -wake up, drink coffee -Have a BM, properly wipe and...

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Would you allow surgery

I am a very active tennis playing 73 year old with a moderate-sized hiatal hernia and relatively weak...

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