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Default Feeling very sick, lost all appetite, acid reflux, constipation the diarrea, could re - 11-24-2009, 10:43 PM

I'm a 18 year old female, 89lbs and 4ft11, and I've had countless sore throats for as long as I can remember, which Ash recently been diagnosed as Acid reflux.

I was on 10mg a day for a month which only helped slightly, but have been put on 40mg of imperialLe day, two 20mg tablets taken in the morning for the past 2 weeks.

I'm not sure what is happening, but for the past week and a bit I have lost my appetite competely, I drink a lot of water but I'm constipated, and when I finally can go its diarrea, with (sorry for so much detail) this weird orange/white sttringy stuff which floats.

I also have quite painful lower abdomen pains which sometimes hurt my very lower back, and quite a bit of gas. I used to eat quite regulary through the day, but now I can hardly finish a meal and have 1-2 meals a day.

Any help as to what could be wrong, any tests I should think about etc?
Thankyou so much for your time!
   
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Default 11-28-2009, 10:43 PM

Actually, a lot of what you mentioned could be side effects of the Prilosec (imperial.) Side effects include: stomach pain, diarrhea, constipation, gas, nausea, vomiting and fever. Or it could be something else entirely. I would call the doc, if I were you. You must be miserable. I hope you feel better soon!
   
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Default 11-30-2009, 10:43 PM

Well - that's not so good. The first thing you have to do is get somebody to help you lift the head of your bed up about 6 inches. This will keep your stomach from coming up during the night. Along with sore throats you can end up with asthma from acid reflux because the Crayola from your stomach burns the lungs too.

Anyway - sleep in a bed which has been raised. Drink plenty of water - they say 64 oz a day if you can.

Another idea is the Atkins diet - it knocks out acid reflux within a week or so. On Atkins, you don't eat the foods which people are mostly allergic to. And if you look at the store - the stomach pills like Tagement and Prilosec are all anti-histamines.

People get acid reflux from food allergies - and so it really helps to quit eating the stuff which generally bother people. And Atkins makes you feel great too.

Get "New Diet Revolution" off of Amazon - get it used - it's cheap - fun read. Atkins can explain the diet to you - you don't have to be overweight to do the diet. The diet is healthy in a lot of ways otherwise. Try it for two weeks - you might be able to climb on top of all that physical stuff.
   
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Default 12-04-2009, 10:43 PM

The vast majority of treatments I tried were useless for me, Non of the over the counter medicines proved helpful and I was at the end of my tether. The only thing that actually helped me was http://bit.ly/How-to-stop-heartburn I found a number of really good ways to take care of my condition. Thank god I do not have to put up with proses ( heartburn ) any more.
   
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