Hurts to eat

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  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    You throw up alot? Maybe damage to the esophagus. At what point does it start to hurt? When you swallow? Chew? Or while it's digesting and your stomach starts to hurt?
  • healthybabs
    healthybabs Posts: 600 Member
    Okay went to the doctor today and demanded to get checked out today. My spine was out of alignment, so he fixed that for me, and that fixed a tiny portion of the problem. However, he still wasn't listening about the sugar part of it. Not until I mentioned how I'm always thirsty even though I drink like 12 glasses of water a day. So I'm going to be set up for a LOT more testing. They're checking me for a hernia (hiatal or something I believe) and something else as well, plus checking me for a blood sugar problem.

    Did you talk about seeing a gastroenterologist, I can't believe your doc has not already referred you to one. All this throwing up is very dangerous to the esophogus, I don't want to scare you about this but it is very serious. PLEASE insist upon it!!!
  • healthybabs
    healthybabs Posts: 600 Member
    I forgot to ask you, I see you are only 19 years old, where are your parents on this issue? Maybe you can get one of them to go to the doctor with you. I would hate to think you are trying to handle this on your own. I know you are over 18 so there isn't much they can do to speak for you, but I really think you should have an adult involved in this with you. If you were my daughter I would want to know and help you get the medical attention you need for this.
  • grobbygru
    grobbygru Posts: 292 Member
    Okay went to the doctor today and demanded to get checked out today. My spine was out of alignment, so he fixed that for me, and that fixed a tiny portion of the problem. However, he still wasn't listening about the sugar part of it. Not until I mentioned how I'm always thirsty even though I drink like 12 glasses of water a day. So I'm going to be set up for a LOT more testing. They're checking me for a hernia (hiatal or something I believe) and something else as well, plus checking me for a blood sugar problem.

    I have an apparent slight hiatus hernia as well and I believe my spine problems caused it. So always try to keep your spine strong.
  • snowfox92
    snowfox92 Posts: 100 Member
    I've been out on my own since I was 17. My parents have never been extremely involved in my life, and I don't have much support, so I do have to do a lot of this on my own. I did tell the doctor I want a gastroenterologist as well, and he's going to be referring me to one as well. That's what I was forgetting to mention, silly me. So I HOPE things are going to get fixed and fast. I just wish my spine could remain strong on its own. Back problems run in my family. I have Fybromyalgia (sp?) and they're also checking for some weird type of arthritis as well. My sister has both. She also has a series of stomach problems too, but hers are easier to diagnose than mine are. My biological father seemed to have a lot of stomach issues too before he died, and now my uncle is having a lot of stomach problems the doctors haven't been able to diagnose either.
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