Guest guest Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 Since having a sharp bout of abdominal pain, bloating & nausea last week, I'm coming to realize I'll have to return to my doc early this week. After doing some research, the symptoms are consistent with either an ulcer (duodenal?) or gall stones, or both. Externally, I can press a very painful tender spot close to the muscle wall just to the right & high in my abdomen, but deeper in it extends down a few inches. A resident doctor was examining my abdomen for this at my appt Wed, but missed the actual tender area! Other symptoms: continued belching, very slow emptying of stomach (typical for me, but worse), light colored stools float (typical for me), rapid weight loss with difficulty eating much. Pain has been consistent (especially the 'spot' both inside & outside when pressure is applied) & can increase within a few minutes of eating most things, but that has been improving. I'm getting weaker & feeling 'sicker', very low energy & perhaps very low grade fever? What I've been doing: eating very light & frequently - alkaline food (veggies, some meat, fruit, some soft carbs, very little fat - causes more trouble), green drinks/barley grass, chewing DGL tablets, occasional 'Acid-Ease' tablets, a few supplements that are recommended for ulcers. Although things are better & there's no nausea now, the tender areas in my abdomen aren't improving significantly. I am afraid of testing...should I be concerned about things like barium for a GI series, etc.? Has anyone experienced this type of problem during chelation? What kind of a delay or impact does this have on chelation? My doctor is going along with my choice to do frequent dosing, but really doesn't know much about it and hasn't mentioned personally getting further information on the protocol. At the appointment, we only considered this as stomach irritation as a result of supplements. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Joanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 I know of someone who had similar symptoms to this and it ended up being a blockage (due to infection and/or gall stone) in the bile duct. She lost a lot of weight while it was being diagnosed - then I believe they had her on anti-inflammatory treatment to clear it up. Don't know if that is what's going on with you, but perhaps one possibility. I would think they will need to do some type of imaging (ultrasound?) to see what is going on. Andy says in HTI that barium sulfate (which is what they use for imaging studies) is insoluble and therefore safe. He does mention that it can be made into a more toxic, soluble form if it is mixed with a lot of acid. I don't know if that's relevant to the human body, but I'd probably avoid acidic things during/after the test until the stuff is out of the body. Personally, I would wait a week or so until you have a little more information before deciding what to do about chelation. Sounds like you are sufficiently uncomfortable right now that you don't really want to be dealing with chelation at the moment. -- > > Since having a sharp bout of abdominal pain, bloating & nausea last > week, I'm coming to realize I'll have to return to my doc early this > week. After doing some research, the symptoms are consistent with > either an ulcer (duodenal?) or gall stones, or both. Externally, I > can press a very painful tender spot close to the muscle wall just > to the right & high in my abdomen, but deeper in it extends down a > few inches. A resident doctor was examining my abdomen for this at > my appt Wed, but missed the actual tender area! > > Other symptoms: continued belching, very slow emptying of stomach > (typical for me, but worse), light colored stools float (typical for > me), rapid weight loss with difficulty eating much. Pain has been > consistent (especially the 'spot' both inside & outside when > pressure is applied) & can increase within a few minutes of eating > most things, but that has been improving. I'm getting weaker & > feeling 'sicker', very low energy & perhaps very low grade fever? > > What I've been doing: eating very light & frequently - alkaline > food (veggies, some meat, fruit, some soft carbs, very little fat - > causes more trouble), green drinks/barley grass, chewing DGL > tablets, occasional 'Acid-Ease' tablets, a few supplements that are > recommended for ulcers. Although things are better & there's no > nausea now, the tender areas in my abdomen aren't improving > significantly. > > I am afraid of testing...should I be concerned about things like > barium for a GI series, etc.? > > Has anyone experienced this type of problem during chelation? > > What kind of a delay or impact does this have on chelation? > > My doctor is going along with my choice to do frequent dosing, but > really doesn't know much about it and hasn't mentioned personally > getting further information on the protocol. At the appointment, we > only considered this as stomach irritation as a result of > supplements. > > Any help is appreciated. Thanks, > > Joanne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 I know of someone who had similar symptoms to this and it ended up being a blockage (due to infection and/or gall stone) in the bile duct. She lost a lot of weight while it was being diagnosed - then I believe they had her on anti-inflammatory treatment to clear it up. Don't know if that is what's going on with you, but perhaps one possibility. I would think they will need to do some type of imaging (ultrasound?) to see what is going on. Andy says in HTI that barium sulfate (which is what they use for imaging studies) is insoluble and therefore safe. He does mention that it can be made into a more toxic, soluble form if it is mixed with a lot of acid. I don't know if that's relevant to the human body, but I'd probably avoid acidic things during/after the test until the stuff is out of the body. Personally, I would wait a week or so until you have a little more information before deciding what to do about chelation. Sounds like you are sufficiently uncomfortable right now that you don't really want to be dealing with chelation at the moment. -- > > Since having a sharp bout of abdominal pain, bloating & nausea last > week, I'm coming to realize I'll have to return to my doc early this > week. After doing some research, the symptoms are consistent with > either an ulcer (duodenal?) or gall stones, or both. Externally, I > can press a very painful tender spot close to the muscle wall just > to the right & high in my abdomen, but deeper in it extends down a > few inches. A resident doctor was examining my abdomen for this at > my appt Wed, but missed the actual tender area! > > Other symptoms: continued belching, very slow emptying of stomach > (typical for me, but worse), light colored stools float (typical for > me), rapid weight loss with difficulty eating much. Pain has been > consistent (especially the 'spot' both inside & outside when > pressure is applied) & can increase within a few minutes of eating > most things, but that has been improving. I'm getting weaker & > feeling 'sicker', very low energy & perhaps very low grade fever? > > What I've been doing: eating very light & frequently - alkaline > food (veggies, some meat, fruit, some soft carbs, very little fat - > causes more trouble), green drinks/barley grass, chewing DGL > tablets, occasional 'Acid-Ease' tablets, a few supplements that are > recommended for ulcers. Although things are better & there's no > nausea now, the tender areas in my abdomen aren't improving > significantly. > > I am afraid of testing...should I be concerned about things like > barium for a GI series, etc.? > > Has anyone experienced this type of problem during chelation? > > What kind of a delay or impact does this have on chelation? > > My doctor is going along with my choice to do frequent dosing, but > really doesn't know much about it and hasn't mentioned personally > getting further information on the protocol. At the appointment, we > only considered this as stomach irritation as a result of > supplements. > > Any help is appreciated. Thanks, > > Joanne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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