As I have read, digestive issues are an avarage aspie's life and I am no exception.
Around two week's ago, I got a colicky sensation in my right shoulder, but antiflammatry drugs took that away, then last wednesday, I had just visited the toilet and then, had the most embarrassing accident and could not figure out why, since I did not experience a tummy ache. And, then, the next day - a thursday, I had a small lunch and then, the "music started". I developed this colicky ache all over my tummy and no tablets touched it ( so unusual as my body works with medication). I vomited a couple of times and thought it was just the dreadful ache all over my tummy area. I soon recognised that this ache was nothing I had experienced before. Hubby just said it will go and not panic, so I tried to be calm, but knew something was not right. He said that if I am just as bad the next day, he would take me to get looked at.
It was around 3 in the morning that with shame, I had to wake hubby up, as the ache had intensified. He phoned the dr and was told he really should take me to the hospital. Now, my anxiety would go out the window, but I cried out to my God, Jehovah and all anxiety left me.
I was put on a stretcher on arriving at the hospital, quite quick and then my clothes were removed and a hospital gown put on me and it was my tension elevated that caused them to react pretty fast. I had a dr come to see me and he said that he felt it was my GALLBLADDER and I was sent for xrays. I was put on a drip and pain relievers. The verdict came back that actually it looked like I was constipated! Then I was sent for another in depth scan and the operated said: yes, it is your gallbladder and you will discuss it more with the surgeon! What? Excuse me? He said that it had to be removed.
The surgeon came to see me and said that he wanted to operate on me monday and it would be key hole surgery. I was in a daze ( absolutely no panic though). I just didn't want to be operated on!
It was a friend who said to me: you know that the gallbladder can cause acid issues? Hmm no, I did not know this? For YEARS I had been told that my digestive system is in a dire way and so, for years, have suffered agonising acid reflux. 3 teeth removed, due to acid erosion.
I agreed to have my gallbladder removed and even when I was being wheeled to the operating theatre, my anxiety was no where in sight. I had started to get anxious about going under, but Jehovah topped me up with holy spirit and they were amazed at how unfaised I was lol
Before I went in, I had agonizing acid reflux and was given gaviscon to calm it down, with did for a while. After I woke and was more with it, ABSOLUTELY NO ACID and this has continued.
I do have indigestion, but also read that proton pumps meds are actually better than gaviscon and so, I took one of my omeprazol and immediately felt relief and they have never acted so fast before.
So, it was my gallbladder that the acid bile was coming from all these years. I had gallstones that got stuck in my cystic duct, which was causing the horrors and was told I would have not survived for much longer, because it would have affected my other organs.
I ate a sandwich that my husband made for me and for the first time, since my 20's, no acid reflux. Hot and cold drinks do cause indigestion and it is not nice, but I have better control than the horrible acid.
I have often read that a hiatus hernia actually does not cause much pain: only when the stomach slides up the hiatus, do you feel indigeston and just rubbing between the chest, does actually calm the pain down.
Around two week's ago, I got a colicky sensation in my right shoulder, but antiflammatry drugs took that away, then last wednesday, I had just visited the toilet and then, had the most embarrassing accident and could not figure out why, since I did not experience a tummy ache. And, then, the next day - a thursday, I had a small lunch and then, the "music started". I developed this colicky ache all over my tummy and no tablets touched it ( so unusual as my body works with medication). I vomited a couple of times and thought it was just the dreadful ache all over my tummy area. I soon recognised that this ache was nothing I had experienced before. Hubby just said it will go and not panic, so I tried to be calm, but knew something was not right. He said that if I am just as bad the next day, he would take me to get looked at.
It was around 3 in the morning that with shame, I had to wake hubby up, as the ache had intensified. He phoned the dr and was told he really should take me to the hospital. Now, my anxiety would go out the window, but I cried out to my God, Jehovah and all anxiety left me.
I was put on a stretcher on arriving at the hospital, quite quick and then my clothes were removed and a hospital gown put on me and it was my tension elevated that caused them to react pretty fast. I had a dr come to see me and he said that he felt it was my GALLBLADDER and I was sent for xrays. I was put on a drip and pain relievers. The verdict came back that actually it looked like I was constipated! Then I was sent for another in depth scan and the operated said: yes, it is your gallbladder and you will discuss it more with the surgeon! What? Excuse me? He said that it had to be removed.
The surgeon came to see me and said that he wanted to operate on me monday and it would be key hole surgery. I was in a daze ( absolutely no panic though). I just didn't want to be operated on!
It was a friend who said to me: you know that the gallbladder can cause acid issues? Hmm no, I did not know this? For YEARS I had been told that my digestive system is in a dire way and so, for years, have suffered agonising acid reflux. 3 teeth removed, due to acid erosion.
I agreed to have my gallbladder removed and even when I was being wheeled to the operating theatre, my anxiety was no where in sight. I had started to get anxious about going under, but Jehovah topped me up with holy spirit and they were amazed at how unfaised I was lol
Before I went in, I had agonizing acid reflux and was given gaviscon to calm it down, with did for a while. After I woke and was more with it, ABSOLUTELY NO ACID and this has continued.
I do have indigestion, but also read that proton pumps meds are actually better than gaviscon and so, I took one of my omeprazol and immediately felt relief and they have never acted so fast before.
So, it was my gallbladder that the acid bile was coming from all these years. I had gallstones that got stuck in my cystic duct, which was causing the horrors and was told I would have not survived for much longer, because it would have affected my other organs.
I ate a sandwich that my husband made for me and for the first time, since my 20's, no acid reflux. Hot and cold drinks do cause indigestion and it is not nice, but I have better control than the horrible acid.
I have often read that a hiatus hernia actually does not cause much pain: only when the stomach slides up the hiatus, do you feel indigeston and just rubbing between the chest, does actually calm the pain down.
