I am a 21 yr old female suffering from chronic nausea for 3 years now. The first 2 years, it only occurred a few times a month and so I wrote it off as stress. Then in June 2008, I began to feel nauseous constantly. I’ve never thrown up, I’m just nauseous with loss of appetite and weight secondary to the nausea (I’m 5’7’’ and I dropped down to 107 that June, when I typically weight 125). I had blood work done and an abdominal ultrasound, both of which were normal, and I tested negative for the H. Pylori bacteria. I was then given Remeron (an antidepressant and 5HT-3 antagonist) to increase my weight. The Remeron helped for a few weeks, but the nausea returned. I then started Prilosec 20mg/day. 6 months later, I’m up to 134 lbs and have zero nausea when I take both Prilosec and Remeron. But as soon as I go off one of them, the nausea returns. It’s worse in the morning and when I eat fatty foods. I’m having an upper GI in about a month to check for ulcers and “rule out something serious like cancer” according to my doctor, but I’m going crazy in the meantime wondering what’s wrong. Do you have any idea what this could be? Have you ever heard of a 21 yr old getting stomach cancer? I have none of the risk factors and no family history of stomach cancer. A friend of mine was nauseous all the time too and found out she has gastroparesis, but when I mentioned this to my doctor he said it was impossible because I never throw up, but my friend never threw up either. I’m so exhausted trying to figure out what’s wrong with my body. Any insight would be much appreciated.
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I suggest that you seek a second opinion from another doctor. Doctors can and often disagree on what a patient's diagnosis may be. If your nausea is caused by your inability to digest fatty foods, lipase supplements taken with meals may be helpful.
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I think it sounds pretty likely that you have the same issue that your friend also had--although it's fully possible it's something else. It's best when you're suffering from something to lay off the self-diagnosis and comparing yourself to someone else if only because it can drive you nuts and send you on a wild goose chase of misdiagnosis. I think it's a good idea to consult with another doctor, however. Keep us posted!
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I know, but my friend is the only person I've met with nausea issues like mine, and plus she's my age, so it's difficult not to compare. As far as another doctor goes, I had to get a referral from my HMO to see this one and they chose him for me, so I'll probably stick with him for now and see how it goes.
I've never heard of lipase supplements. I'll have to look into those. Thanks.
I've never heard of lipase supplements. I'll have to look into those. Thanks.
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I had to get a referral from my HMO to see this doctor and I didn't get to choose him, so I'll probably just stick with him for now and see how it goes.
I"ve never heard of lipase supplements. I'll have to look into those. Thanks.
I"ve never heard of lipase supplements. I'll have to look into those. Thanks.
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I'm glad to hear that you're at least continuing your course of treatment so I hope that things go well for you. Have you talked to your doctor about the lipase supplments or are you looking into them separately from your treatment/? In either case, it has been a couple days and it would be nice to hear how you are doing. Keep us posted!
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