I started waking up one or two days a week with abdominal discomfort/pain between the bottom of my ribcage and bellybutton. Feels very acidic, almost like severe indigestion, except much more uncomfortable. Tried to ignore it until I started vomiting violently from the pain and went to my physician. She sent me for blood tests, was tested for the h.pylori bug, but everything came back negative. The pain started to worsen, and I cant see any similaritys between the foods im eating the day before it happens either. My diet is generally failry good. But it always starts in the morning, waking me up and i find it gets worse if im lying down. I was also sent for a scan for Gallstones just incase, but nothing was found. Im only 20 so gallstones would be very unlikely anyway, but the pain isnt going away. When I get these 'attacks' they can last all day, up and down, but worsen again by night time. I struggle to sleep and have spent many nights on the bathroom floor for the past 3 or so months. The further into the 'attack' it gets I find my stomach grumbling uncomfortably loud also. The tell tale sign that its going to happen is the belching, its very excessive which is uncommon for me, and it has a very distinct taste (sorry for the tmi here), but I often feel very full of wind when all this happens too, my stomach also gets quite swollen. The pain also fades once I've vomited 3-4 times.


Im scared to go back to my doctor because the next step will most likely be an endoscopy. When I went to the hospital after a very extreme attack I was put on medication for ibs, pain killers and stomach acid reducing tablets, but none of them made a difference. Alcohol doesnt effect it and I often feel on top form the days that I dont get the pains, but I havnt gone a week for months without getting it. Really starting to make me worry because its not just going away like i hoped.