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Hi everyone hope your all having a good week.

Not been the best week for me if I'm honest had some kind of infection either bladder or kidney so was on antibiotics for that but still getting the awful stomach pain I get the pain in my chest aswell it's strange? It hurts when I need to go to the toilet and while I'm going aswell seems I'm just stuck with this now so fed up as to what is causing it. Belly pain wakes me up in the morning and then it randomly comes during the day and in evening. I have done urine and ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ™ˆsample but not getting any answers. Has anyone else had this problem and what was causing it?? Probably a stretch but could it be heart related?? Cause its not an infection urine sample came back fine?? ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜’๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ’”.

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Hi Yum199725, so sorry to hear of your troubles.Not sure how long you have had the tummy pain, but when I had a water infection the antibiotics I was given caused tummy pain, and this was stated as one of the side effects. I do hope you feel better soon. The pain went a few daysafter I finished the antibiotics ๐Ÿค—

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Yumz199725 in reply to Heyjude31

I had the pain before antibiotics and then I got it in my lower back which is when I realised there was something wrong when I couldn't lie on my back with it hurting soooo much. Antibiotics got rid of the pain in my back but stomach pain is not gone and I have finished the antibiotics they was strong aswell. I'll attach picture of them x

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jayjay10000 in reply to Yumz199725

Did you know that most antibiotics can cause acid reflux badly. My son started taking antibiotics today and by 12pm he started burping alot and started to get pain in his stomach. Suddenly the acid reflux went up into his throat and made his throat sore and tight. I gave him milk to drink followed by ice pops to sort out the burning sensation in his throat. After about a hour pacing up and down the living room. He started to feel better and I was so glad,take care

Hope you'll feel much better soon when antibiotics kick in

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Yumz199725 in reply to

I've already finished antibiotics hun on Monday x

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Yumz199725

I was on these for a week

Antibiotics I was on for water infection.
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Heyjude31 in reply to Yumz199725

Hi, they are different to the ones I was on. It couldnโ€™t be a side effect of any meds you are in could it? ๐Ÿค—

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Yumz199725 in reply to Heyjude31

I thought that aswell but there's nothing new I've been taking its just randomly come on been like that for a few weeks now??

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Heyjude31 in reply to Yumz199725

Hi, I have been on some meds for a few months and then got side effects. I know we are all different but sometimes the impact of the meds can take a while to fully get into the system and then cause a problem with side effects. I had to do trial and error with stopping some of them to see what impact it had. For example I had to stop one of my bp meds due to cramps in my legs and that was after 3 months. It took a week to clear my system and then got better. Naturally you would need to check with your gp. ๐Ÿค—

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Yumz199725 in reply to Heyjude31

Yeah true it does take a while to get used to, I have been on my heart tablet for 2 years nearly and 7 months for my anxiety tablet. Can they affect you randomly after that long?? I know that my heart tablet has been affecting my blood pressure my doctor said its supposed to do that which causes dizziness. I just don't get the stomach pain it's so random and it's hurts to touch aswell just not getting anywhere with the doctors surgery they don't know either. So I will mention to my consultant at my appointment on 21st. Sorry to hear your blood pressure tablet was causing you such issues though are you on a different one?? X

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Heyjude31 in reply to Yumz199725

Hi, I have been taken off bp meds now as my blood pressure is fine, although the lower number can be low. I was on mertazapine for about a year, it was excellent for me until I started to get severe muscle aches. It really helped me though with my anxiety after my surgery. I do hope you get sorted soon, itโ€™s so debilitating ๐Ÿค—

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Yumz199725 in reply to Heyjude31

Thanks hun x that's good to know I wasn't aware that mirtazapine can cause muscle aches explains alot, oh that's good you have been taken of bp meds. Yeah I hope i do aswell cause I've been getting pains in my back when I breathe in deep I'm hoping it's just trapped wind lol x

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Heyjude31 in reply to Yumz199725

I think we are all different, I think I am a bit of a nightmare for side effects and meds! Take good care ๐Ÿค—

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Yumz199725 in reply to Heyjude31

Yeah sounds like you get the worst side effects poor thing. Thanks hun. You take care aswell x

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Cavalierrubie

Sorry you have got this worry Yumz. If your urine was clear then itโ€™s not infection. I am not a medic but perhaps you need an X-ray or some more tests. You could have stretched a muscle or pinched a nerve, but it sounds like you need to go back. I am sure the doctor will find out the problem for you. Itโ€™s horrible all the worry of things and l feel for you. The anxiety makes everything ten times worse. Hope you soon feel better. Xx

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Yumz199725 in reply to Cavalierrubie

Thanks hun x i even had to do 111 online and they didn't even know ๐Ÿ™„. I'm having blood test next Monday but that's only to check if I'm anemic. I just don't get where this pain has come from or what's causing it ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ™

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Cavalierrubie in reply to Yumz199725

If it gets worse go to AE and gets some X-rays. Thatโ€™s what l would do. You could have pulled a muscle in your sleep. Can you think of anything strenuous that you have done?

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Yumz199725 in reply to Cavalierrubie

I haven't done anything strenuous haven't been to gym had to pause my membership because of another issue. The pain comes and goes it's so strange! X

I tell you one thing when you have a congenital heart problem boy it does seem to play up with everything. I am a new comer to this family and it has caused more worries than I would care to mention. I am just saying that the mental side can cause feelings which can mimic all sorts of aches and pains and terrible feelings that just don't go away. I get stomach aches but they feel like butterflies that you get first day at school but are they? Then your mind starts to go off one one and it just snow balls from there. I know that if you are concerned you should seek medical advice but if that was the case I might as well pitch a tent out side the accident and emergency. It is so frustrating and I can have alot of empathy with what you are going through.

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Yumz199725 in reply to

Thanks yeah I agree congenital heart disease messes with everything just seems one thing after the other for me just lately so fed up. And I still have to carry on like normal cause I'm carer. I just don't know what's causing it anymore ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’”

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Noodlesalad in reply to Yumz199725

Bless you. It's a nightmare all these health problems when you still have to work I really feel for you.My heart problems mild CAD and moderate LVH didn't start till my carers role with my mum for six years stopped when she died two years ago someone recently said to me that's all the stress you were under now appearing. I in part agree however I do feel sad about that because I really thought now my lovely mum had passed I could start living my life but one health problem and not minor after another is so frustrating.

Just know we're all sending you a hug.

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I know how you feel yumz. I don't how you have managed all your life. For me it is all new but it is horrible. I just want to go back 5 years but that will not happen. Yes I know now I had a few issues looking back but it did not seem to bother me but now its just seems to be worse. May be it is getting worse or is it my mind taking over. But how can you train your mind to ignore something that is so real. It is awful really and I don't have the answer's. You take care.

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Hi Felly, I just told Yumz what's been going on with my health at the moment, and my health issues are the same as Yumz at the moment. Iam a carer my self and it's been difficult to cope because my family realize on me to sort everything out what is needed on a day to day basis. Iam sat here right now in pain with my stomach and chest pressure and high blood pressure at the moment it's 157/97 but it was at 820pm in urgent care 175/109. This site is like family on here. This is my only way I can get my worries and concerns across about my health, I just keep on telling myself I don't want to die but it's hard not to think about that. Take care.

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Noodlesalad in reply to jayjay10000

Sending you a hug, you're not alone and your so right it's a lovely family of help and advice on here.

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I get exactly how feel, I don't want to die either . But it is so hard. Trouble is you just want relief from the aches and pains. But where do you turn to? You try and self analyse yourself. Waiting for answers. Take me for example I just had a blood test to see if my kidney function has come back due to blood pressure medication. But now you have to wait. So then you then try to analyse it to get some form of normality by having evidence to show specialists and doctors to find another reason. Take my blood pressure initially when I saw specialist it was 170/104. So you go on blood pressure medication lisinopril 25mg, that's for blood pressure and help the heart then you read side effects, so a year later kidney function goes down. So I have to experiment with help of the doctor I come off my spironolactone and reduce lisinopril to 20mg. Great my kidney function start to improve, also my blood pressure goes up a bit from 104/60 which was causing dizziness when going from laying to standing. So now I have to see what comes back. But my gut feeling is I need to reduce lisinopril and go back on spironolactone to help with the oxygen transfer. But it is so annoying that you take one set of tablets. And they sort one problem out but bang they cause another. So there is a possibility of a heart transplant in the future if my old heart starts to fail, but do I want a kidney transplant due to the horrible tablets? No I don't want any of them things. Its hard it really is anyway you take care.

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Weetabixie

Hi Yumz199725, i would ring gp again if you can and tell them the pain is still there even though you've finished the antibiotics. Do you have IBS? I do hope the pain eases off and you feel better soon ๐Ÿคž

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Yumz199725 in reply to Weetabixie

Thanks hun I will go in on Monday and make an appointment. I think I'm really low on Vitemans cause I feel so rubbish like faint and sick and last time it was b12 and viteman D deficiency.

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Olivia849

Hi yumz,the tablets on photo.l had these in February. Only had 1.,due to adverse reaction ๐Ÿค•.Hope you are better soon . V

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Yumz199725 in reply to Olivia849

Oh wow I know what you mean they majorly wipe you out I was like a limp lettuce on the sofa the first time I took one x

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jayjay10000

Hi Yumz. I just seen your post." I can't believe it" I just told you a few minutes ago that I have the exact problem as you. I have been experiencing chest pressure as well. My problem is after I go for a wee and I have finished my belly goes tight and stays like that for awhile and the tightness comes back in the afternoon as well as the chest pressure. It's wired because my urine ph levels came back ok, the all clear basically like you also. I said iam feel burning sensation across my back and left shoulder blade, because the urine sample came back ok the doctors don't know whats going on with me. We should join forces and work out whats going on with our health. There must be others out there who has experience this. Take care

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Yumz199725 in reply to jayjay10000

Oh wow glad I'm not alone but sorry to hear you been having same issues! I hope its nothing bad ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ž.

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Noodlesalad in reply to jayjay10000

There are others same problem let's try and get some answers xx

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jayjay10000

Hi there, everytime I drink a sip of water the pain gets worse and I get this funny feeling in my chest it's not good. I was supposed to take my medication at 9pm 20mg ( 10mg tablets ) of Propranolol, but I was scared to take it in case it got stuck like it did before today. Everyone is asleep at home and I can't sleep because I'm worried about my health issues at the moment. Iam supposed to be taking the dogs for a walk at 4am until 5am but I don't think I will be able to manage that. My legs feel like jelly at the moment, along with chest pain and stomach tightness. I just wish just for a day pain free ๐Ÿ˜ž

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Yumz199725 in reply to jayjay10000

Oh wow its like we are the same I just had this all I did was take a sip of water and chest tightness and tingly and hurting?? ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜”. This is so strange have no idea what's causing this ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜.

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Yumz199725 in reply to jayjay10000

Ahh I'm sorry what your going through but can't help but strongly relate! ๐Ÿ’”

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jayjay10000

Are you watching TV at the moment. Iam watching the food Network Chanel on 43 trying to forget the pain iam in, but it's not working ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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Yumz199725 in reply to jayjay10000

Yeah I am watching small ville and it's not working either! I need to sleep now so I can he well rested for tomorrow. Hope your able to get some sleep!

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jayjay10000 in reply to Yumz199725

Small ville what a great show iam un likely to get to sleep. Hopefully I will just nood off for 30 min or so.

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Noodlesalad in reply to jayjay10000

Highly recommend Alphonse a series on Amazon soooooo funny.

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jayjay10000

I don't like having this bubble feeling in my chest because I start thinking the worst about my Aortic Dilation and I start to cry ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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Bingofox007

Bless ya. I take a nitrofurantoin daily for interstitial cystitis and keeps symptoms at bay but my daughter got pains like you described and after investigations it turned out to be endometriosis and bladder was sticking to abdo wall and bowel. Itโ€™s cyclic pain and worsens around approaching lady time. Worth taking that into consideration. Take care and hope you better soon ๐ŸฆŠx

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Noodlesalad

Sorry to read you've been poorly.I have had a similar experience with peeing for about two weeks now which started when I took my evening or late afternoon Ramapril. The morning dose doesn't seem to affect me apart from noticing that within an hour of taking it I'm back and forth to the toilet about four times but no pain.

I cut my afternoon/ dose down to half to see if that would help but I ended up with pain in my bladder and wanting to pass urine sensation and really not feeling well at all. One night I was so tired and felt just not well I went to bed at 8pm and didn't wake up till 5pm. I go for my yearly CHD tests next week and I'm going to discuss it then. I also have stage 3 kidney disease, that said the reason I haven't contacted my GP before now is because I'm also having angiodoema with antibiotics I was recently prescribed for septic tonsilitis two different lots which are prescribed for people who are allergic to antibiotics yet I still had an allergic reaction. I go to see an allergy testing appointment in December as my GP is concerned about this.

I have never until last year had a reaction to penicillin or antibiotics and I don't understand why this is happening.

I hope you start to feel better soon.

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simplysal

I get awful wind pains. Unsure if itโ€™s connected to all the meds, one of them individually or them combined and interacting with each other but when I get it, I can become bloated and notice sharp stabbing pains in my stomach and chest.

Then I feel worried when the stabbing pain is in my chest, despite it being in my stomach too.

I feel when you have heart issues, we can become so attuned to the chest, we begin to notice everything and everything we feel might be threatening. Thatโ€™s how I often feel anyway.

Hope it has since settled for you, Sally.

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70Percent

Sorry to hear of your woes. :(

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Bingo88

Good morning Yumz199725. Sorry to hear you have not been feeling well on top of your other health problems. I hope you will keep going back to your doctor if there's no improvement. Sorry I can't help with any more advice. Brian

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Yumz199725 in reply to Bingo88

Thanks Brian x

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Bingo88 in reply to Yumz199725

Your welcome take care

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Deejay62

Hi Yumz Iโ€™m sorry to hear youโ€™re suffering terrible pain. Have you had a scan to see if everything inside is ok. Having to live with pain is terrible. I wish you all the best and I hope you find out whatโ€™s causing it. Let us know how youโ€™re getting on.

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Yumz199725 in reply to Deejay62

Ah thanks Deejay, yeah just seems like I'm having more bad days then good just lately, today is ok actually. I will mention to my consultant about it and hopefully they can advise what to do x

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Deejay62 in reply to Yumz199725

I think you should. I know how you feel about the more bad days. All the best x

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MummaSoap

Aw hun, Iโ€™ve just read your post, how are you doing?

Canโ€™t share any personal experience but hope youโ€™re now on the mend ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ x x

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Yumz199725 in reply to MummaSoap

Ah thanks hun x I'm doing better then I was but I still keep getting this weird aches and pains in my back and my ribs and chest starting to think it's side effects from both jabs. But even so I'm still gona be mentioning to my consultant cause I get a pain in my back when I breath deep. And tight feeling in my belly and pains it's so weird. ๐Ÿ˜ž๐Ÿ’”. Hope your keeping well x ๐Ÿฅฐ

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MummaSoap in reply to Yumz199725

That sounds so painful and uncomfortable, I really feel for you lovely!

Iโ€™m doing ok thank you, my left boob is still minion coloured (which the children find hilarious ๐Ÿ˜‚) and itโ€™s itchy as anything now but all seems to be heading in the right direction ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿผ

Feeling like Iโ€™m getting a bit more confidence back to be able to be a more independent parent again with my little guardian monitoring it all in the background. I know it wonโ€™t save me but at least itโ€™s gathering information.

Keep us posted with how you get on hun.

Best wishes

Soap ๐Ÿงผ x x

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Yumz199725 in reply to MummaSoap

Thanks hun x ah glad your doing better โค๏ธ

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