Not sure about this but anyways...

[moomoo300]

I’m 17 and been having the same trouble since I was about 15. I get very frequent and bad heartburn it can be happening and stop then I’ll get up and it starts again. I’ve been to the doctors kept food dairies but nothing seems to set it off. Also alongside this I wake up almost every night with really bad pain in mg stomach which feels like it’s twisting and it’s excruciating I also get it during the day and it’s sometimes crippling. Back to during the night I tend to feel really nauseous and dizzy but I’m not sure whether that’s because I’m panicking about this issue. I’m just really struggling because all I get told by doctors is I’m starving myself which im not I just can’t eat because I’m actually not hungry anymore and I’ve lost weight. Sorry it’s kinda lengthy but any suggestions to keep on top of it I’m taking omeprazol or however you spell it about 50g twice a day and it’s really getting in the way of my A level exams and netball.

[Mauser1905]

Hello there,

Very sorry to know of your struggle. Its really good that you have come seeking support and believe you are going in eight direction to seek help.

Suggest visiting opa.org.uk website and reading as much information in reflux awareness and see for yourself what could be improved in your diet, lifestyle etc to minimise the acid reflux episodes.

Your 50mgx2 daily dose is very heavy and given on very short durations.

Stomach pain, dizziness, Nausea are side effects of omeprezole medicine. Suggest reading up the patient information leaflet within the medicine pack you got from pharmacy.

Before GP could refer you to hospital for an endoscopy a few things will be trialled to weed out the possibilities etc.you mentioned food diary, that is good effort.

Lifestyle also affects quite much in the reflux symptoms.

Losing weight, concerns me. But here I am reading between the lines and trying to connect the dots.

Any other medications you are on same time?

The dose is heavy and will adversely affect the. Normal digestive function. This typically will induce nausea and aversion to food and this then further increases the acid production with empty stomach. Its vicious chicken and egg. For normal working of the human body acid is required within the stomach and requires food on routine times per day every day. As body clock is used to produce the acid for those routines. Hence sleeping enough on time, staying anxiety free, stress free alcohol and smoke free, even passive smoke induces heavy acid build up in the oesophagus, is very critical to manage the symptoms.

Has the Dr done H pylori test for you? If not his needs to be done to ensure your gut doesn't have bacterial infection. Its a simple breathe test.

Hang on there and keep reading and sharing your concerns, feedback. We will help you as much possible.

Also ask for gaviscon advance liquid and take this for severe episodes as its liquid coating in your oesophagus works upto 2 hours to protect from acid burn.

[moomoo300 in reply to Mauser1905]

I've been given antibiotics for that H pylori but it didn't seem to have an effect. I've used Gaviscon but that sometimes feels like it's making it worse and I've tried the Rennie liquid too but that isn't as good. Thank you for the feedback I will definitely ring the doctors again and talk about the medicine I'm currently taking because i was on Ranitidine four times a day when I was still in school but I don't really want to be taking any medicine really I'm just really fed up with this because I'm a very active person and it get worse when I'm playing netball which isn't a massive issue at the moment because the league has been cancelled due to COVID-19.

[Mauser1905 in reply to moomoo300]

For me its your lax sphincter and possibly combined with hiatus hernia. Persist to GO very pleasantly for a referral to the gastrointestinal (GI) team for an endoscopy to investigate.

From the way you say it looks like activity induced, meaning the pressure on the stomach is making the acid reflux initiate. This is predominantly due to anatomical anomaly at the lower oesophageal sphincter (LES).

It is very good that you are in the support system to resolve the issue. I had simular issues in my 20s increasing in 30s significantly.

Ranitidine is H2 blockers group medicine. Prezole medicines are PPI's.

Some times primary care do not take seriously when young patients come with such symptoms. Having said that I assume you have done your best based on the advice related to acid reflux management and avoidance, followed the antibiotic dose for minimum of two to four weeks as prescribed.

Pattern finding is essential. For example is it always the netball or that type activity invokes the episode? Does stress and anxiety induce the same episode?

Without any physical activity does any food triggers the same episode?