Irritated stomach

[Geegee777]

Ive taken pain relief, naproxen with omeprazole yesterday morning, fine all day, took 2 solpadol tablets at 9pm, stomach pain 11.30pm. Ive taken milk of magnesia, honey last night. Pain off and on all day, took rennies. Can anyone recommend anything?Im on 100mcg levo and t3. Any advise most welcome 🌸🌸🌸🌸

[beh1]

looks like there’s something in the excipients of solpadol that’s irritating your stomach. Have you had it before? Strangely cocodamol (over the counter) is the one painkiller I can cope with.

[Geegee777 in reply to beh1]

Hi, no i haven't had them before, but cocodamol i have no problem with. Perhaps youre right.

[arTistapple in reply to Geegee777]

Have you had COVID recently? I seem to recall that might be the case. Alsorts of symptoms arising from this new strain.

[Geegee777 in reply to arTistapple]

Hi, yes ive just got over covid for secind time, this instance i took longer.

[arTistapple in reply to Geegee777]

Yes I have been thinking I have had a cold but it’s now gone on over a fortnight. Just as I thought I was getting better I had an awful stomach upset etc etc. I have no idea whether I have had COVID but it’s been a difficult couple of weeks. Dare I say I avoid painkillers for stomach issues, if I can, because they always make things worse. Stick with painkillers you have a better track record with. Now is not the time for new regimes. When it settles look at pre and probiotics to get gastro intestinal tract back to peak. Eat only what you also have a good track record with and lightly.

[Buddy195 Administrator]

In the past when I suffered from gastritis, as well as optimising thyroid levels, I looked to juicing as a way to improve my gut health. I like Rosemary Ferguson’s recipes & found pineapple, fennel & ginger helped.

thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipe...

[Fifteen]

My Gastroenterologist advised me to take Symprove - I had very similar stomach pains, often excruciating. I bought 3 months supply as that is the cheapest way. Now, after 1 month, I very rarely have any pain and I continue to improve.

[phenelope in reply to Fifteen]

I now always take any medicine standing up. I follow it with bread or ginger or something. something to make sure it has gone down. I have burned my esophagus by taking my medicines lying down and now I have to be very careful what I eat. I have bought some calcium gummies to try to keep from getting acid. Wow was it painful before I realised what I had done. A huge pain across below my ribs, just above my waist. Hope this is a helpful warning.......

[Geegee777 in reply to phenelope]

Yes I think that's what the cause was, took my pain killers then went to bed, lesson learnt

[phenelope in reply to Geegee777]

a very painful one at that! Not very clever of us, but a month of careful eating and it is much better. Good luck!

[Heloise]

I know nothing about what your cause may be but generally speaking there is the vinegar/ baking soda test you could look into. Also DGL can be helpful if it seems to be high acid production. If you need more acid (often the true problem) Betaine HCL might bring relief.

Digestive enzymes are another possibility as they break down food particles so they can be utilyzed and can also recycle as proteolytic enzymes which work in the bloodstream.

Finding the cause of the pain is more helpful than just treating the pain. But the suggestions above may also work for you.

healthline.com/nutrition/pr....

[Lois71]

You can try aloe vera along with hoiscin or butylhioscine.

In my country I get a bark called cuachalalate, I make tea with it and mix it with aloe vera juice.

Something also very useful is potato juice.

[Hectorsmum2]

Natural yoghurt is very soothing on a sore tum. Also I had oesophagitis once and found soda water very soothing, it was the only thing I could drink.

[Ajae22]

Fasting 18 hrs ..dry