Hi all, long time lurker & habitual searcher finally checking in for help. 42yso mum of 3...
I've got this odd sensation of the top of my stomach being distended & pushing into my ribs/sternum, like my diaphragm has just relaxed & it feels like it's limiting my breathing (my breath rate is normal at 12/13 pm) & I'm burping a lot. This has been going on for a few weeks.
I'm not in pain, just uncomfortable. Not exactly bloated (can still pull stomach in & flattens out when I'm laying on my back), can still do jeans up etc. It's most noticeable when sitting.
Last Yr during lockdown the Dr said he thought I had GORD/GERD, then silent reflux & post nasal drip. Have had a gastroscopy & that's all clear but for a bit of gastritis. No h-pylori. Am on current 3 month course of steroid nasal spray cos of the PND being so bad my chest & lungs were noisy!
Multiple blood tests all clear but for low vit d (was on 20k twice a week) & anemia (which I've had for years). Had chest x-ray last month & that's all clear. Last abdominal scan end of 2019 also clear. Palpations by Dr clear from a few weeks ago. All of this was for other stuff, this sensation is new.
I have major healthy anxiety & anxiety in general & this isn't helping. If I'm distracted the sensation seems to go away. I'm feel like I'm going slightly mad tbh & part thinks I need to go back to the Dr & the other part is just embarrassed!
Does any of this ring true for anyone?