Worried I have a stomach ulcer..

[lana29]

Recently for over a week I’ve had what I assume is indigeston, it’s like a burning feeling in my stomach. Not UTI like. I have past reflux history but that was due to alcohol and it cleared when I stopped drinking at weekends.

The pain is constant, prior to this had orangey taste in my mouth when never ate anything orangey. Now the burning which gets relieved when I eat, but lately when I go to toilet I’m more constipated than usual (have IBS) but my stool is more of a black than brown. Today I phoned GP to be told “are you sure it’s not UTI?” I definitely feel it’s stomach..and the fact it worsens when laying at night

I did take aspirin for a viral infection a few weeks back but only 3 over 3 days. If this is ulcer is it treatable?? Xx

H. Pylori ? Treatable with antibiotics. Ask your DR if they will send a stool sample to the lab to test.

The presence of H. pylori does not always cause symptoms, however if a sore or ulcer is present you may experience abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, bloody or black tarry stools, bloating or change in appetite or weight loss

Have you been on antibiotics recently? If so, I'd be a bit concerned about c diff. I agree with Hazel, you need to have a stool sample tested.

I was going to post something similar so I’m afraid I don’t have answers, just sympathy.

For three weeks I’ve suffered from a slight gnawing, burning pain right in the middle of my stomach that comes and goes. It’s worse when I’m hungry so I’ve taken to keeping rennie/boiled sweets on me to keep it at bay. I’ve also had bloating, gas, burping after eating or drinking anything and a dull pain appear to the side of the burning spot when I’m at full bloat that get worse on bending.

The worst symptom is these awfully painful attacks that start with the burning, gnawing pain and spread throughout my whole abdomen a bit like labour! It’s very colicky and causes me to break out in a cold clammy sweat and just writhe around in agony until I vomit and then it all slowly eases away but I’m left feeling quite sore and tired. These have mostly been happening in the middle of the night but I had one after breakfast today and I’m just so thoroughly fed up.

I’m thinking ulcer, h.pylori or other cause of gastritis. I’ll have to phone the dr today because I can’t bear it anymore and I daren’t eat anything other than boiled sweets!