Creative Nature
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How do you know whether an ulcer (or severe inflammation of the stomach) is caused by h. pylori or some other, non-microbial stressor?
For the last few weeks, I've had increasingly severe upper GI problems. Initially, I was just getting sporadic, mild stress reactions to swallowing some supplements (e.g. B1, niacinamide, aspirin). Pepto-bismol helped quite a bit. Then, I started getting more severe reactions, as well as discomfort in the stomach, and almost anything strong or acidic began causing them. I also began getting heartburn -- not usually a problem for me. Eventually, most food began causing mild stomach pain + stress reaction. Then, yesterday, it felt like my stomach "broke" after I took small amounts of niacinamide dissolved in warm water, and I had stomach pain until the late evening.
Because of my already stressed and malnourished state (see below), I need to fix this problem soon. I don't want to go too far down the h. pylori rabbit hole (or any other) unless it's likely to repay the effort.
My background:
-- Deficiencies in B1, B3, and protein. Hard to fix because of upper and lower GI problems.
-- My B1 deficiency causes adrenergic reactions to even very mild stresses, so anything that irritates my stomach causes increasingly severe adrenergic reactions. Makes eating even harder.
-- Lower GI problems: Frequently get stress reactions before or after bowel movements, or when matter passes through lower part of intestine.
-- Adrenergic problems have limited my mobility for last 2+ years.
-- Fatty liver.
-- Lots of stress over last 2+ years. Trying to handle it with equanimity.
-- The bigger problem in the short term is probably under-eating, not what I eat. When I can eat, much of my diet is fruit juice, beef gelatin, liver, cheese, shellfish, carrots, mushrooms, coconut oil. GI problems have made diet much more restrictive than I'd like.
-- Hypothyroid. (Bet you didn't see that one coming.)
Other questions:
-- Which do you think is the more likely explanation for my upper GI problems, h. pylori, or general stress and malnutrition? Or something else?
-- Could h. pylori cause both my upper and lower GI problems? Maybe h. pylori in stomach leads to poor digestion of protein, causing lower GI problems?
-- I have probably been protein deficient for a while and have been able to eat very little in last week or so. Should I try to eat more protein even if doing so causes escalating ulcer symptoms?
-- What would you try to eat if you were in my situation?
Glad to provide more info; just ask.
Any insights, advice, or jokes greatly appreciated. TIA.
For the last few weeks, I've had increasingly severe upper GI problems. Initially, I was just getting sporadic, mild stress reactions to swallowing some supplements (e.g. B1, niacinamide, aspirin). Pepto-bismol helped quite a bit. Then, I started getting more severe reactions, as well as discomfort in the stomach, and almost anything strong or acidic began causing them. I also began getting heartburn -- not usually a problem for me. Eventually, most food began causing mild stomach pain + stress reaction. Then, yesterday, it felt like my stomach "broke" after I took small amounts of niacinamide dissolved in warm water, and I had stomach pain until the late evening.
Because of my already stressed and malnourished state (see below), I need to fix this problem soon. I don't want to go too far down the h. pylori rabbit hole (or any other) unless it's likely to repay the effort.
My background:
-- Deficiencies in B1, B3, and protein. Hard to fix because of upper and lower GI problems.
-- My B1 deficiency causes adrenergic reactions to even very mild stresses, so anything that irritates my stomach causes increasingly severe adrenergic reactions. Makes eating even harder.
-- Lower GI problems: Frequently get stress reactions before or after bowel movements, or when matter passes through lower part of intestine.
-- Adrenergic problems have limited my mobility for last 2+ years.
-- Fatty liver.
-- Lots of stress over last 2+ years. Trying to handle it with equanimity.
-- The bigger problem in the short term is probably under-eating, not what I eat. When I can eat, much of my diet is fruit juice, beef gelatin, liver, cheese, shellfish, carrots, mushrooms, coconut oil. GI problems have made diet much more restrictive than I'd like.
-- Hypothyroid. (Bet you didn't see that one coming.)
Other questions:
-- Which do you think is the more likely explanation for my upper GI problems, h. pylori, or general stress and malnutrition? Or something else?
-- Could h. pylori cause both my upper and lower GI problems? Maybe h. pylori in stomach leads to poor digestion of protein, causing lower GI problems?
-- I have probably been protein deficient for a while and have been able to eat very little in last week or so. Should I try to eat more protein even if doing so causes escalating ulcer symptoms?
-- What would you try to eat if you were in my situation?
Glad to provide more info; just ask.
Any insights, advice, or jokes greatly appreciated. TIA.