Bloating, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and more.

Im worried about my girlfriend. She's of the attitude of "screw the doctor." She's suffering from bloating, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, she's (too) easily full after eating, and her back aches sometimes.

She got food poisoning about 3 weeks back, and I've wondered if she has some sort of bacterial or viral infection. I dont know, Im fairly ignorant of anatomy and medical conditions.

She says that technology also makes her sick, including the tv, computer, phone, et cetera. We have thought that perhaps she could be pregnant, but as we have a long distance relationship at the moment, we havent had sex in two months, and she's gone through two normal periods in that time. Possible, but highly doubtful.

Should I be concerned? Should I push for her to go to the doctor, despite her protestations? Any help or information would be highly appreciated. Ive been sifting through the web with symptoms and one thing could be as likely as another on the coldness of the web. So Im asking real people now, hehe. Thanks! Sorry for the long post.

Daniel

It would be interesting to know the responses to this. I have been having similar symptoms. It almost feels as though I am pregnant as I have had symptoms such as the nausea, abdominal cramping, dizziness, fatigue, bloating during pregnancy, but I have done a pregnancy test and I have had my period so I am sure I am not pregnant. But my symptoms suggested I am. Go figure!

I have just started on the progesterone only pill, but have changed yesterday to the combined. I have been cramping for 2 weeks and all the signs I thought I must be pregnant, but I have got my period since so musn't. I have just had a baby 4 months ago, and my whole system has been a bit out of whack since. It hurts when I eat or go to the toilet but feels as though it's my upper stomach, which is where it also feels bloated.

Hmmm, can anyone help?

Hi, your girl's symptoms are virtually an identical match to my husbands (including a possible food poisoning event). He has since been found to be vitamin B deficient and is having injections, but the symptoms have recurred. He has been tested for some bugs and viruses but nothing has turned up yet, even though i suspect it is a gastro bug. Considering that he might have a weekened immune system and could be intolerant or allergic to some foods. He has had this for at least a month and I'm pretty keen for it not to go on any longer, looking for any advice from anyone else out there. I strongly advise your girlfriend to see a doctor and/or a naturopath. Good luck.

This thread is most interesting. I've had similar symptoms (gas pain, bloating, exhaustion, inability to eat or drink) for over 2 weeks. Am menopausal, so pregnancy is not the issue.

After 9 days, and a trip to the doc's office for an IV because of dehydration, I was getting better and able to eat cheese, wheat, soy, etc. in small quantities without pain. (Doc speculated that it was gastroenteritis of some viral origin, but of unusually long duration)

3 days later I ate cheese and crackers and had a great deal of uncomfortable gas, but not terrible pain. 4 days after that (i.e., last night), I noticed that I was feeling unusually tired and out of breath. By the time that I reached home in the evening, I was experiencing severe gastro pain, bloating, exhaustion and lightheadedness. As of this morning, stomach still gassy and rumbling like a construction site.

I know one other person who has had similar symptoms for over 2 weeks. She said that the rest of her family experienced them for only a day or two. She thought that she brought it back to NY from a vacation to Utah, where there seemed to be many people down with a stomach bug.

This does appear to be some sort of strange gastroenteritis. It would be helpful to hear from others who are experiencing the same.

My daughter has also been suffering from intestinal swelling and vomiting with fatigue. She has been this way for a year now. Everything she eats stays down usually until it gets into the intestinal area, than the swelling starts, until it swells so much and all comes back up. All types of tests have been done, but they cannot find a cause. Has anyone had more symptoms like this?

I recently had a food poisoning experience 2 weeks ago and have had the same symptoms of Daniels girlfriend. Any advise or updates?

I just wanted to let you all know what I have found out from my doctor. I've had constant nausea and bloating for almost an entire month now. It is worse when I eat, especially when I eat anything with a lot of fat in it. Pregnancy has been ruled out. My first doctor said that it was "probably anxiety" - it's definitely not. I finally went to a gastroenterologist and they have done an endoscopy and are doing a gastric emptying study. They ruled out an ulcer and think that I have a condition called "gastroparesis," which is where the stomach stops emptying for some reason. It is on the rise in young women, even though it is normally only seen in older patients that have diabetes (I am 23 and do not have diabetes - my doctor says that she has personally seen this in other women my age recently).

So go see a specialist if this persists. Good luck!

My 16 yr old daughter has had these SAME symptoms for > 6 months, after always (since a baby) some symptoms. She was finally dx'd with dietary fructose intolerance, but after adherence to a strict diet for > 6 weeks is still symptomatic. They now did gastric emptying, lab work and biopsy of esophagus, stomach and duodenum, we'll get results next week. Her doc believes it's IBS, but we'll wait to rule out other things like bacteria, etc. I hope this helps! Food allergies and intolerances can develop at any age. A good site I found is cookingallergyfree.com. Best wishes.

Are there any updates on this string? I posted yesterday and haven't got any replies. For over a year I've experienced vomiting, nauseau, loss of appetite and fatigue. So far my doctor can't find a thing wrong with me. There seems to be no pattern to the vomiting. I go along fine for a while and then out of nowhere I can't keep anything - even water - on my stomach. After a few days it passes. It feels to me like it's connected to my digestive tract and bowels. Anyone have any news about this issue? I'd be most appreciative because waiting for these doctors to figure it out is .... I won't say anymore, but you get the gist. Thanks.

It's strange to find so many people with all these symptoms I have. That answer of "likely gastroenteritis" that the doctors give is very unsatisfying, especially now that it's accompanied by all these other symptoms. Something like gastroparesis doesn't seem to fit either.
To me, these symptoms indicate a possible problem with my ovaries, like ovarian cysts, which is scary because I have a lot of family history of ovarian cancer. I am only 21 though. Did anyone hear something like this from the doc? I am going for a preliminary check-up tomorrow and will write again when I find out something....