for about the last two years i have went to the e.r. 6 times

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for about the last two years i have went to the e.r. 6 times for the same thing each time they have treated me for both cardiac and gastric. symptoms are, sometimes it starts with a strange smell in my nose,bloating , pain in the whole chest sometimes more under the right side of my ribs i get a horrible feeling of light headedness.it lasts for a few minutes but lately it happens more i have had two ultrasounds that showed nothing and a kinds of cardiac tests which were all normal. what would you suggest

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Hi Customer (name blocked for privacy)-

A few questions:

Do you ever suffer from constipation?

Do you suffer from acid indegestion (e.g., why are you taking the Protonix)?

Have you noticed that this happens after eating certain foods, or more often at night (or any other patterns)?

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Emily

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Reply to HealthGuru aka Emily's Post: no i dont have constipation i was taking zelnorm that was one of their thoughts also.
i am taking protonix for reflux.
i am unable to eat foods with seeds of any kind this causes alot of bloating and abdominal cramping.
it use to only happen at night but now it can happen at any time which makes me feel real uncomfortable because i never know what ill be doing when it happens. the feeling of light headedness isnt good to happen when your driving.

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on August 23 2006 at 6:02 AM

Thanks for the information.

It sounds like you're having problems with your gallbladder. My only hesitation in saying this is because your doctors should have ruled this out as a cause of your symptoms fairly early on. Nevertheless, it may be that your doctors overlooked this as a possible cause of your problems.

Signs that you're having problems with your gallbladder include:

- Pain on the upper right side of your abdomen,
- Frequent heartburn,
- Constipation (which is why I asked if you have consitpation),
- Nausea and queasiness, sometimes vomiting.

Although feeling light headed isn't a symptom frequently seen with gallbladder problems, it would certainly make sense. For more information, click here.

You need to head back to your regular doctor for further tests. He/she should also rule out problems such as rapid gastric emptying, food allergies, anxiety problems, and a possible problem with your lower esophageal sphincter.

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Emily

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Reply to HealthGuru aka Emily's Post: ive always wondered about my throat because i get this strange feeling almost like a spasm at the onset of these lightheaded episodes. but i have been scoped by a gi doctor. and he found a hiatal hernia, and reflux that is why he put me on the protonix. its at the bottom of my throat.

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on August 23 2006 at 3:11 PM

How long ago did you get the endoscopy done (where they put the scope going down your throat)? Have you ever had any other tests like this run? If so, which and when?

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Emily

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Reply to HealthGuru aka Emily's Post: the endoscopy was done about two years ago when i first started having these symptoms. the doctors have really checked me out , but there missing something. i even when to a ent to see if mabey the feeling was inner ear there was nothing wrong she did a sinus ct and found nothing other than a mucus cist in the back of my sinus, but assured me that was not causing what was going on. they also did a echo stress to rule out cardiac and it was normal. with the exception of my mvp which ive always had and take atenelol for.

You should definitely head back to your doctor and have another endoscopy done. It is possible they missed something the first time, or that your symptoms simply were presenting themselves clearly enough two years ago.

Have your doctor check your gall bladder as well - I have a feeling this may be the ultimate source of your problems.

Sincerely,
Emily

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Reply to HealthGuru aka Emily's Post: do you really think the gall bladder could cause all of these feelings especially into my throat

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