Diagnosed with H Pylori
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 12:05 am
Hello all,
In the beginning of July I started getting these issues where my heart would feel like it is pounding after eating. Depending also on the meal I would sometimes have difficulty getting to bed. Sometimes it would take me until 2am. For the past 2-3 years I haven't had any other issues besides feeling tired all of the time. I would be able to get 8-9 hours of sleep. Since July I haven't been able to get a lot of sleep. It varies by day between 5-7 hours of sleep.
I had an endoscopy done back in September and my GI doc didn't actually tell me I had H Pylori, he said I had a stomach infection and prescribed me the 2 antibiotics and the pharmacy version of Prilosec. He didn't tell me to have any follow-ups and to take Pilosec twice a day (without any mention of an end date). While I was close to the end of the treatment of 10 days, I started feeling very bloated. Gas-X seemed to have helped. I did take all of the prescribed medication.
I was feeling better and didn't have as much of the heart issues even though my sleep duration wasn't any better. This past Monday I had a fried chicken sandwich and french fries (each from different locations) and the issue came back. I was unable to get to sleep until 2am and was up 4 hours later. The day after I did get 7 1/2 hours of sleep. Last night I ate pork chops, baked lemon potatoes, carrots and broccoli and had the same issues again.
I know I probably need to find a new GI doc since obviously the one I went to doesn't care about following up with me. Does this sound like all of it is related to the virus? I called the GI doc and he said that this would take a while to heal and to continue on the Prilosec. I have switched over to Nexium as the Prilosec hasn't really helped.
Thanks,
Nick
In the beginning of July I started getting these issues where my heart would feel like it is pounding after eating. Depending also on the meal I would sometimes have difficulty getting to bed. Sometimes it would take me until 2am. For the past 2-3 years I haven't had any other issues besides feeling tired all of the time. I would be able to get 8-9 hours of sleep. Since July I haven't been able to get a lot of sleep. It varies by day between 5-7 hours of sleep.
I had an endoscopy done back in September and my GI doc didn't actually tell me I had H Pylori, he said I had a stomach infection and prescribed me the 2 antibiotics and the pharmacy version of Prilosec. He didn't tell me to have any follow-ups and to take Pilosec twice a day (without any mention of an end date). While I was close to the end of the treatment of 10 days, I started feeling very bloated. Gas-X seemed to have helped. I did take all of the prescribed medication.
I was feeling better and didn't have as much of the heart issues even though my sleep duration wasn't any better. This past Monday I had a fried chicken sandwich and french fries (each from different locations) and the issue came back. I was unable to get to sleep until 2am and was up 4 hours later. The day after I did get 7 1/2 hours of sleep. Last night I ate pork chops, baked lemon potatoes, carrots and broccoli and had the same issues again.
I know I probably need to find a new GI doc since obviously the one I went to doesn't care about following up with me. Does this sound like all of it is related to the virus? I called the GI doc and he said that this would take a while to heal and to continue on the Prilosec. I have switched over to Nexium as the Prilosec hasn't really helped.
Thanks,
Nick