Good Morning Anxiety Community!
I have a bit of a conundrum going on....I placed this under Health Fears since 90% of my anxiety is Hypochondria related.
About 7 months ago I felt sick to my stomach. Very nauseous, "pukey-ey" feeling in my mouth, I then had a massive blowout the following morning. Since then, my stomach has been an absolute mess.
To start, my wife advised me to maybe add fiber to my diet and help with digestion. So, I did what all lazy people do and started drinking a little Metamucil once per day. Well, I actually really started to enjoy the taste of Metamucil and especially the "fullness" it gave me, so I started drinking it as a "Meal Replacement" in the mornings. Biggest mistake! Within 1 week I was having orange jelly come out of me, nausea, and just felt plain sickly. I had a telehealth appointment with a doctor who told me I was kind of poisoning myself as Metamucil is used as a Laxative in most medical settings. So, I stopped taking it...
Things slowly improved, but I began to notice a severe bloat in my stomach after eating, and even a slight pain at the top of my stomach right under my sternum. It has slowly gotten worse as now I have pain in my gallbladder (which radiates to my right shoulder blade), as well as burning in my stomach, weight loss, and trouble swallowing. I had an ultrasound test done a few weeks ago that came back normal showing no stones or anything....
Now my wife and her family are "all natural" people who advised me to do a gallbladder flush (her parents do this 3 times a year) where you drink 2 full glasses of epsom salt over a course of 5 hours, then a glass of olive oil mixed with lemond juice and/or grapefruit juice. Immediately after drinking the oil, you lay on your right side with your right leg brought to your chest for 1 hour. I have done this once before about 5 years ago and did feel better afterward as the next day you will see things come out of your body you didn't even know existed. Supposedly it helps to rid your gallbladder of sludge and small stones.
But now...I am at a crossroads. Between coming off of Zoloft and going onto Effexor in another week, the abdominal pains and bathroom trips...I don't know what to do! My doctor prescribed me a "Proton Pump Inhibitor" to cut down on acid, but I'm even scared of taking that since everyone I've talked to says those drugs are VERY hard to come off once started. I also REALLY do not want my gallbladder taken out as I'm only 27 years old and shouldn't be having an issue like this.... Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do? My wife is becoming angry with me for not listening to her in doing the flush - as well as me complaining all the time. I feel like something is seriously wrong with me, but I am getting no help anywhere.
I have a bit of a conundrum going on....I placed this under Health Fears since 90% of my anxiety is Hypochondria related.
About 7 months ago I felt sick to my stomach. Very nauseous, "pukey-ey" feeling in my mouth, I then had a massive blowout the following morning. Since then, my stomach has been an absolute mess.
To start, my wife advised me to maybe add fiber to my diet and help with digestion. So, I did what all lazy people do and started drinking a little Metamucil once per day. Well, I actually really started to enjoy the taste of Metamucil and especially the "fullness" it gave me, so I started drinking it as a "Meal Replacement" in the mornings. Biggest mistake! Within 1 week I was having orange jelly come out of me, nausea, and just felt plain sickly. I had a telehealth appointment with a doctor who told me I was kind of poisoning myself as Metamucil is used as a Laxative in most medical settings. So, I stopped taking it...
Things slowly improved, but I began to notice a severe bloat in my stomach after eating, and even a slight pain at the top of my stomach right under my sternum. It has slowly gotten worse as now I have pain in my gallbladder (which radiates to my right shoulder blade), as well as burning in my stomach, weight loss, and trouble swallowing. I had an ultrasound test done a few weeks ago that came back normal showing no stones or anything....
Now my wife and her family are "all natural" people who advised me to do a gallbladder flush (her parents do this 3 times a year) where you drink 2 full glasses of epsom salt over a course of 5 hours, then a glass of olive oil mixed with lemond juice and/or grapefruit juice. Immediately after drinking the oil, you lay on your right side with your right leg brought to your chest for 1 hour. I have done this once before about 5 years ago and did feel better afterward as the next day you will see things come out of your body you didn't even know existed. Supposedly it helps to rid your gallbladder of sludge and small stones.
But now...I am at a crossroads. Between coming off of Zoloft and going onto Effexor in another week, the abdominal pains and bathroom trips...I don't know what to do! My doctor prescribed me a "Proton Pump Inhibitor" to cut down on acid, but I'm even scared of taking that since everyone I've talked to says those drugs are VERY hard to come off once started. I also REALLY do not want my gallbladder taken out as I'm only 27 years old and shouldn't be having an issue like this.... Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do? My wife is becoming angry with me for not listening to her in doing the flush - as well as me complaining all the time. I feel like something is seriously wrong with me, but I am getting no help anywhere.