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Holloet
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- Jun 9, 2020
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Sorry if you've seen me saying this stuff before. I know I've been saying it a lot, but I can't calm down. I'm distressed about it constantly, I thought maybe more people could see if I made a new thread.
I don't know what GI issues I have exactly, only thing I was diagnosed with was stomach polyps, which seems to imply a damaged stomach lining/gastritis, which is concerning. As a complete guess, I'd say that I at least have IBS and constipation(noisy gut and gas) and maybe mild acid reflux(no burning, just feels like stuff seeps up my throat sometimes, but it doesn't make it into my mouth). Complete lack of appetite too. Most importantly, I feel like I can't absorb stuff correctly. For example, cold medicine and sedatives seem to take a long time to work if they work at all. I was still up for hours after taking Trazodone. When I did a barium swallow, I think it took until the third time they called me in for the x-ray for the barium to digest. And when I took 5mg of meto, it took about a week for the side effects I got to go away. Does that sound like a normal amount of time, or is it sign that stuff is staying in my system for too long? Isn't its half life only a few hours?
This is already a last resort method for me, I don't know what to do. I'm constantly on the verge of tears about failing. If it causes pain I'll try my best to tolerate it, I just want it to work...
I don't know what GI issues I have exactly, only thing I was diagnosed with was stomach polyps, which seems to imply a damaged stomach lining/gastritis, which is concerning. As a complete guess, I'd say that I at least have IBS and constipation(noisy gut and gas) and maybe mild acid reflux(no burning, just feels like stuff seeps up my throat sometimes, but it doesn't make it into my mouth). Complete lack of appetite too. Most importantly, I feel like I can't absorb stuff correctly. For example, cold medicine and sedatives seem to take a long time to work if they work at all. I was still up for hours after taking Trazodone. When I did a barium swallow, I think it took until the third time they called me in for the x-ray for the barium to digest. And when I took 5mg of meto, it took about a week for the side effects I got to go away. Does that sound like a normal amount of time, or is it sign that stuff is staying in my system for too long? Isn't its half life only a few hours?
This is already a last resort method for me, I don't know what to do. I'm constantly on the verge of tears about failing. If it causes pain I'll try my best to tolerate it, I just want it to work...
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