"Gastric Help Now – Gastroenterology Relief"

Hi everyone,

I’m 21 years old and recently had some surgery.

I had laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis under a general anesthetic, and my gynecologist found quite a lot of endometriosis. It was wide spread, but mild. I had the surgery done a week ago. My symptoms before the surgery were mostly pelvic pain.

In 2009, I had some issues with anxiety/panic attacks, but since then have been okay and have been on amitriptyline.

After this surgery, they have returned to a lesser extent, and I’ve also been feeling quite depressed and irritable. I feel like crying all the time, and am quite emotionally unstable. I don’t know what to do.

I’ve also been having unsettled sleep, and disturbing nightmares. My appetite isn’t quite what it was either – I’m just not as hungry. I’m tired all the time too.

I should add that they thought my anesthetic scraped my throat with the tubing during the surgery, as I had a sore throat, cough and congestion. The GP was concerned about it causing a chest/throat infection, so has put me on antibiotics. I had symptoms of anxiety etc BEFORE I was put on the antibiotic, and most of my chest/throat symptoms have cleared up.

I’ve had many surgeries under general anesthetic in the past. These include: Arnold Chiari Malformation Decompression (brain surgery), wisdom teeth removal and an appendectomy. I’ve also had some procedures under a general anesthetic, including a colonoscopy and gastroscopy.

I didn’t experience too much nausea following this laparoscopic surgery, or even too much pain. I was on Endone for about a day, and Panadol for a few days.

The anxiety seems to have really set in for the past 24 hours or so. It’s really bothering me, and I want to get back to living my life.

Is this anxiety likely to clear up on its own.

Is it anxiety and these other symptoms common after a surgery and/or general anesthetic.

Has anyone else experienced this.

Thank you.

I am just wondering if anyone who has had this procedure before could tell me what it is like. I hear you only get a spray thing on the back of your throat, i have really bad gagging reactions and i throw up without realising i’m about to all the time so i’m petrified of what’s to come. What happens if you throw up while the tube is going down into your stomach. Can you get sedation. and what does it feel like. I’m so nervous it’s unrealll

It is for a Gastroscopy this evening. It said you could eat an early light breakfast but i didn’t get up in time. I also usually drink an awful lot of liquids during the day. I had a blood test a while ago and it showed i was over-hydrated so that’s how much i usually drink lol.i have 6 and a half hours until my appointment and i am already really dizzy and light headed. Can i drink anything. It never mentioned anything about fluids on the form. Thankyou
Does your urine go darker. If so i have that lol

I’ve tried coughing, vomiting, drinking LOTS of water, etc, but I STILL feel it in there. I had this problem at school while I was eating lunch. I thought it was just in the wrong tube so i tried coughing and drinking LOTS of water. Eventually I stopped coughing, but I STILL feel it in there. It’s really annoying. Does anyone know how to get this out. Do I have to eat BIG egg sized things and swallow it like increasingly large, egg-shaped objects through it in order to force it to open up more. I heard this is usually effective, and is not much different than having a gastroscopy.
Somebody help me.

This is excruciating. I literally have to pant through the pains and squint my eyes closed. Then i start shaking and feel dizzy. I am constantly constipated.i get backed up for a week or so and then when my bowels are full to capacity i get the runs really bad. I had that yesturday but the pains today are incredible. Does anyone have any idea why when you go to the toilet it feels like your stomach is being twisted and burned and it is like someone is squeezing my stomach. I understand you can get pain in your behind due to being constipated. But this pain is unreal and it is in my stomach, not my bowel. I am awaiting a Gastroscopy to rule out celiac. The doc has put me on Lansoprozole until then incase it is Gastritis.but it has not made a bit of a difference to the pains etc.i constantly feel nauseas too. Is there anyone out there going through the same thing or know how to cut down on these pains.
Err, i do eat. lol.I eat a lot of food with fibre in it. I love fruit and eat it and drink it every day. I also love eating salads. I also drink a lot of water/fruit juice. So how am i killing myself exactly.

What is with peoples presumptions.I haven’t listed every single symptom i have so obv you wouldn’t be able to know or diagnose what is wrong and what isn’t wrong with me. The doc i went to is a Specialist so i think he knows what he is talking about. I simply am asking for advice on how to cut back on the pains. Jeze.
Is there a problem with that. Are you not mature enough to hear the word Diarrhea. Not like it is any of your business but i do get Diarrhea.Extremely bad diarrhea.and extreme pains.and a lot of other symptoms. and it is infact when i eat fibre and most other foods. I also get bad Constipation as well. Which if you have looked up is also a symptom of Celiac. But your diet involves fibre intake so that is what i do until i am told i have to stop it. Also there is no *forum* for stomach problems so i threw it in anywhere. How rude of you.

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i recently had a gastroscopy done and this is the response i got. a hypoechoic structure in thr right lobe measuring 15×14mm. its margin appears to be fairly well defind and it in not vascular on colour doppler.there apperars to be some mild posterior enhancement.the feature suggest the likelihood of a cyst but details are a little suboptimal due to the distance of the lession from the skin surface.no additional hepatic abnormality seen apart from some generalised fatty infiltration

so ive had a blood test 2 weeks ago, which gave me a slight reading indicating that i could be celiac. my doctor has scheduled me a gastroscopy next week to have a biopsy done. in the mean time she has recommended going totally gluten free to trial it, so i have staretd doing that the past 3 days. but have been reading that by doing so, you can get a false negative and the only real way to know is to do the diet religiously. i have been so sick the past few months that ive lost 15 kilos, and i nearly look anorexic. if it is celiac, how long would this diet take to reverse the damage to my digestive system. because if the biopsy is negative then im still going to try the diet for fear that ive created a false, if that makes sense.
is it even worth going through the gastroscopy. (i have severe anxiety) or am i better to just try the diet. and for how long.
any info would be great. im 22 years old.

I have had recurring bouts of episodes of what I think may be Panic Disorder. In these episodes I experience nausea; excessive sweating; heart-palpitations; faint; overwhelming fear; problem breathing. I also have trouble eating out or anywhere else but home as my throat usually closes up during this nervousness causing me to feel extremely nauseous. I’ve been for a gastroscopy, but they couldn’t find anything in my system that could possibly be the cause of these sensations. Your opinion.

Hi everyone,

My Mum had an endoscopy/gastroscopy today because she has been experiencing throat pain, hoarseness, difficulty speaking and fatigue. They suspected acid reflux.

They found her throat was inflamed and that she had a very short esophagus, but no tumor or anything. They are taking a biopsy of various parts of her throat too.

Is there any possibility that they might have missed seeing a tumor or some kind of throat cancer.

Thank you.

For about half a year now I have suffered from vomiting a lot.belching.feeling like food is not digesting properly (as though it doesn’t go down to my stomach-only my chest).acid reflux.pain in stomach and breastbone area and general nauseau. I went yesterday for a gastroscopy and the test found my stomach, duodenum and oesophagus were all fine. This is good news on the one hand but it also bad news as it now remains a mystery why I have all these horrible symptoms constantly and feel so ill all the time.I am on 40mg of Omeprazole to counteract acid reflux but this isn’t effective at all, so does anybody have any idea what could be causing this sickness.
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks