My Stomach Hurts A Lot

Why is my stomach hurting me so much ?

You hav not mentioned what kind of pain..or any other symptoms…whether the pain is during the day or night or after meals, before meals, whether you hav burping, gas, constipation, or GERD- Sour food coming upto the throat -reflux…If pantaprazole is giving you relief probably you hav acidity or initial stage of ulcer..Anyway I wil try to give you some very simple but highly effective tips which give relief from acidity..Most effective - hav 1/4 glass of cold (not very cold)milk 3 times a day..1st thing in the morning, abt 3 hrs after lunch and at night- bedtime.Have dark brown jaggery-or date palm jaggery-1 small piece or patanjali jaggery powder 1/4 tsp 5-6 times a day- almost every hour..raw badishop-(soamp tamil)less than 1/4 tsp 3 times a dayJaggery and badishop- have after every meal.STOP adding green chillies in your diet - chutney, etcAlways de seed red chilliesIf there is too much burning sensation..have white pumpkin juice in the morning with a pinch of pepper and jeera powder..Stop having fried food, pickles and cold drinks..Hav dinner before 8 or latest by 9Do not hav groundnuts, sour food-tamarind.There is a gum of a tree- in tamil they call it- badami Gondh..not the gum which north Indians use in laddoos..that is used after frying in ghee..This gum should not be cooked.Just soak in drinking water a few pieces.it fluffs up in about 6-7 hrs..Strain it add fresh milk..elaichi-cardamom and sugar and hav it like kheer..very cooling effect on the tummy..can have 1/4 cup 3–4 times a day..or Can have it plain about 1-2 tsp …3–4 times a day..

Do I have GERD, IBS, or just acid reflux? My stomach hurts a lot, I feel nauseous. I don’t always throw up, I don’t have trouble pooping, and I don’t really get chest pains from my stomach, just my stomach hurts and bloating.

Prudent* to see a general surgeon*/for II opinion. With NO INSURANCE MEANS YOU MAY CONSULT A local homeopath [for less costs]/dermatologist for physical examination, relevant investigations, accurate diagnosis and permanent cure by medication and or surgical interference.Because, in all chronic issues with complicated & confusing symptoms-involving many organs, I prefer a General Surgeon, who shall be accurate in arriving at the right diagnosis by pin-pointing the affected organ[s]/tissues and ensures fast relief with surgical interference.Much before the advent of super-specialties like nuero/pediatric/cardiac/renal/gynec/neurology, gastro-enterology, oncology, and ENT etc., all these surgeries were conducted by general surgeons. Hence, a Surgeon’s approach is most appropriate and accurate. A good surgeon suggests cheapest and accurate diagnostic investigations only to ensure permanent cure.Whereas, for all acute problems/issues, a physician hits the symptoms/diseases with say, 10 stones/medicines with the hope that a few stones may hit with dramatic relief. But, it does work in many cases & with ‘no side effects’.

Why does my stomach growl a lot and hurt after I eat a burger? I also get gassy.

If you are eating a hot or warm burger ( not spicy hot) assuming the patty is cooked on gas or stovetop and you are also drinking ice cold drink then you may get digestion issues. When hot food is combined with ice cold drink, the digestive system slows down and can give you various symptoms of gas, stomach discomfort, constipation etc too.It is just like when you have a fire burning somewhere and you throw water on top of the fire, then fire start producing smoke, gas and that fire will be useless.Our stomach has digestive fire too. So that the food can be digested. You will see in many cultures people drink hot liquid like tea etc with breakfast, lunch or dinner, sometimes just hot water at the end of the meal. This is to make sure our digestive system can process the food while it is lukewarm in the gut.Our body temperature is generally 37 degrees Celsius or around 97–98 F. The ice cold drink after or during the meal makes the stomach very cold along with food and our body works very hard to first transform this cold drink into body temperature and then it tries to digest it but then body pays the price by producing gas, discomfort etc.If you can start drinking a hot beverage with your food to see the difference you may notice, gas and discomfort disappear.You may argue that a lot of people drink a cold beverage, that is true and they may suffer constipation, overweight and several health issues.You can drink ice cold beverage, 2 hours before or after consuming the meal but not with the meal.