Hello-
I started getting such bad heartburn pains in the beginning October and I started trying OTC heartburn meds but it did not work. I decided to see my doctor end of October and he told me I might have GERD or an Ulcer. So he gave me Carafate for a month it also did not work :/. He then gave me Omeprazole for a month and told me to schedule an appt with a Gastro about an EGD and Barium Swallow(which was all the way out into Jan), the burning still didnt go away. During my Barium test they saw that it was normal and they also didn't see any damaged issues in my Endoscopy. They gave me soda after that which was weird, because I still had the burning pain( i just gave it back). Since Jan I have been watching my diet, bland foods, no alcohol, staying away from triggers, and working out to lose weight. I am taking Omerprazole still for a month and the Gastro doc wants me to come back after the pills are done. I am just having a REALLY HARD TIME coming to terms with this. I just felt so destroyed that all of a sudden. I tried to think why this could have happened, was it the engagement in July/wedding planning stress, was it family and faily in law stuff, was it my job? There are so many things that go through my head now and every day I think and say what am I gonna eat next because it is so specific. I always feel irritated when I have to explain to people why im "so young to be sick" all the time and going out to eat or celebrate is the biggest challenge. Today I just felt so overwhelmed about everything. I feel down ALOT now, medicine doesnt help(I know it sometimes takes a while to build up but I am almost done with the pills. I feel like I have a lower quality of life now.