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Originally Posted by hannah1234
Kathy,
My stomach burns alot too, but I just try my hardest not to think about it and pray to God that one day it will go away. Since it started, I havent had a ketamine infusion, so I am curious to see if the ketamine will help my stomach.... I also have been getting hic-ups SO SO SO easily. Like- I will take a sip of water and i get them, and my stomach and throat burn more and more. I tried tums to see if it was heartburn but it didnt do anything and its a different kind of pain. Do you get hic-ups often?
Hang in there Kathy, no fun.
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Hannah and Kathy,
This is exactly the problem I've been having for 6 weeks now. Initially I was hospitalized for it because the pain was so bad I lost 10 lbs in 2 days and was severly dehydrated. I couldn't even keep my meds down.
The last time I had this was about 6 months ago when I started Topomax. The GI doctor said to try cutting that out and prescribed 30mg of Prevacid a day. I've been taking it since, he recommends it to anyone taking anti-inflammatories daily.
This latest incident happened after I got home fro my honeymoon. Initially we figured I picked up a bug from the islands but all the hospital tests and tests done again last week ruled it out.
The pain is a constant burning, cramping pain and I do get hiccups everyday, it was so odd that you mentioned that. The pain initially 6 weeks ago was so bad it was making me sick, hence the dehydration to the point my kidneys almost shut down. It's now at the point where the pain is constantly there but a bit more manageable. I'm scheduled for a colonoscopy on the 16th.
I hate to tell you this Hannah but if it is the same thing, Ketamine doesn't get rid of it. I had my 300 mg booster x2 days right after I got out of the hospital and it didn't touch the stomach pain, no change at all.