What's wrong with me?!

[E38Ross]

Right... Been having a bit of an odd one the last 2 weeks now and don't currently agree with the gps preliminary diagnosis (and awaiting a blood test). 1 symptom is slightly personal so if you're easily disturbed read no further

First some history on me. 24 year old healthy male, generally very healthy diet (a good 10 of my 5 a day each day), very active (lately been cycling approx 150+ miles per week as well as some running too) my bmi I pretty much bang on 20.

So.... Bank holiday Monday I felt fine. Went to bed feeling a little queezy but not that bad. Woke up around 1:30am feeling hideously nauseous and stayed awake like that for about 4 hours until I got up, Feeling a little lightheaded and soon vomited. Went back to bed feeling a bit shaky but marginally better. 2 hours later I get up to go to work and then I'm sick again. I don't go to work and I'm sick several times that day. I didn't eat a great amount that day.

Wednesday I feel fine. A little tired but not too bad. Still feeling a little lightheaded on certain things (like returning head to normal after finishing a drink but overall ok.

This carries on until Sunday by which time I think I'm ok. I was sick again Sunday morning and noticed my stools were darker. Now I'm getting a bit worried as it didn't seem like anything I'd eaten. When I would up Sunday I felt really spaced out for 20mins or so then ok. Felt generally ok for the rest of the day.

Through last week I felt quite tired and generally a bit lightheaded (but far from a spinning room or anything like that) and go to work through the week. I had the odd mild nauseous feeling through the week and I do mean mild. Thought I was fine until I was sick again at 4am this morning and now I'm genuinely quite concerned now.

I've absolutely no abdominal pain. I have noticed I seem to be almost hiccupping without any air or anything coming up quite frequently as well but no apparent reflux. No ear symptoms such as pain, discharge etc. Ear and oral temperature is normal. Blood pressure 112/71 (seated).

Any thoughts? Awaiting a phone call back from the docs but my one not in until tomorrow. For the record, when the went to the docs Friday it was my first appointment for over 8 years.

Thanks

Edited by E38Ross on Monday 9th September 09:10

[E38Ross]

goldblum said:

Complete guesswork but I think you've had a stomach bug you're struggling to throw off. What did the Gp say?

Labyrinthitis - despite I'm getting mildly lightheaded at best, no vertigo as such.

[E38Ross]

goldblum said:

Right. What a nuisance!

Tell me about it. Getting me down a bit now just feel queezy now and it's so annoying!

[E38Ross]

Sick twice again this morning admittedly not much coming up, just fluid and gas really.

Generally feel rubbish and feel daft being at work but hey ho. My surgery do emergency appointments so I may get one tomorrow after my blood test. This is the first time I've been sick 2 days running.

I did wonder about food intolerance but haven't found anything in particular. Certainly didn't eat anything yesterday that I haven't over the past week when I felt ok.. I have always had a weak spot for sugar free fizzy drinks but haven't touched those for around 10 days now after I was sick for the 2nd time.

Taking the piss now. Really getting me down.

Thanks for the support chaps, any further thoughts/advice on etc much appreciated.

[E38Ross]

Steviesam said:

Well, dark/black stools can indicate digested blood (therefore a bleed above the intestine) so keep your eye on that.

I would see the GP and make sure you mention the colour.

already mentioned it on my visit Friday, but that's stopped now - yet the vomiting hasn't. The dark stools may have been a result of taking pepto-bismol, it is a potential side effect.

Blood test tomorrow and i'm going to go for an emergency appointment in the afternoon too. Generally felt a little queezy all afternoon but not THAT bad. But having this for over 2 weeks now isn't right. I'm really not the "ill-type"

thanks again chaps, as ever, any further thoughts welcomed

[E38Ross]

Doesn't really fit with ME to be honest.

I was sick again approx 1:30am this morning again

Had some toast with jam as well as some granola for breakfast around 10am and managed to eat a decent lunch and kept it down. It's odd because it hasn't interfered with my eating....

Right now I feel absolutely fine, bar a bit down about the issue. It's getting in the way of my sports.... One of the things I truly love.

Blood tests done earlier for full blood count, serum ferritin levels and ESR.

got another appointment (in light of getting worse since Friday) tonight at 5pm.

Will keep you posted.

[E38Ross]

yes actually they were.

Been prescribed omeprazole and they also want to do 3 more blood tests for thyroid, liver function and also for urea and electrolytes which I can get done Monday.

I'll have no more blood left soon

[E38Ross]

goldblum said:

Broad spectrum of ailments being tested for!

Do you feel as if the symptoms are gradually easing? Still sounds something stomach based to me - Peptic Ulcer?

i was feeling like the symptoms were easing until Monday when i was sick again, and being sick yesterday meant that was actually more frequent that it had ever been, especially with being sick very early hours this morning too.

peptic ulcer generally gives abdominal pain...of which i'm literally getting none.

it's strange because the symptoms are so intermittent. I've just eaten a decent size dinner and feel fine.

If i was a woman i'd think i was pregnant

it's a weird one isn't it!

[E38Ross]

Took omeprazole this morning, was feeling queezy at the time and shortly after it decided to come back up again

Couple of hours later took another as I saw the pellets contained within the capsule in what came up.

Haven't felt too bad today but, unlike me, I haven't been to, erm, the toilet today! Uh oh

Let's hope it gets sorted soon.

[E38Ross]

This isn't even funny now it's getting worse I think. Sick at midnight last night (bringing food up) and then again at 7:30 this morning (just a lot of lovely green fluid).

At a loss now.

[E38Ross]

goldblum said:

'Green fluid' sounds like it may be bile. Back to the docs. Perhaps you could ask for a camera (forgets correct word) to have a look?

Endoscopy

I'll await to get first set of results back Monday or Tuesday then book another I think.

I'm a weird case that's for sure

[E38Ross]

First set of blood tests back - normal which is good news. Looking like H pylori infection is still the most likely scenario but as to why it should effect me as a healthy individual will be investigated.

3 more blood tests Monday and have to take in a sample of you know what as well.... I'll make sure I'm stocked up on rubber gloves

Still on the omeprazole which should begin to kick in in not too long. Fingers crossed.

If I still don't respond and other tests are negative then next step would be Endoscopy.

[E38Ross]

I hydrate myself well. If doing longer cycle rides I have hydration tablets Luke SIS go hydro tablets etc but anything less than 30 miles or so just some sugar free squash.

Blood sugars not done, not recently but in the past I've done urine tests at uni (don't worry, all routine and not for any problems I had!) which showed no glucose if it's hyperglycaemia you're concerned about / diabetes.

Don't suppose I could rule out hiatus hernia yet.... Though the odds in an otherwise healthy active person is close to nil, surely.

For the record my bmi is bang on 20

Cheers

Edited by E38Ross on Friday 13th September 21:27

[E38Ross]

Pvapour said:

brief read, predominantly your being sick at night after having gone to sleep or in the wee hours? basically waking up to be sick? or have you been just as sick during the day?

Daytime absolutely fine usually, sick almost exclusively in the mornings except occasionally early hours of the night. I had a very long day at work last night so was in bed by 10, awoke at midnight and was sick, back to bed, up at 7 and sick again. Not been sick since but suspect I will tomorrow morning again.

Cheers again.

[E38Ross]

Pvapour said:

brief read, predominantly your being sick at night after having gone to sleep or in the wee hours? basically waking up to be sick? or have you been just as sick during the day?

Daytime absolutely fine usually, sick almost exclusively in the mornings except occasionally early hours of the night. I had a very long day at work last night so was in bed by 10, awoke at midnight and was sick, back to bed, up at 7 and sick again. Not been sick since but suspect I will tomorrow morning again.

Cheers again.

[E38Ross]

thanks PVA, i suspect they won't bother checking pituitary until thyroid results are back to be honest.

Looking likely that it's H Pylori infection which the stool sample will show. But why H Pylori would effect me is another matter which should also be investigated if indeed that is the case.

oh - and yes, i was sick again this morning; and it was just bile again. Though i will say it wasn't as much as yesterday but jeez did i belch a lot of gas up! have been feeling bloated after meals lately and guess that's what's happening!

almost looking forward to getting the other tests out of the way and getting to the bottom of it. Hope the omeprazole is what's required and that it soon starts to take effect, but even if it does work i'd still like to know exactly what and why this is happening.

thanks again

[E38Ross]

Pvapour said:

brief read, predominantly your being sick at night after having gone to sleep or in the wee hours? basically waking up to be sick? or have you been just as sick during the day?

Daytime absolutely fine usually, sick almost exclusively in the mornings except occasionally early hours of the night. I had a very long day at work last night so was in bed by 10, awoke at midnight and was sick, back to bed, up at 7 and sick again. Not been sick since but suspect I will tomorrow morning again.

Cheers again.

[E38Ross]

goldblum said:

It may simply be that between your supper and breakfast is a long time on an empty stomach, giving the bacteria a chance to multiply. Could explain the belching as well.

My thoughts exactly. Helicobacter pylori looking quite likely tbh.

[E38Ross]

For anyone still remotely interested in this topic a distinctive pattern has firmly set.

Sick somewhere between 0:00-01:00 tending to bring up some of that evenings dinner (tonight I shall try a smaller meal and see what happens) and then again at whatever time I get up which is just bile and gas.

Feeling pretty rough at work right now but early finish and straight to hospital afterwards for the remaining tests. Praying they find what's wrong.

[E38Ross]

Well, the pattern stopped. Wasn't sick late last night but was again this morning. I generally felt better after a smaller meal so what I've done is instead of having 1 large lunch I've split it into 2. Due to work I have eaten one portion now and am not feeling too bad, only very slightly bloated but generally good. I'll have the next lot around 3-4pm and a smaller than normal dinner tonight.

I should get test results back tomorrow or Thursday apparently.

Thanks chaps