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Hi, I am 25yr old female.
Height: 5'3
Weight: 137lbs
Married
One child, male, 2yrs old

This is probably going to be long, and I'm sorry, but I want to be as accurate as possible. For the last year or so I have been semi-starving myself. I have a huge fear of vomitting, and I let it control my life. I would eat maybe one meal a day, I would eat normal sometimes, but not alot. I also have huge problems with anxiety, and panic disorder (mainly because of the vomitting fear) I take Nux Vomica when I feel nausea, and anxiety, it works pretty well, but for the past month or so I have been having other problems. I notice that I feel hungry all day. I eat three meals a day now, but still feel empty, a couple hours after eating. My throat also feels like there is a lump. I think I usually feel it when I'm hungry. I have also had problems with intestinal gas at least once, twice a week. I have to take Charcoal pills, and it gets better. That I could handle, but now I have new symptoms. Two weeks ago I noticed I would feel slight burning in my stomach, never to the point of stabbing pains, just discomfort. Also sometimes I feel like there is a dull, tight feeling on my left side a little above bellybutton. Usually I push on it, and gas comes out. When I push there is no pain or soreness. This sounds weird, but I notice when I fall asleep on my couch I'm fine, but once I wake up to go into bedroom, I all of a sudden feel bad gas, anxiety, burning in my stomach. It might be a coincidence, I'm not sure. I also have pain in my right eye, it usually hurts like a headache on the right side of my head also. I don't know if it's related to other issue. I have been drinking Aloe Vera for a couple weeks (about 8-10oz daily) I am hoping it will help my problem. I am so scared of what's happening to me, because of my vomitting fear, if that happens it will kill me. I don't have any health insurance, so that's another reason I worry. I have never had any health problems in the past other than anxiety created by me. I take vitamins, alot of C, B12, multi. I was one Prilosec for 2 weeks, but the burning came back 1 day after the treatment was done. If anyone can help me, I would greatly appreciate it.

I didn't know how to post right, so I added answers at the bottom:
1.Main problem:
Burning in stomach, always feeling empty, hungry, intestinal gas

2.Other physical sufferings:
headaches in right eye, and right side of head, stiff neck on right side, middle back tightness, stiffness, especially while sleeping, positional vertigo (not as severe as a few months ago)

3.Emotional sufferings:
Panic disorder (symtoms include: nausea, dizziness, body trembling, chills, hot & cold flashes, heart races, heavy breathing, dry mouth, legs weak)
Social anxiety
Depression: crying episodes, try to be happy, but doesn't last long

4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?
Lump in throat, extreme hunger feeling, if I eat, my mouth waters like I am really hungry, burning in stomach, sometimes feel knot-like feeling on left side of abdomen (above navel) feels like it's pushing against my back, not really painful though, just annoying.
Gastrointestinal upset quite often. (flatulence)

5. When did it all start?
I tried to join the military in Oct.07 but couldn't make it through boot camp, it started when I came home.

6. Which time of the day you are worst?
Late afternoon, evening

7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?
Seems like sweet foods tend to give me the most gas. The stomach burning seems relieved when I eat, seems worse when I get stressed out.

9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
Not sure.

10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
Occasional mood swings, lots of crying episodes, always nervous, lazy sometimes. Just overall depressed.

- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
I love it for some reason, puts me in a better mood when it rains.

- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
Yes, but I don't seem to get it enough. My husband doesn't act concerned with my problems

- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
No

- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
Weeping, talking to one self etc?
Scraping skin off my thumbs, have been doing it for years,
talk to myself

- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
friends: have one, but she lives far away. I long for human contact.
family: love them all, but mostly my father, he helps me through all my problems, but I live in Alabama, they live in New York
Children: my son keeps me sane, well, most of the time, I feel that if it wasn;t for him I would be dead.
Husband: love him, but our situation isn't good, no money, vicious ex-wife 2 other children. The stress has been much worse since I met him.

11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
Extreme fear of vomitting, came about around 17. Don't know why, basically woke up with it.

12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
crave:
pasta of any kind
vegetables like zucchini
lasagna
chocolate
aversions:
meat, sometimes

13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Less

14. How is your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Excessive

15. Is there any kind of food which your body can’t stand?
Sugars, milk, even though I love them, they have always given me bad gas

16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
Sweat: Less
I use to sweat excessively under my right arm.
I seem to sweat alot in my private area. I also notice yeasty-type odor, but don't have thick discharge.

17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
I experience occasional constipation, but I have started drinking Metamucil, and it has helped. It is always formed normal, hardly an odor, and sinks to the bottom. Never get toilet paper dirty.

18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
I don't sleep too well. I wake up with bad back pain. Feels better when I lay on my back, but I like laying on my stomach or side.

Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
no sex drive really. I feel disgusting.

21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
Nux Vomica (not regularly)
Charcoal pills-when I have bad gas
Kava Kava-for nerves
was taking Prilosec for 2 weeks.
Aloe Vera Juice- 8-10oz daily

22. What major diseases are running in your family?
breast cancer, heart disease

25. What major diseases have you had in your life and when.
None
 
  mnk4ever224 on 2008-01-23
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
it seems you picked up some amoebic infection in the military camp.

your constitution is close to pulsatilla.

you can take PULSATILLA 30C four times a day for a week and report if you are getting better with your heartburns and flatulance.

i believe this will cure you of the infection in the long run if you continue for some days.

there are some other remedies for your gastric problems.

as charcoal tablets helped you in your heartburn, i would assume, CARBO VEG 30C taken thrice everyday would also give relief in a few days.

Antim CrudE 200C is also very close to your symptoms and could be tried.
 
rishimba last decade
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faisal qureshi last decade
I looked up amoebic infection, and those symptoms don't favor mine at all. Is there another possibility?
 
mnk4ever224 last decade

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