Why did my stomach symptoms get worse after taking PPI?

Question

Hello doctor,

I have multiple problems with my stomach, it all began two years ago after taking pills which I was allergic to. My stomach became inflamed with a lot of acids, chronic antrum gastritis, and acid reflux. My stool was too soft, and I did not take any pill because my doctor did not give me anything. I still have hair loss and brittle nails. Three months ago, I started taking Magnesium effervescent tablets. But after taking that, new symptoms like burps, bloated stomach, difficulty in breathing, stomach cramps, indigestion, and nausea began. The doctor said it is dyspepsia. I got an endoscopy again, and the doctor said I do not have much acid or inflammation, but the stomach mucosa is granulated, with an unevenly expanded corpus and antrum. What does this mean? Even if my stomach is empty, I feel like it is small and sore from inside. I am still waiting for my biopsy report. And after taking PPI, my symptoms became even worse. I have a burning and pain below the navel, more on the right side, and it is irritating. What is wrong with me? Do I have less acid in my stomach now? What to do? Why do I have dyspepsia? A balanced diet is also not helping at all. When I lie down, I always have a dry burning pain in my mouth, but not in the throat. Endoscopy did not show any acid reflux. Will it be seen on a biopsy? I get hungry very fast, and it seems as if my body is not getting enough nutrients. How to make my body absorb more nutrients?

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

All the problems can be explained by dyspepsia. Although there are certain issues like normal endoscopy and absence of inflammation. And on endoscopy reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity), there is no obvious granulation tissue seen. There may be some nodularity seen at the time of endoscopy. We should see the report if there is any evidence of giardiasis.

Second thing is, there is no response in clinical symptoms after taking PPI (proton pump inhibitors). So, we should think about other diagnoses. Here the possibility could be.

IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). All the symptoms can be explained by this diagnosis. The patients have pain with diarrhea or constipation.
SOD, this is sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. The patients have pain on the right side.
Gastritis.

The treatment of these both are different. So, we need more details and investigations to find the etiology. Kindly provide details about your bowel habits, the time you spend in the toilet, and whether it is getting cleared easily or not.

We need to do an x-ray of the abdomen and check serum alkaline phosphatase levels.

I suggest you follow these preventive measures:

Take plenty of water.
Avoid spicy and oily foods.
Do regular exercise.

Revert with more information a medical gastroenterologist online.

Answer 2

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I want an x-ray to look at any bowel load due to stools. And serum alkaline phosphatase is done because if it is elevated, then it suggests sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, this is also an important cause of pain, particularly when there is no obvious reason found.

In these views of endoscopy (attachment removed to protect patient identity), the stomach appears to be normal. Such kind of red appearance is due to the light of the endoscope.

It is good if you do not have issues with bowel habits. Then we should wait for the biopsy reports. You can provide us the previous reports. Sometimes we can get a clue from it.

For further queries consult a medical gastroenterologist online.

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