Stomach ulcers anyone??
Hi everyone!
Was curious to see if anyone in the community has ever dealt with stomach ulcers before? I was admitted to the hospital 4 days ago for one, but I'm not an NSAID user. H-pylori could be the cause, but now I'm wondering if there's some inflammatory issue happening here. Sort of like how AS goes hand in hand with Crohn's and colitis sometimes.
I can totally relate. Since my issues have now gone beyond my upper GI into my lower, I too have been on what seems like every stomach medication that exists. I also have found pantoprazole to be the most effective and now I am also on Bentyl for lower GI pain. The trial and error of chronic illness seems to be never ending! I hope you are well and that you are able to keep your GI issues at bay!
-Katie, Team Member, no not really much for ulcers will come and go as they please due to NSAIDs and been on about every gastro-resistant tablet going Lansoprazole, Omeprazole, Rabeprazole, Esomeprazole. Finally settled on Pantoprazole working great for now for my GERD cause have a severe case of it, if don't take meds for it is there constantly not good. I really shouldn't be on them cause have liver problems but need to take them if didn't would have no insides left from all acid lol. Think this just a downfall with meds hun, I have really bad GERD and a hernia from it plus with ulcers 😔
ugh I'm so sorry you have to experience all of this too. I definitely have wondered if the meds were a contributing factor. It's so hard to tell where these things come from and/or why they are happening! Have you found anything that gives you relief from these issues? Also,thank you so much for sharing your experience with me!
-Katie, Team Member
Hi Katie,
I'm new to the forum, but just found your post.
I was diagnosed with AS around 6 years ago and have been through plenty of different meds to help. When I was first diagnosed with AS, I was getting severe mouth ulcers - up to 20 at once, all inside my mouth and down my throat which was seriously painful. I was put in steroids which would get rid of them within days. After a while a started getting really bad ulcers in the anus which made it extremely painful to even sit down or walk. This lead to a camera inspection either end to see how bad things had got. I was diagnosed with Chron's colitis which affects the anus/ colon. There were signs of ulcers throughout my digestive tract but treatment with Azothiaprine and Simponi for the AS have really helped.
I have found that cutting out sugar, caffeine, dairy and bread have also made me feel so much better.
If you can get a consultation within a gastrointestinal expert then I would definitely recommend it.
Hope this helps!Thank you so much for responding to this post! So, I actually had an upper endoscopy done on December 21st and there is NO ulcer. My doctor and I were both floored based on my symptoms and how sick I have been for over a month. I was, however, completely eaten up with inflammation in my stomach. I have a long family history of ulcerative colitis and chrons which now has me thinking it may be chrons after all since it can impact the entire gastrointestinal tract. I started having lower GI issues last May but couldn't get a doctor to perform a colonoscopy. Coincidentally enough, right before my endoscopy was performed, I started experiencing blood in my stool and this past week it went to a whole other level of extreme as far as the amount of blood is concerned. I'm hoping my GI will want to go ahead and do a colonoscopy soon and maybe get this mess figured out. I also cannot have bread, dairy, or anything fattening or fried. I have figured this out in the last 2 weeks and I'm feeling much better in my upper abdominal area. Again, thank you for responding. This information is all very helpful!
-Katie, Team Member
