More Gut Pain!

Ok yesterday about an hour after lunch about 1 p.m. or so, my stomach began to have pain and within a short time I had that gut issue again like I had before and mentioned here several days back.

It was a constant gnawing burning allover pain that would not abate. Digestive enzymes didn't help, ginger didn't help, calmag didn't help, water didn't help, ginger ale didn't help...I even chewed some pepto bismal tablets, something I HATE.... cause the pain was so bad and that didn't help!

I later had a bit of queasiness with it but the main thing was the overall pain that wouldn't go away. The pain even radiated to my sides and back!!! There was no position I could take where the pain was less. I even gave serious thought to going to the hospital.

After a miserable day in pain, I finally went to bed to watch some TV. Before I did, I took some plain old baking soda and water. THAT WORKED! Within 30 minutes the pain lifted and I had relief!!!

Now I'm wondering what is wrong with me? Is it an ulcer? I didn't eat anything weird, but I must've eaten something that triggered this. I figured it had to be irritation and inflammation of some sort. That's when I tried the baking soda and water to alkalize and calm it down.

Every test I know of for ulcers involves nasty stuff like upper G.I., wires and cameras down the throat, etc. UGH. I am going to research more on ulcers today but my first stop was here. How does one heal ulcers? How are they caused? Do I now have too much acid in my stomach?

Should I take some oil of oregano or olive to kill the h. pylori bacteria that causes it? Would any of the things I've been taking...the bitters, vitex, nettle leaf, yucca root, etc. contribute to this? Should they be helping? I even had a milk kefir smoothie that morning which obviously had no effect on this later!

This is all new to me, although I've always had a 'nervous stomach' my whole life. This may just be the end result of it! Input please.


Marci