You know im starting to think i probably do have an ulcer, it makes sense. I have noticed short bouts of nausea and upset stomach lately. Didnt think anything of them as they pass relatively quickly and were infrequent.
A little background on me: I drink usually like 5 times a week consuming well over 5 drinks in a night.
On top of that ive been smoking cigarettes for nearly a decade. Within the last few years ive been smoking at least a pack and a half a day. Newport 100s
First thing in the morning- I Try and clear out my throat and lungs of all the goo. Then coffee in one hand cigarette in the other, i head to the john.
I cough so hard i occasionally vomit. I cough so hard that as of late its been making me retch every morning. And the coughing (that is to say the intense coughing) subsides shortly after waking up.
I felt like the coffee i drank( or whatever the contents of my stomach at the time) was being forced back up. Almost like a burp coming up that i had to force myself to swallow back down or vomit uncontrollably. That was the routine 6 days ago. FUCK CIGARETTES IM DONE FOR GOOD!
Its been great- Im not coughing like crazy anymore, my lungs feel clear, i feel really good aside from the shitting black thing. I made a giant sign by my bed NO MORE CIGARETTES. I quit a year or so ago for a month but foolishly thought i could smoke a cig here and there occasionally. Well im truly done this time, its been 6 days and i honestly dont miss them one bit. It was so easy, i just quit cold turkey.
I was pissy, upset, and eating everything in sight for the first two days. On the second cigarette free night i ate all kinds of candy, skittles, spree, air heads, weird sour shit.
I woke up the next morning congested and still with goo filled lungs from years of heavy smoking. Well i coughed so hard i vomited. It was a black goo, but it didnt burn like bile. I thought the strange black color was from all the weird candy late the previous night and shrugged it off.
That was also the first morning i had the black stool, which i also associated with my late night eating of all kinds of candy. I noticed candy makes stool strange colors sometimes and dismissed it as that.
On the fourth day my lungs cleared out and i was coughing barely at all in the morning.
SYMPTOMS OF ULCERS
Quote: -vomiting (if blood is in the vomit or the vomit looks like coffee grounds, which only happens with severe ulcers, call a doctor right away)
-bloody or blackish bowel movements (this could indicate a serious problem, so call a doctor right away if you see this)
The black vomit i had didn't look like coffee grounds but i wouldn't be surprised if it was possibly blood. I do most of the things that exacerbate ulcers, smoking/heavy drinking, stress.
Quote: Signs and Symptoms Stomach pain is the most common symptom of an ulcer. It usually feels like sharp aches between the breastbone and the belly button. This pain often comes a few hours after eating. It can also happen during the night or early in the morning, when the stomach is empty. Eating something or taking an antacid medication sometimes makes the pain go away for awhile.
I have occasional brief stomach discomfort in the area described, not what i would call sharp or extremely painful. Just a little unsettled.
Ive been having a hard time falling asleep lately, which until now i associated with quitting cigs. I would roll around in bed in a half asleep state not able to get comfortable enough to sleep. Also my body has been waking me up earlier than i want with this uneasy antsy butterfly feeling in my stomach.
It seems like i have an ulcer. Anyone have experience, tips on what to eat/do? No alcohol or spicy stuff obviously, and i know i have to make a visit to get checked out somewhere.
Edited by Anonymous (09/18/11 04:51 PM)
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