gurgleing

pk054 · 02-19-2001, 07:26 PM

I have been having this problem and hope someone can shed some light on this. For the past month or so I have had a constant gurgle
that rises from my stomach up through my chest. It sometimes feel like my stomach is a bubbling fountain. I don't have heartburn, but I do feel like I have to burp. I have been taking medication for colesterol for about a year, but this problem has recently started. Additionally I'm getting a fluttering feeling in my chest. I recently had a stress test nad echo cardiogram and there was no indication of heart problems.I recently started taking a new medication called Niaspan and the Dr. feels this may be causing the problem. Can anyone shed som light on this? Thanks!

kat28 · 03-06-2001, 03:58 AM

Hi, I too have been having this problem. I am on no medication at all. It seems to start in the top of my stomach directly below the middle of my rib cage. It at times, seems like it growels up through my lungs and everywhere. I have to belch a lot to relieve some of the pressure from it. I have also had the fluttering feeling in my chest that you described. I don't know if it has anything to do with this condition, but I have recently been experiencing slight joint pain and occasional shortness of breath. Please let me know if you find out what is causing it.

pk054 · 03-08-2001, 01:22 PM

Dear Kat28,

Thank you for your reply. What you descirbed is exactly what is hapening to me. In fact, you have described the sensation much better than I. No one seems to definately know the ultimate cause of our problem. I do know from reading other medical sites that the symptoms are not unique. Some blame it on hiatal hernias, others to GERD and yet others say they are experiencing heart palpataions. I have tried to blame it on my medication, but I don't think that is the answer. I feel that some of the problem is stress. Also, I do feel somewhat better after I eat something. Hoping you feel better. Pk054. PS. If you hear of anything new, feel free to contact me via e-mail at pk054@aol.com

kat28 · 03-16-2001, 02:19 PM

Dear PK054, Thanks for responding. Just wanted to let you know that I am now experiencing tenderness in the part of my stomach where the gurgling starts and off to my upper right quadrant. It has began to seriously concern me. Someone suggested to me that they had had similar symptoms and believed it to be an ulcer. They recommended that I not let my stomach get empty and to start taking pepcid. They said that this had almost completely relieved their symptoms for a year now. I, like you, have been under a great deal of stress and have noticed that my symptoms seem to get better after eating sometimes. I do feel however, that this is something that I need to have checked do to the tenderness that I am experiencing. I feel that it could possible be my gallbladder or appendix. It will probably be a while but good or bad, I will let you know what I find out.

pk054 · 03-17-2001, 12:53 PM

Dear Kat28,

Nice to hear from you again and sorry to hear that you're not feeling so well. I still have the(our) condition and have been told that it is digestive related. The Doc told me to try zantac 75, but that really didn't help. The next thing they want to try is an upper GI. I, too get pain and pressure in my chest, but doc feels this has nothing to do with my heart, but rather is gas pressure. Your appendix is too low for the pain you describe. Wishing you well and contact me at pk054@aol.com.

Best,

pk054