Today, just like every morning, I had to make myself throw up all the acid in my stomach just to make room for a little bit of food. No doctor can fix my problem, and my family still thinks I’m doing it to lose weight. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after I randomly started having mild stomach rumbling in the mornings, I went to the hospital and the doctor simply told me that I had to eat more, I took his advice but it didn't work. Now I’m 6 hospital visits down the line and my stomach is so loud the sounds made could fill a hall. FML
Today, like most days, no matter what I eat, my stomach does not agree. FML
Today, I felt sick to my stomach, so I told my mother I didn't want to eat dinner. She started accusing me of being anorexic, so I ate a little bit anyway to make her stop. I then threw up, only for her to take it as confirmation that I have an eating disorder. FML
Today, my morning sickness was so bad that I threw up everywhere, just from thinking about the pretend meal that a kid had made for me. FML
Today, I found out that college stressed me out so much that my stomach acid now eats holes in my stomach wall. I went from, “Oh, I have a tummy ache” to “You can’t eat or drink for 24 hours because we gotta do surgery on a perforated ulcer.” FML
Today, after struggling with anorexia for months, I got food poisoning. FML
Today, I ended up in the hospital due to a severe acid reflux attack. I knew I had acid reflux for years, but was never allowed to get it checked out. Why? My dad told me I was too young to have it and that I was making it up. I now have to see a specialist. FML
Today, and every other day for the past week and a half, I have added a new step to my nightly routine: violently throwing up, just before bed. Fuck you, gallbladder. FML
Today, despite not eating for a week, my digestive system is still overflowing with gas and I fart every 2 minutes. No medicines help, and the six doctors I’ve been to have not been able to find anything wrong with me. FML
Today, as usual, without fail, every time I wake up earlier than 10 AM, I vomit blood. No doctor can figure out why, and my parents think I'm lying, spoiled little princess who just wants to be lazy and sleep in every day. If I don’t wake up at 6 AM every day from now on, I’m grounded. FML
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Top comments
Dolores Payne Saile 8
It sounds a lot like gastroparsis. A complicated medical issue which a doctor can diagnose. There are medical tests for it. Keep at it with the doctors. A GI Specialist. Good luck.
Liam Rowley 17
Have they tried proton pump inhibitors (Nexium or Pantoloc)? Those reduce the stomach’s acid production and can even be available without a prescription depending where you live.
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Comments (6)
RichardPencil 32
Your family is pretty stupid. That would be a dumb way to lose weight. After you stop forcing yourself to vomit stomach acid, you'll just gain all the weight right back!
Dolores Payne Saile 8
It sounds a lot like gastroparsis. A complicated medical issue which a doctor can diagnose. There are medical tests for it. Keep at it with the doctors. A GI Specialist. Good luck.
KittyT 14
I was about to say the same, I was just diagnosed.
Liam Rowley 17
Have they tried proton pump inhibitors (Nexium or Pantoloc)? Those reduce the stomach’s acid production and can even be available without a prescription depending where you live.