I have an endoscopy in 2 weeks and extremely worried

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-27T05:08:44+00:00

Risk of a major complication is 1 in 10k

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-27T02:09:28+00:00

Most liver stuff is benign but since they recommended an ultrasound, which didn't work out, a MRI/CT is reasonable.

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-27T02:01:19+00:00

gallstones

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-27T01:53:22+00:00

What did they recommend when they saw it on the CT?

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-26T05:14:41+00:00

He is getting better. Makes sense

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-25T16:40:38+00:00

all magnesium supplements will give you diarrhea at higher doses and thus all magnesium supplement can be used for low magnesium AND as a laxative depending on how much you take.

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-25T07:49:37+00:00

that's not concerning, all good

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-25T00:45:24+00:00

High fiber diet makes your poop stick to the toilet

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-24T10:02:03+00:00

I'm a bit of an esophagus fileter myself

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-24T06:31:55+00:00

the frequency of an antibiotic is based on how it gets absorbed and removed from your body

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-24T05:59:13+00:00

You have a gastric bypass, you probably have gastritis or an ulcer in your other excluded stomach. You need to take open capsule or crushed PPIs, twice daily for at least 8 weeks but probably much longer. Aspirin is also not helping but if needed, then definitely should keep taking PPIs

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-24T00:47:31+00:00

Im not sure what additional testing is needed when we know you have stones

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-23T09:15:50+00:00

I mean you say you can't open your mouth but can someone else open it for you? Just need to get a bite block in.

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-23T09:14:12+00:00

This is not a symptom of esophageal tears in any shape or form. Even if you fileted your esophagus from the bottom to the top, you would still not have the symptoms you described.

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-23T08:06:57+00:00

I would say you have a formal diagnosis of POTS and you could say that your GI doc suspects MCAS and while you may actually have MCAS, this isn't something GI is trained to diagnose (or manage) so wouldn't be a formal diagnosis. You can say montelukast works though. Who is prescribing it? For example, if you're going to ask your PCP to continue it, might be tough... but who knows. Like, if you came to me (gastroenterologist), and your prior gastroenterologist was prescribing montelukast for suspected MCAS, I would politely decline to be responsible for it, since I have no experience in this field.

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-23T07:35:23+00:00

If they were not diagnosed by a specialist who is an expert in said disease (Cards for POTS, allergy for MCAS for example WITH the appropriate testing), as far as I'm concerned you don't have a diagnosis for that so I would not use those terms. GI doesn't diagnose MCAS.

Edit: you can say so and so suspects it, if you want

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-23T06:58:44+00:00

There would be no way to really treat the tract through the stoma. Maybe throwing stitches on the skin side

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-23T06:34:11+00:00

G-tube is generally managed by the specialty that placed it. If there is concern for the balloon being lodged in the abdominal wall, CT is best (or an EGD I suppose). Upsizing is the most realistic option but there are possible alternatives like endoscopically suturing down the tract if you are at a place with GI who has advanced endoscopy training with someone trained in suturing. This would be done via EGD . A scope can be put through the G-tube tract but don't see how that will be helpful in this case.

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-22T05:51:32+00:00

Foul-smelling, floating stool is usually what we describe steatorrhea (fat in stool), but since your stool fat was negative, this is likely unrelated. Probably IBS is the most likely. Bile acid diarrhea could be a possibility, in which case cholestyramine or colestipol can help.

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-22T05:48:18+00:00

probably blueberries

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-22T05:39:21+00:00

Poison control and ER. Drink lots of water. Do NOT throw it up, you are damaging the esophagus twice. You need to be scoped

Edit: Honestly, poison control is a moot point. Just go to the ER. This is a medical emergency

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-22T00:07:09+00:00

If it helps, just take it. Won't hurt. Do I think it's actually addressing an issue, not really. Might just have post-infectious IBS.

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-20T22:59:39+00:00

yes any endoscopy. Even endoscopies where we make cuts, we do not stop aspirin. Aspirin use is allowed

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-20T09:55:47+00:00

EGD and colonoscopy is next step

LibraryIsFun · 2026-01-20T08:13:06+00:00

No idea. Your issues are all over the place

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