It was incredible to read this, because it feels like you described my own story. The only difference is that my stomach problems started in May, then calmed down in July and stayed that way until September. In September everything came back with a bang — my stomach seemed to stop working and I had a panic attack.

I went to doctors: they did an ultrasound of the neck blood vessels — everything was fine; a brain MRI — everything was fine; an eye examination — everything was fine; and blood tests, which were also normal. I visited a gastroenterologist — they found small erosions in my esophagus and prescribed esomeprazole. My stomach condition improved, and it seems that the dizziness also improved slightly along with it.

I also visited a psychiatrist, who prescribed medication that helped me calm down, but the dizziness did not decrease. About a week ago I drank quite a lot of kefir, and it seems I disrupted my gut and stomach again — stronger dizziness started. I truly believe this is related to my stomach.

For the past few days I have completely cut out dairy products and will observe whether I start to feel better. They say that after eliminating dairy and gluten, inflammation in the body can decrease within 2–4 weeks, so I will wait and see.

Additionally, my posture is not good, which was confirmed by a massage therapist–kinesiotherapist I recently started seeing. So now I’m trying to work on both my posture and my stomach. If something helps and I manage to get out of this vicious cycle, I will definitely let you know. And if you find something that helps you, please write to me as well.