Eating Disorder - Non-urgent. Stomach/chest pain.

[Alcohol Induced Altruism]

Urm heya,

I have these really bad stomach pains, just above my belly button, there's an ache with a sharp pain also. I also have pains in my chest.

They've been going on all day, and remain regardless of eating/not eating/drinking water/resting.

I make myself sick a lot, and take a lot of laxatives. I also inhaled a lot of 'poppers' yesterday and drank a fair amount. I don't know if any of that's rellivent but I assume it is.

Any ideas what this is, and how I can stop them?
This isn't urgernt but yknow... they urm really hurt.

Cheers for any help.

[Spoons]

i often get stomach/ chest pains after ive purged alot, i guess its just a sign that your activities are affecting your body.
drinking on drugs on top of that , i guess your body is just telling you you are struggling.

that is just a load of waffle
if they continue, or the pain gets worse, you should go to dr or a and e

sorry i couldnt be any help

[Animad]

As it is around your belly button it should be nothing to do with Alcohol and poppers tend to leave your system pretty quickly. The pain could be your intestines due to the laxatives. These can damage the motility of your guts and stop them contracting in their normal manner and causing them to spasm--> pain. Try not to take any and see if it starts to improve. If it worsens/ doesn't start to get better within the next couple of days it may be worth seeing a doctor.

The pains in your chest could be a couple of things. Is it constant? More after eating/drinking? Where abouts in your chest (left/ right/centre/top/bottom)? Is it worse when you breathe in? What does the pain feel like?

You could try taking Paracetamol, see if that helps.

[Alcohol Induced Altruism]

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Originally Posted by Animad

The pains in your chest could be a couple of things. Is it constant? More after eating/drinking? Where abouts in your chest (left/ right/centre/top/bottom)? Is it worse when you breathe in? What does the pain feel like?

It's pretty much constant, it worsens/gets better but that doesn't seem to be due to eating or drinking... but randomly. In the centre-middle of my chest.

I've taken paracetimol it didn't really help, but will stop taking laxatives and see if that does.

Thanks for your replies guys.

[Animad]

The chest pain could be a few things. It could be your oesophagus/stomach/ sphincter (its a muscular ring that shuts to stop things leaving) at the opening of your stomach could be damaged. This can be caused by your purging. Damage to your stomach lining could also be caused by purging. Purging (along with nutiritional imbalances it (or just an ED without purging) can also cause damage to your heart so there is always a risk of it being that. Another thing could be spasming intercostal muscles and pain from your lungs but that is usually more linked to your breathing. As there is a possibility that there could be a problem with your heart it is definately worthwhile to get it checked out. It's always better to be safe than sorry. Do you ever get pins and needs/reduced sensation down your left arm/ breathlessness associated with or around the time ofthe pains?

[Alcohol Induced Altruism]

Do you ever get pins and needs/reduced sensation down your left arm? No
breathlessness associated with or around the time ofthe pains? Not really no.

The chest pains have lessened/left now, but my stomach pains have got worse, they come and go but when they're there they're worse, they keep waking me up at night too. I have a doctors appointment for the 20th may anyway so I will bring it up then if it's still going on [that was the closest one I could get].

Thanks for your help animad :)