Anonymous wrote:OP here. The doctor said it’s gastritis. I can’t question someone who was in medical school for 10 years.

1. Well I have at least that much training in statistics and I can tell you that you should question doctors while remaining polite. Good ones support second opinions. Guess why.

2. I think enough folks have written in to suggest that everything about your post cries out "eating disorder".

OP it’s an eating disorder. Years of vomiting can mess up your stomach and present as “gastritis”, which is a really throwaway diagnosis btw. Something like acid reflux would be more specific. She needs a psych honestly.

Anonymous wrote:Wasn't there a whole other post about a mom who couldn't get her DD to the doctor (I don't think that DD lived with mom, but was also a very young adult). This sounds very familiar.

There have been a rash of similar troll posts lately --- poorly written posts staking out an extreme position and asking for sympathy. This is written by the same poster who did the "my neice is being charged as an adult" post.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The doctor said it’s gastritis. I can’t question someone who was in medical school for 10 years.

Tell that to my uncle who underwent surgery to remove his gallbladder only to recover and have the exact same symptoms as before the surgery, except now sans gallbladder! Doctors are wrong all the time. Bodies aren't carbon copies and exact!

Removing the gallbladder reduces the likelihood that stones will form, but they can still form in the stump.

My dd has gastritis, and she doesn’t vomit. Eating is painful and makes her feel nauseated, but she has never vomited. She loves to eat, and still sometimes eats food that she knows will hurt because she wants to eat. She has lost 25 pounds and has various vitamin and enzyme deficiencies, but she wants to get better and wants to gain weight.

This is a stark contrast to your dd.
She clearly has an eating disorder and is trying to pass it off as just gastritis to avoid treatment. This is going to be a hard road, but you need to get her help before her heart is irreversibly damaged.

Buliemia can cause gastritis. It can also cause gastroparesis which will really screw your life up. I’m in the “lucky” group of people with ideopathic G.P. -not from buliemia or diabetes and repeated vomiting can actually kill you.

If you aren’t a troll, consider a mental health screening for your DD.

If she does it on purpose, its an eating disorder. If she doesn't , its either an allergy or GI issue. Nothing will come of scoping her. I throw up after meals but its just mucus. Been to tons of specialists and the reflux medications don't help. It comes and goes and started about her age. Is she throwing up food or mucus? All you can do is offer to help. Do not force the issue. Hopefully she's going to college in the next week or so to get away from you being overbearing.

I think two things are clear:

1. Daughter has an eating disorder; and
2. It’s probably a pitiful effort to exert control in the face of her crazy mother.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The doctor said it’s gastritis. I can’t question someone who was in medical school for 10 years.

Gastritis can be CAUSED by bulimia. So the bulimia would be the underlying cause of the gastritis.

And the bulimia is caused by anxiety from having a crazy, overbearing mom. Treat the anxiety.

Also, if she’s combative about medical issues, stop going in the exam room with her. She’s fighting back against you trying to control everything. The more you push, the more she pushes back. She’s an adult, you don’t need to baby her.

DD refuses to treat her bulimia and it has resulted in gastritis. That should be your thread title.

She admitted she is vomiting on purpose and likes it. She has an eating disorder. They are often about control. Given you called the cops to get her to listen, I think I can see why she needs control. Back off and consider therapy for both of you.

OP here is more info on how bulimia causes gastritis. Your daughter sounds like a bulimic and her bulimia is bad enough to cause complications like gastritis. You need to get her help for the underlying issue (the bulimia).

Gastrointestinal Complications

•Acid and bile from frequent forced vomiting can cause inflammation and damage to the lining of the esophagus, stomach, and entire gastrointestinal tract. Resulting complications include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastritis, and esophagitis.

http://pennstatehershey.adam.com/content.aspx?productId=10&pid=10&gid=000049

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The doctor said it’s gastritis. I can’t question someone who was in medical school for 10 years.

Gastritis can be CAUSED by bulimia. So the bulimia would be the underlying cause of the gastritis.

Oh my lord.

OP: Please, sit down and take ten deep breaths. Then re-read what you've typed. See how crazy it is?

I get you are mired in it right now, and it's often hard to hop off the crazy train when it is running full speed. But you are on the crazy train. Make it stop.

I'd suggest therapy for you to just calm you down and give you some tools to help your family calm down. Then you can deal with the relationships with your daughters and what sounds like a serious eating disorder that your daughter has.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. The doctor said it’s gastritis. I can’t question someone who was in medical school for 10 years.

Tell that to my uncle who underwent surgery to remove his gallbladder only to recover and have the exact same symptoms as before the surgery, except now sans gallbladder! Doctors are wrong all the time. Bodies aren't carbon copies and exact!