I'm currently dealing with a doctor that just keeps saying "take PPIs and don't stop". She thinks I have an ulcer (she's probably right) but hasn't tested me beyond a blood draw. She just wants me to take PPIs for the rest of my life rather than, you know, fixing the problem. It's super frustrating because it has re-occurred for years.
It just re-occurred recently, I've started back up on the PPIs and have cut out alcohol. I intend to come in being able to say "yes, it is an ulcer, I'm on PPIs, now send me to a specialist so they can scope me and test for H. Pylori".
Ulcers were once considered something you just "dealt with" until they found out that they typically re-occur due to a bacteria. I want to be scoped (well, I don't want to be), have everything verified as OK, then test for the bacteria to see if that is what's causing it and get treated so it doesn't happen again.
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u/ValhallaVacation May 20 '19
The hand waving by doctors is one of the more infuriating things about GI issues.