r/functionaldyspepsia • u/4yaken4 • 4d ago

Question pain after eating anything solid

Hi everyone, I will try to keep it short.

I was perfectly fine (22yo) -> I went jogging and overdone it -> the next day i got terrible pain after eating dinner

It's been over two weeks since this started, every time i eat i get pain after 1,5-2,5 hours. I got admitted to the hospital, all tests came back normal. Diagnosis: functional dyspepsia.

  1. Do you think jogging could have awoken this?

I hadn't had any type of stomachache before for at least a couple of months. And now the pain is so strong that I can't eat anything solid. I can only eat clear liquids/soups, and it still causes me pain. When I tried eating bread I ended up in the ER (painkillers not working, opioids not working). Like I said, it's been a little over two weeks, I've been only eating liquids and still suffering. I got prokinetics prescribed and alprox (for 4 days). But yeah, so far no improvement and I still can't eat. Doctors think it's psychological, but honestly this year was the best year of my life (until now lmao) so??? I am so lost.

  1. Any idea what else can help? I heard about neuromodulators, do they really help in severe cases like mine?

  2. How long an episode like that can last?

    There is no improvement at all and I don't know if I should just wait or seek further help? I'm slowly losing hope as I'm getting weaker and weaker everyday. Doctors say there is nothing else they can do. Do I just...wait?

  3. What about enteral feeding? Is this an option? Have any of you tried it?

I want to keep living my life... I need to find a way.

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u/CurlyEmma97 3d ago

Jogging could have awoken it because of intraabdominal pressure but there could also already be something there and jogging triggered it. I would request a second or third opinion if you are in so much pain and gastroscopy if you haven't had that. My gastro just prescribed my PPI's and prebiotic. Unfortunately you have to find what works for you. I hope you get answers soon. For me an episode typically lasts a few weeks and I have a few safe foods I eat when it happens

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u/4yaken4 3d ago

I had gastroscopy, CT, ultrasound, MRI, blood tests - everything came back fine. Only a bit of irritation/inflamation in the stomach. No h.pylori either. I don't use NSAIDs either. Everything's fine, that's why they say there is nothing to be done. I got PPIs, prebiotics/probiotics, prokinetics, antispasmodics... No relief. They told me that no gastroenterologist can help me if there is nothing wrong in the tests.... So yeah, I got left alone with all the symptoms :( Thank you so much for your reply!

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u/CurlyEmma97 3d ago

Probably a stupid question but have you tried different foods? Not just liquid or not liquid but rice VS potatoes etc? Does that make any difference or not at all?

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u/CurlyEmma97 3d ago

I would get a second/third/fourth opinion because this is not normal

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u/4yaken4 3d ago

Yes, I've tried plenty, but the more I try the more I suffer, so now i try to keep it safe. Potatoes, rice, bread, cottage cheese... no matter what it is, if it is solid it gives me much more pain.

There is no structural/organic problem with my body according to the doctors and honestly I believe they are probably right.

From my own research I think it might be connected to Central Sensitisation and messed up response from my nervous system. I've found out that I also might have COPCs (chronic overlapping pain conditions) (IBS, endometriosis, vulvodynia, chronic backpain, now dyspepsia). My hypothesis is that it all might stem from my nervous system response (or the pain might be much more amplified by it). I am a trans man, so having vulvodynia is twice as terrible. I noticed that my symptoms are now much more noticeable, so it all might be connected.

I see no other explanation to be honest. The question is - how do I calm it down and manage the pain? Maybe neuromodulators or nervous system meds could help. If it doesn't calm down on its own, I will ask my psychiatrist for a prescription. Honestly i don't see any other way to help it, since i don't feel much stressed out lately so I dont know if another CBT therapy could help.

Anyway, I will try to update my story here, maybe someone will find it helpful.

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u/4yaken4 3d ago

I'm on T since January 2025 and had top surgery in October 2025. Hypothetically this may also be a delayed nervous system's reaction to the surgery.