Hi,

Thanks for your replies.

Charlotte- There is so much to what happened to me a couple of weeks ago. They suspected a mallory weiss tear or ulcers and sent me via ambulance to another hospital to have an endoscopy. But when they realised i was heavily pregnant they wouldnt do it and sent me back to my maternity hospital.

I spent 3 days on IV pantoprezole. Now i am on Omeprezole 40mg until i have the baby. I didnt have follow up with my GP, the maternity hospital i go to is looking after me. I had follow up with them on thursday and my OB said i have severe reflux disease which may or may not ease with giving birth.

Prior to this happening i had a bit of heartburn and reflux. I was on Ranitidine from 20 wks just taking 1 a day. I was needing 2 a day but was trying to battle through and just take 1 at night because that is when it is worst. I had to start taking 2 a day though. A couple of weeks later i went to bed fine, woke up the next morning with bad heartburn, took my morning ranitidine, the burning got worse and i ended up in hospital with what i said in the opening thread. I dont recall having any stomach pains prior to this but i am now.

My OB touched my stomach on thurs and it was tender, when i got up after she examined me i had stabbing and burning pains in my stomach on and off for the rest of thursday and friday. So i suspect there are ulcers in there.

Do you think this is likely to settle over the next 6 wks? Do you think i will be able to give birth naturally?

Sorry its long, its hard to explain it all in one sentence.
Omezprazole is a better medication than Ranitidine, I hope it is giving you some relief. It sounds like the hospital is doing what they can for you. The Mallery weis tear can be assoc with excessive vomiting, Ulcers can be associated with a bacteria H-plyori.

If the blood you vomit is bright red, it is assoc with a bleed above the stomach, if it looks like coffee grounds it had been semi-digested, bleeding may have happened from above the stomach or in it. If you notice black poo the bleeding can be from the stomach and high intestine. Red blood in poo is bleeding from lower in the intestine. Keep an eye out for these symptoms and let your Dr know ASAP if you see them

I hope the treatment will settle everything down for you and you can have a natural birth.

I know you won't be taking anything like asprin etc... but medication like asprin and other anti-inflammatories can be corrosive to the stomach, so best to avoid taking these medications from now on. If you must take these meds make sure you take them with food.