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Bloating, Swollen Gums, Eye Twitching, Full After Little Food, Late Period. Blood, Upt Negative. Nexium, Probiotics Prescibed. Advise?

I have been bloated for about 3 months. Everytime I eat, the food doesnt seem to digest. I can get very full even eating a very small portion of food. My period hasnt come for about 2 months. I got a negative blood test and urine tests for pregnancy. I keep testing with the urine tests almost every three days and still got negative. The doctor subscribed me Nexium and Probiotics but the bloating is still there. Recently, my left eye bag keeps twitching and my gums got swollen. I took some amoxicillin for my staph infection. I dont know if the eye twitching and swollen gums related to the antibiotics or the bloating. Please help me!
Thu, 30 May 2013
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Hello,
Thanks for contacting HCM with your quiery. Bloating, abdominal
pain and constipation or diarrhea could be symptoms of Irritable
Bowel Syndrome. If the swelling of the gums and eye twitching
started afte you were put on Nexium and probiotics , it is possible
that could be side effects of one or the other. The only way to find
out is to stop both and after 3-4 days , start one of them and see
if you still react that way. If you have penicillin allergy , you can be
allergic to Ampicillin. But if you have already finished it , in 2-3 days
you should be O.K.
If you have constipation, you need to increase your fiber intake along
with fluid intake. You can also take a PEG-solution such as Miralax or
similar to regulate your bowel. If you have diarrhea , taking Loperemide
(Imodium ) 1-2 day , may control that.
I wish you well.
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Bloating, Swollen Gums, Eye Twitching, Full After Little Food, Late Period. Blood, Upt Negative. Nexium, Probiotics Prescibed. Advise?

Hello, Thanks for contacting HCM with your quiery. Bloating, abdominal pain and constipation or diarrhea could be symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. If the swelling of the gums and eye twitching started afte you were put on Nexium and probiotics , it is possible that could be side effects of one or the other. The only way to find out is to stop both and after 3-4 days , start one of them and see if you still react that way. If you have penicillin allergy , you can be allergic to Ampicillin. But if you have already finished it , in 2-3 days you should be O.K. If you have constipation, you need to increase your fiber intake along with fluid intake. You can also take a PEG-solution such as Miralax or similar to regulate your bowel. If you have diarrhea , taking Loperemide (Imodium ) 1-2 day , may control that. I wish you well.