ants, she needs to find a good gastroenterologist. They do a scope test where they give you Demerol and put a tiny camera down your throat and look around. I went thru this over 10 years ago when a medicine I was taking resulted in ulcers in my esophagus. I had gone thru several doctors before finally getting to the specialist. They all wanted to know if I could be pregnant and if I was under stress. (What single working woman in her 20s isn't under stress) I had taken Naprosen for an injury and Anaprox for cramps (not at the same time). That family of medicines doesn't agree with me. Lots of meds, including over the counter ones like tylenol, advil, apirin, Naprosen, can cause problems. Lots of things have tylenol in them that you don't even realize. People sometimes take more than they should because they are unaware of the ingredients. It could be something else, or a "female problem." Just because the doctors don't know what is wrong, doesn't mean everything is alright.
I have a background in chemical engineering and biochemistry and worked over a decade in the pharmaceutical industry. I like to be treated as an educated, intelligent person and want things explained in scientific detail. If a doctor is unwilling/unable to do that, I find another one.
Sorry for the rant. I get frustrated with doctors, especially doctors from certain parts of the world where women don't have civil rights, don't take women's health complaints seriously. I believe that a man walking into an emergency room with the same symptoms is treated differently.
