Has anyone else got these symptoms?

"ulcers" was of course what I meant!

Anti inflammatories are notorious for gastric inflammation and can cause ulcets. The pain from ulcers can be felt right through to between the shoulderblades! So you may be aggravating the symptoms as happened to me some years ago. I have an arthritic hip and would love to take NSAIDs but daren't in case the ulcer flares up again!!

Rosesarered,no not taking statins.

Broomsticks, my allergies to grass, pollen etc came on when I was about 40 then, when I got to fifty, I developed a sensitivity to wheat. I refuse to even contemplate an allergy to wine, onions or sweet things!

Elenkal Are you taking statins by any chance? I stopped taking them[as I developed back muscle pain and spasms,] and after a while got better.

I've got spasms in my back which are uncomfortable, also really bad wind which seems to go on all day long.Sometimes the spasms leave me feeling exhausted and I have to sit down,which relieves them a lot.I don't have stress in my life at the moment,I don't think its muscular.Doctor has given me antiinflametory tabs, and been taking them almost a week,with no effect.Just been and bought some peppermint capsules to calm things down.Has anyone had same symptoms? Grateful for advice.PS I eat really healthy.

Late middle age is a wonderful thing!
Am currently on anti-histamines for the daffodils. It took me about ten years to work out why I was always so ill in spring. I even wrote a poem about it.
Sensitivities do seem to suddenly come on. Wheat, onions, wine and now sugary things (I think). Never mind there's broccoli in the garden now and I love that as much as chocolate!
Sympathy for all migraine sufferers. I don't get that but my mum used to and it was horrible.

As anyone knows who had or still has migraines these are typical early symptoms. You said all has been cleared up. Have you had your stomach 'looked at' inside? When that is all clear then it may have something to do with the brain not the stomach. An allergy perhaps or food intolerence.

I still have those symptoms reguarly but no bad headaches anymore, its like half a migraine, but so much better than a fullblown migraine.

Was a time when I could (and did) eat everything!
Jess is right and that is another reason to dislike the ageing process.
I started with Migraine headaches, in my 30s (triggered by citrus and yeast extract.... and I did love marmite!).
In my 50s my reaction to anything citrus got worse. In my 60s I seem to be developing more 'intolerances' and eggs now cause a dash to the loo as does eating a 'wet' meal! (wind of hurricane force too! )
Colonoscopy clear, am chatting to the Doc about results of that and a tummy scan tomorrow.
I think my prob is a mixture of IBS and intolerances. I'm usually OK provided I avoid all my 'triggers'.

It does sound dietary and as Jess says our digestion gets a bit less resilient as we age. I'd never suggest giving up food groups, but it wouldn't hurt to cut down on bread and other wheat based foods, sugars and bought in snacks or ready meals, processed meats, etc.

Try just sticking to basics such as meat, fish, eggs, cheese and vegetables, potatoes, you cook yourself for a few weeks and see if that helps matters.

As I get older I find that my metabolism does not cope well with: chocolate, caffeine, alcohol and sugar. Any of these consumed in the evening will lead to a disturbed night etc
Have cut caffeine down to one tea bag a day.
High fibre diet - porridge in the morning, a hearty coleslaw salad at lunch or in the evening are a good idea for nearly everyone.
I worry about the number of people who are these days recommending "give up wheat and dairy". it seems to be the standard advice given by flocks of nutritionists, naturopaths etc. Quite difficult to have a balanced diet when giving up both of these. Oh.. well lets sell you a mountain of fancy supplements to compensate.
Also - sorry harrigran but IMO there does seem to be a lot of rubbish written about candida. People with severely compromised immune systems sometimes get a bad attack of candida, but the notion that many people are infested with it is bizarre and unfounded. ( the exception is vaginal candida and their tends to disappear at menopause when vaginal chemistry changes)
Also the diets recommended for "candida" which recommend giving up anything that has ever had anything to do with any yeasts or fungi (bread, beer, even mushrooms for goodness sake) It seems to have escaped their notice that candida is a very different species to brewing yeast. And saying that you should give up mushrooms is a bit like saying that someone allergic to prawns should give up pork.

thanks broomsticks. I wonder if some of this is simply the result of the fact we're getting a bit older. I slid back into eating cakes, biscuits and chocolate, having been sure I'd cut back. I haven't had any of these this week - but it is only Wednesday. I don't count the weekend.

Not taking too much sugar on board are you, making your blood sugar go up and down like a yoyo?

If sweet things make it worse, consider Candida.

PS Good luck Iam64

Thanks everyone.
The GP tested for the H pylori, not that, and I avoid wheat.

Could be a duodenal ulcer or anxiety (though I don't think I am). Maybe dietary but it's hard to be scientific about finding the culprit (too many variables). I think sweet things make it worse.

I was hoping it might be a bug.

Oh well. It's not too bad.

I've had these symptoms for a good while, but as I'm on various medications, for which side effects of nausea and stomach grumbles are common I've not mentioned it to the doctor for a few years. I googled helocobacter pylori, thanks for the information

Supermarket bread gives me a stomach ache.

I had those symptoms and had them checked out and it was Helicobacter Pylori, which is very common, and treatable.

Hiatus hernia?

(Shop bought muffins have the same effect too - but not buying them isn't a bad thing!)

Or it could be a food intolerance. I have problems like that when I eat garlic - and commercial supermarket bread. DS and another friend had the same problem. Cut out commercial bread and only ate good stuff, from a proper baker, no additives - the sort of bread that goes stale after a couple of days, not mouldy like Tesco cheap stuff. We're all ok now. Just as long as we eat proper bread. Worth a try.

H pylori bacteria in the gut can cause the symptoms you describe, and can lead to ulcers. I think it can often be treated with a course of antibiotics.

Like others have said, it's worth seeing your GP.

Duodenal ulcer ?

Maybe anxiety? do see GP again though xx

Something gastric? Just guessing,but do see your GP.