Stomach aches, abdominal pain, gas, and just feeling off for a week now.

[Blah7886]

This started around last Wednesday night...I started having really BAD heartburn, probably the worst I've ever had (I do suffer from GERD). Then I woke up in the middle of the night w/ a long sharp pain in what I think would be my stomach area, it felt like someone took a razor blade across my left side. Since then, I've developed a tiny bit of nausea on and off and have been extremely "gassey". Then this morning woke up with diahhrea (sorry TMI). Do you think this could possibly be a stomach bug or something worse? Stomach ulcer? It's starting to worry me a bit now...Also, I'm going to add, my diet hasn't been the best the past few weeks. Probable cause?

[JunoX]

Your diet could be affecting your GERD. My friend recently had a stomach issue similar to yours and thought she would have to go to the hospital because the pain was so bad. Come to find out, she didn't go but she did discover that every time she would eat almonds, this would happen. So just think back in your bad diet and all the thing that could have exacerbated your stomach issues. I can related with the painful gas though. I get such painful gas that it literally keels me over. Its horrible. Stomach issues will last a pretty long while too before they get better.

[Slangevar]

The pain sounds like gas and maybe IBS (IBS and GERD go together a lot... especially in people with anxiety).  Are you having any luck in treating your GERD, btw?  I'm working my way through a list of possibilities and I'm so incredibly over it.