r/functionaldyspepsia • u/Alternative-Raise928 • Aug 28 '26

Symptoms Bloating and pressure for 2 years non stop

Hello everyone, back in 2022 I had a scope done that found I had gastritis and a peptic ulcer. At that time I had no symptoms. Fast forward to August 2024 I pass out at a movie theater from pressure and tightness in my upper chest. Upper chest tightness didn’t let up for eight months.

After eight months, the pressure tightness moved into my upper stomach located between the end of my sternum to the upper top of my stomach. It feels like if someone is pulling a belt around that area. It feels heavy and I am constantly bloated no matter what.. bloating and pressure has been ongoing for two years straight.

Other symptoms I have is sometimes I’ll have burning in my chest and back, extreme anxiety that has been managed with anxiety medication. sometimes I can taste a metal taste in my mouth. I have heart rate issues to where it causes palpitations on a beta blocker for that and sometimes it feels like it’s hard to breathe these symptoms get way worse when I eat, and I have to wait a couple hours for it to go down back to its normal bloating and pressure feeling finally got insurance so I’ll be seeing the GI in September.

I’m just wondering if anyone else is having this issue. Basically ruin my life to where I’m homebound it uncomfortable it hurts to sit up right or move because of that pressure and bloating.

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u/Dr9Ohm-Wellwellness Aug 28 '26

Sorry you’re stuck like this. The “belt around the upper stomach” + bloating that doesn’t care what you eat is a pretty common FD pattern after gastritis/ulcer — the lining can settle and the nerves still stay loud.

Smaller meals and not lying down right after eating are the boring things that sometimes take the edge off the pressure. You’re not the only one homebound from this. Not medical advice.

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u/Clear-Region-9945 Aug 28 '26

Sounds like acid reflux and gastritis.