u/Short-Hearing-1402

I hope it's okay for me to post here.

I am a 21-year-old college student, and about four days ago, I started experiencing stomach discomfort. At first, I thought it was just indigestion because two days before my symptoms started, I had a huge cheat meal—I ate pizza, a lot of spicy sauce, fries, ice cream, and basically a lot of unhealthy food.

Because of that, I assumed it was only indigestion or maybe diarrhea, so I took dicycloverine. However, after two days, the stomach pain still hadn't gone away. I even drank a glass of Coke because it's a common belief where I live that Coke helps with digestion. Unfortunately, later that night, I developed severe stomach pain again.

A few days later, I started thinking that maybe I have acid reflux. As of now, I'm still experiencing symptoms such as a burning pain below my sternum, constant burping and passing gas, and feeling full very quickly after eating. Whenever I lie down, the burning becomes much worse.

After doing some research online, I'm now worried that my symptoms have become chronic😭😭😭 Before all of this happened, I already noticed that I burped quite often, so now I'm wondering if that huge meal somehow triggered a problem with my lower esophageal sphincter (LES). Is it possible that this has become a chronic condition because of that?

The more I read online, the more anxious I become. I can't believe I might have to live with this forever. I only started changing my diet yesterday. I've completely avoided soda, oily foods, greasy foods, and spicy foods. I've also taken Kremil-S, which helped a little. However, last night I woke up because of the burning sensation again, and I took Gaviscon, but it didn't seem to help.

Do you think I should see a doctor and get properly diagnosed? Could this be something other than acid reflux, or is it too early to tell? Should I continue following my new diet for now, or is it likely that I'll have to live with this forever?

I'm honestly crying because of how anxious this has made me. I can't believe this is my life now. Food has always been one of the ways I cope with stress, and now I'm scared to eat the things I used to enjoy. Next year is my final year in college, and I'll also be preparing for my board exams. I'm terrified that this condition will affect my studies and my daily life.

Do you have any advice or words of encouragement? I would really appreciate hearing your experiences.

Hello guys, is this okay to feel before the internship na parang wala kaming natutunan? I feel so uncertain sa magiging performance ko during internship

I study naman po before every quizzes and exams, and I also read some of the reference books. Pero parang yung knowledge ko is hindi pa rin enough, or minsan feeling ko nakakalimutan ko rin agad after exams.

Yung basics mahirap pa rin sa amin, especially when I compare ourselves sa students from other schools na parang mas advanced, mas exposed or mas confident already. Minsan napapaisip ako if enough ba talaga yung natutunan namin to survive internship.

Especially since hindi rin kami confident sa skills namin because medyo kulang kami sa skills lab experience every laboratory session. Parang kulang yung hands-on practice namin, kaya minsan nakaka-intimidate isipin na mag-iinternship na kami soon.

Do you think we can still make it? Baka may tips po kayo on how to improve retention, confidence and practical skills before mag-start ang internship. Paano niyo po na-handle yung feeling na parang kulang pa rin yung alam niyo kahit malapit na mag-duty?

Super nakaka-pressure lang po talaga, especially if iniisip ko na actual patients and laboratory work na yung haharapin namin soon. I really want to do well, pero currently I feel very overwhelmed and uncertain.