PoorlyGirl,

Are you taking any other meds that could be causing your worsening pain? Things that have made my pain go to a 10/10 have been :

Multiple Vitamins
Anyhting with Vitamin C
Ibuprofin/Aspirin
Metamucil type stuff you drink- full of citric acid
Pain meds- prescription kind
Magnesium

Your Gaviscon has magnesium in it. See if your pain worsens after a dose.

Are you drinking soda pop or tea or alcohol? Those things do me in!

I've had this for 4 years. In the last few months, I've gotten my pain down to 0/10 most days and it's happened by chance. There's a decongestant sold BEHIND the pharmacy counter called Sudafed. If I take 1 pill in the morning, another at noon, and another at 3- my gastritis pain does not occur, unless I eat or drink the acidic things listed above.

I've experimented and the name brand Sudsfed works best. It's the regular kind that lasts 4-6 hours. The dose is 2 pills but like I said, I take 1, three times a day. I've tried the Walmart brand of Sudafed and it works okay- not as good as Sudafed brand but it does lessen the gastritis pain some. I tried the Topps grocery store brand of Sudafed and it didn't change my pain at all.

I have no idea why a decongestant would help my pain but honest to God, it does. It's supposed to reduce inflammation in your nose but perhaps it reduces it in ym stomach?

My gastritis is caused by bile reflux disease. Maybe it dries up my bile, in addition to drying out my nose LOL!

Good luck PoorlyGirl- I pray you get some relief soon.

Lori

Thanks Silkakc I take pain meds yes,Tramodol. I am having reflux too so Im wondering if its the acid I mostly get pain with. Ive tried to stay off supplements as they don,t go down very well.
I have been having some tea,I know it proberly doesn,t help but Ive nothing to drink. I don,t know about the Gaviscon. I have very little pop if any at all. I don,t know about Sudafed,whats in it. Im on other meds so I would have to ask the doctor. Im glad that it works for you. Gosh four years is a long time to have gastritis. Ive had it for over two years. Ive had other stomach problems but the gastritis and GERD since the gallbladder was taken out. Ive always wondered if its bile but it hasn,t been confirmed by the gastro.

Ive just had a call from a nurse. She said that I have to keep up with the painkillers and to see my own doctor on Monday. She told me to watch my diet and drink more water. I supose I can,t do any more. I hope I get the medications sorted out soon. I need something to work.I never used to get pain as bad as this that Im getting now. Im going to keep up the Gaviscon too and try to fit in some Sucralfate. Im not good at taking meds.

i take 40mg omeprazole in a morning & 400mg ranitidine at night also for the pain i have 30mg codine this has really helped me so much keep on at your doc you know when your bad but the docs dont see you at your worst hang in there thinking of you & keep yer pecker up

Hi yorkyboy well this week Ive been getting some of the worse pain Ive had with it. Ive just started taking Sucralfate and will try to take it regularly. I rang Nhsdirect last night as I was in agony and had reflux. A nurse just said to take Tramodol and see the doctor on Monday. Im going to ask about the Ranitidine as the nurse didn,t say anything about it. The pantoprazole does nothing. I just hope this pain settles down. When will we all get rid of this? I stopped having coffee and chocolate and its no different. Im starting to wonder if its bile now. I just wish that the hospital would do something for me. My gastro hasn,t got a clue. He said it could be bile,he thinks it will get better but I need it better now. Im glad you find the codeine strong enough,I started off on that.

Tea is acidic. You need to drink tons of water. I'm wondering what else you are consuming that is not agreeing with you?

If you're not getting any joy from mainstream docs then why don't you consider alternative options?

Good luck.