Gastritis is bad enough, but the weakness and dizziness is horrible. Everyone keeps telling me it is flaring up due to anxiety, as I just lost my husband of 48 years. I have problems with my Esophagus, Stomach, etc. I have no appetite, but I noticed if I force some food into my body and drink water I do get a bit of relief. I am retired, and do not have to worry about work. Try to relax, and see if you are having this due to some type of anxiety. Gastritis can lead to Ulcers. I pray for anyone who suffers from this condition. IT is horrible.

Starkeeper, eat small meals, keep the foods that you eat very plain. When I was suffering with gastritis, I ate bananas, cream of wheat, apples, salmon and some veggies, chicken. I did this for a good 6 weeks (though I had to take PPI or Pepcid for the first few weeks. Hang in there!

I can certainly sympathize. Was having episodes of acid reflux for a couple of years, then recently other symptoms emerged, such as Belching, bloating, nausea and dizziness. I went for an endoscopy last week and I've been diagnosed with Gastritis, small hiatus hernia and also tested positive for Helicobacter Pylori :(
I am on the triple treatment of 2 anti b's and ppi (Esomeprazole). At first it felt like it was making me worse, but the side effects of this treatment I think are to blame for additional symptoms this week. I have to completely rethink my diet, as I am sure many people do. I have read countless blogs about gut health and it seems the gut is linked to everything else in our bodies. If our gut is not happy, the rest of our body suffers. It's horrible, but after reading some posts it seems there is hope :)
So far I have tried drinking Kefir daily, taking 2 probiotics about an hour after antibiotics, lots of veg, lots of plain food (no spice or tomato based foods), kombucha.
I have also found some relief from herbal teas, such as ginger, licorice root, mint, rooibos.
The probiotics I am on include chicory fibre, which apparently help with the inflammation.
Oh, and I am taking vitamin sprays (iron, D and B12) instead of tablets, as from my experience any vitamin tabs or effervescent wreak havoc on my gut.
I wish you all the best :)

This is a very challenging issue but i agree that mental health plays a large role in this. Anxiety is often the cause of gastritis. I dealt with it mainly by diet alone. I didnt have anxiety but regular heartburn due to a smal hiatal hernia became gastritis as well at times. I took zantac here and there but mainly it took a ton of dietary discipline. What is ok for one oerson to eat may be terrible for tge bext person. So doing a food journal is a very good idea. Keep the food very plain. I couldnt eat salmon for example. Most people cant with this but white fish should be good for most and lots of oatmeal. Small portions for sure 5 times a day etc. Smoothies work really well. Much easier to digest. Plain stuff in smoothie. Bananas were a staple for me etc. Didnt do probiotics, vitamins etc. Drank a lot of organic soy milk. Milk products can be bad for this. Figure out what bothers you and what doesnt. That is the key.




You can get to a good place. It can take over 2 years for the stomach to heal well. Dont give up. This can get way better.

Hello I was diagnosed with gastritis and a small hernia 2 yrs ago, due to h pylori. I was in such pain it was driving crazy. After treatment for h pylori I was put in 20mg of Pantoprazole, I made changes to my diet, no coffee, no alcohol, no spicy food, fried food etc. After about 2 months I felt much better and hadn’t had any flare ups, I even got off the pantoprazole little by little, and was fine for a year! Until 2 weeks ago my symptoms came back strong I think because I wasn’t watching my diet and also took ibuprofen 3 times for headaches which is the worse thing you can do! Now I’m back to square one and I don’t know how long it will take me to feel better again! The worst part is I had to go back to Pantoprazole because I’m desperate and my doctor won’t see me until January 17!