Gastritis Support Group

Gastritis is a medical term for inflammation of the lining of the stomach. It means that white blood cells move into the wall of the stomach as a response to some type of injury. Gastritis has many underlying causes, from infection with the bacterium H. pylori, bile reflux, or excessive consumption of alcohol or certain foods or drugs like aspirin.

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lu2013 11/08/2013

Is anyone on PPIs indefinitely? I know in theory in the long run they are not good....but the fact is for me, if I don't take it...or even when I try one that doesn't work as well for me, then I have this constant nausea. WIth the PPI, it comes and goes depending on what I eat or don't eat. So at first, i was taking it for 1 month, then 2, and now over 8 months, and based on my syptoms, it seems like this will be a regular med. My GP says there's no harm aside from watching that I get enough calcium in my diet. Anyone else find this too? Based on how I feel, I do not want to stop as I want to be able to function.

deleted_user 11/08/2013

I've been on them for years............ I have tried to wean myself off of them several times - but the pain returns............

I never thought about the calcium......gah - I am going to have to start drinking milk - gah!

K

jim229 11/12/2013

I ve been taking a PPI for years and if I have a gastritis flare up I take two a day. I know of someone who has taken one daily for over 20 years.

lu2013 11/13/2013

Thanks for the replies.

fatfreeforever, yes, PPIs can interfere with calcium and magnesium absorption.

jim, can I ask which PPI you take? I take prevacid and always take 2x/day (morning and before dinner)

jim229 11/13/2013

Lu, I take over the counter Prilosec. Usually just one but when the gastritis flares up I have to take two.
Why are you taking two a day?

lu2013 11/13/2013

One a day wasn't giving me enough relief so my GP upped it to 2 per day. My main symptom is nausea so it helps ease the feeling like I'm gonna barf. :-( I did try Dexilant, which is once a day but it releases twice but it was worse than prevacid once per day.

deleted_user 11/15/2013

HI everyone I'm new here and new on DS, I've been taking them for the past 2 months as my gastritis has returned from a very long absence of 12 years. I take both generic zantac and prilosec twice a day and together. Seems to work very good, so far. I also have been taking probiotics and i drink 8oz of allow vera juice. Seems to be working....

lu2013 11/17/2013

Hi fancisco. Sorry to hear that your gastritis has returned. Were you off all meds in the past 12 years since your last bout?

deleted_user 11/18/2013

yes I've been off them. the reason it returned was due to my returned bad eating habits. I just started noticing that when i take zantac and prilosec together I've been getting irregular heart beats. Do any of you all experience irregular hearts when taking either of the meds?

lu2013 11/18/2013

Hi, I haven't noticed any heartbeat issues with zantac or PPI (prevacid in my case). And if having a bad day, I will often take a 150 zantac (75mg doesn't help but the stronger dose usually does). Having said that, this past week I did experience some dizziness, but who knows...that could have been a touch of a flu or something. Did you mention to your doctor?

deleted_user 11/18/2013

no not yet. i will when i see him. i even did a google search on these meds and heart rhythm and i found out it seems to be a problem with some people...

lu2013 11/19/2013

It may be a good idea to mention it as it doesn't sound like a good side effect. :-(

JunkFoodNoMore 11/21/2013

Hi,
For me i had to frequently change PPI till i found the one that suits me. It is named Mopral Pro here in France. I can take it one every 3 days or more and it still works.

shihonage 11/21/2013

Start taking Pepzin GI and watch your symptoms improve. I've been taking it for 7 months and it pulled me out of a hole. You will feel results in days.

I really wish people would spread word about Pepzin GI because my physician didn't know anything about it and neither did my GI doctor.

I also started taking sublingual methylcobalamine (absorbable version of B12), because Zantac, which I've been stuck with, creates B12 deficiency.

lu2013 11/21/2013

If I take 1 PPI, it is ok, but 2 PPI (prevacid) it helps better (but still deal with nausea symptoms daily...but it's not constant 24hrs). I thought perhaps I'd try a new one my GP mentioned called dexilant, but it was worse than takign 1 PPI. So I wonder if I just need to find the right one that really helps or if this is it. either way, it seems like I need something and don't see me stopping anytime soon, which is why I am wondering if others are on this stuff forever.

JunkFoodNoMore and shihonage, glad you've found something that works for you.

shihonage 11/21/2013

lu2013: Pepzin GI is not a PPI. It can be taken alongside the PPI to speed up stomach healing and prevent the decline where you're eventually forced to do more/stronger PPI.

Try it.

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