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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At wits end

Julie1234
Julie1234

Hi I am new to this forum.


i am at my wits end, I was diagnosed last December with Chronic Gastriris from having a endoscopy. My symptoms started with nausea, bloating, difficulty swallowing and brown phlegm in my mouth first thing in the mornings. I was prescribed 40mg of Esomeprazole which worked for a short time. The symptoms have got a lot worse now so my GP has increased to 80mg and also prescribed Ranitidine for just 2 weeks to see if it settles down. I am being very careful what I eat but now I am also getting very bad pains in my stomach. Has anybody on here experienced the brown phlegm as this is what is worrying me the most it is starting to really frighten me.


Susan70
Susan70
I have not had the brown phlegm, but I have had the stomach upset, dizzy, headaches, general feeling of weak and tired. I have been suffering with this for years. It comes and goes. Sometimes I am okay for months, and then I get a new attack. I am having it right now. Been sick since last week. I take Esomeprazole, and it works for me with my GERD very well. I was on Omeprazole, but it does not have the magnesium in it. It did not work for me. I like to help anyone if I can, and I appreciate the advice people give me. Hope you feel better. I also find drinking a lot of water is helping me.
DebbieB1
DebbieB1
Hi am new here too. Three months diagnosed with chronic gastritis. Maybe the brown could be from bile reflux. Have you asked your doc? This is such an awful thing.
daylight24
daylight24
Hi everyone. I am also new here.
I had stomach pain and a variety of symptoms since May 2019. Last summer I found I had H pylori infection and went on triple medication for 7 days. After this I still had persistent symptoms and could not cope with emotional distress. I had decided to have an endoscopy, which showed I have medium gastritis and a tiny hernia. I was devastated and peychologically I was low. I went on a course of new medication, but still the symptoms are there. To be honest, I have not followed the specialist’s advice accordingly. The variety of food for gastritis is very limited. I tried a couple of weeks, felt a bit better, but stil have the pain and upper abdomen discomfort. I may consider to have done a surgery. I am concerned that whole my life I will need to be on medication and special diet. It is very upsetting. I am on waiting list for psychological services as I find hard to cope with the illness itself and I need motivation to change my eating habits.