Hey Lu ... have you tried Ginger Tea ?

I have tried peach ginger tea but don't love it. I also have ginger chews, but they sugar (cane sugar I think), so kind of counteracts the purpose of ginger.

I take prevacid once a day and hopefully going up to twice a day when I see my doc next. But I just read the other day that you should take it a half hour before your meal. On my bottle it just says take before a meal not a half hour. Since I have been doing that, it helps more but I still think I need it twice a day. Most of the time I just have pain and burning and I only get nausea some of the time, probably 25% of the time. I also eat gluten, corn, whey, grease, and acidic foods-free. That helps a lot too but I still get burning/pain sometimes.

Hi worldofblah, I initially was on prevacid 1 time per day but as was still experiencing regular nausea, my GP upped it to twice a day and it's better. I do take it first thing in the morning (so before breakfast) and then before dinner. I know a lot of people don't like relying on the meds, especially with withdrawal issues and calcium absorbtion conserns, but for me, if it helps ease the nausea, I plan on taking it. There is no end date for me, so assume this will be forever (after 8 months, no improvement aside from the meds so assume this is chronic). You sound opposite of me where the nausea is secondary and the burning and pain are primary. I also get the burning (and occasioually pain if I indulge) but it's the nausea that's makes it hard to function.

Hi there,

Ive had gastritis for about 7 years now. I have always felt the nausea is the worst in the morning. I started taking the ginger root capsule before bed an it has helped. Might be worth trying.

Lu,

I found that a PPI, with a stomach coating medication helped a lot. I still had to use an anti-nausea medication once in awhile, but overall it helped a lot. Most of all, the RIGHT PPI can make a BIG difference. Watch you stress level as well, as much as possible, especially when nausea is an issue. The two tend to go hand-in-hand since inflammation is the primary cause in most gastritis cases for nausea.

Hang in there and good luck. Hope you begin to feel better soon!

Thanks.

ravinfish, gave a little chuckle as it's easy to say to cut down the stress, but unfortunately I'm a mom of two young kinds and have a very stressful job with my position and situation at the moment. Tough but when reality comes to it, it's out of my control. But I do take my stomach serious and ensure that I bring the right lunch to work (etc).

LOL! Stress is never an easy thing to cut. We all wish it was, but it isn't. Good luck, children, stress, lunch and all!

I added a comment yesterday I think but don't know where it went. You could also try peppermint tea for the nausea.