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.
Hi everyone! I started having sharp pains in my upper abdomen in the middle of May 2016. I went to urgent care one night and was given omeprazole 40mg and told to take it once a day for 2 weeks and symptoms would go away!
Wrong! The sharp pains immediately came back and I started feeling a burning feeling as well in my upper abdomen. I went to my primary care doctor who told me it was probably gastritis but never explained to me exactly what gastritis was.
I had blood tests, urine tests, a stool test and an ultrasound done. No abnormalities were shown so I met with a gastroenterologist and she scheduled an endoscopy for me. I had the endoscopy done last week along with a biopsy. The results of biopsy were negative and she said its severe acute gastritis.
i am currently taking omeprazole once a day along with ranitidine twice a day and metoclopramide 3 times a day. I am staying away from spicy.greasy,salty,and acidic foods and alcohol.
i still feel burning and pains here and there. It's different each day. Sometimes I get full and bloated after just two bites of food. Flare ups happen daily. I also get tired and light headed.
i was wondering if anyone could relate to this and does all of this sound like gastritis or could it be something else that I should be tested for? Thank you!
Do keep a diet that does not upset your stomach (this is trial and error....and I find that even some foods that I could not tolerate in the early stages I can tolerate now ..like boiled eggs).
My advise is to get into the mindset that this situation will improve slowly with time but for right now you have to take it day by day until you get there. I tried a lot of stuff (acupuncture + natural supplements etc....) and meds but I really think that none of that stuff really worked....the stomach will heal on its own pace.
I was on a strong PPI (dexilant 60mg) at the beginning then over 6-7 month period tapered down to 30mg once a day and then to Nexium and now I am trying to just take otc pepcid Ac. I did get a lot of good results from taking a daily probiotic (I still take it...i think it helps my digestion).
Hang in there and be good to your belly! I know this illness sucks but eventually you will come out on the other side!
What foods can I eat or just see how my body reacts?