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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eyesofblue75 01/25/2015

I feel as though the actual 'gastric' symptoms are slightly easing but there is still an ache underneath my left ribs. Nothing unbearable but there. How does your pain feel? Will this take some time as well?
I'm not a patient person, unfortunately.

My regiment until I can get into Dr's:
Slippery elm
Probiotics
Raw cabbage juice
Coconut water
No coffee
Bland diet, frequent, small helpings
Nexium- 20 mg 2x daily

eyesofblue75 02/02/2015

Anyone feel better with epigastric symptoms but still "achy" in your stomach area?

yasz 02/02/2015

Me! I no longer have that burning/gnawing pain in my epigastric region but there are times where I feel this "achy" sensation in my stomach. And also, when I press on it, it doesn't hurt anymore, but it's tender.
Kinda like how you feel after a bruise is healing? But overall, I'm starting to feel much better.
I got off Omeprazole and Zantac 2 days back.
Of course, sticking to a strict diet helps a lot!

tummy2 02/03/2015

@Yasz,

How long were you on the Omeprazole? Alot of people here say the rebound from stopping these meds is horrific... Just wonderign what your experience is.

eyesofblue75 02/03/2015

Yasz, how long did it take before you felt well enough to wean off PPI?

yasz 02/03/2015

I was given a course of 14 days for the Omeprazole - 20mg twice daily. Can't really say if mine is a good example considering my gastritis was mild. But I was really strict with my diet. And I tried to keep myself stress free so as not to aggravate my situation any further.
I supposed on the 9th day, I woke up and didn't feel tummy pains? So I popped just one that morning and went about my day. Of course eating several small meals a day helps a lot. So my stomach wasn't really empty and there was always something for the acid to work on!
Come nighttime, not much pain so I didn't take the night dose and the next day I didn't need to take it anymore.

yasz 02/03/2015

Err though 2 nights ago at around 1am, there was a slight burning feeling in my stomach, and I quickly took 10ml of Magtacil before it started to really flare up.
Besides that, so far so good, thank God.

smilelikeyoumeanit 02/04/2015

Would it make sense to stick to the meds/diet for a while after feeling 'better' & gradually wean off them? Otherwise the sudden return of acid or irritating foods might undo the healing you've achieved?

I guess everyone is different & it depends on cause, severity, area affected etc. Just my gut (ha ha) feeling though.

yasz 02/04/2015

It would definitely be a good idea to stay on the meds or at least just to finish the course. To prevent a flare up or relapse.
In my case, I just didn't want to be on PPIs any longer so I tried not taking it to see how it'd go. Right now I'm just in PepZin GI, DGL and probiotics. And a good diet. So far so good.
But I don't think coffee will be a part of my life anymore.

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