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.
Or do we just have to manage the symptoms for the rest of our lives?
I do feel better on this day than I did one month ago and two months ago but in some ways, I still feel like I am at point A in dealing with aches that come and go.
It is incredibly frustrating to deal with it at times. Having to keep up with eating every 2 hours and on top of that, a safe restricting diet that has caused more weight loss. Eating has become miserable and I dread eating now.
On top of that, I work with co-workers who just spend all day talking about food and just hear the same from my parents.
I really get tired of people trying to sympathize saying 'think of all the health food you can eat' or 'I wish I had what you had'. I would gladly trade knee problems for the cast iron stomach I once had.
I feel like I can't date with this, what person would want to put up with this when even I can barely put up with it.
I am just in a miserable place right now.
I do feel better on this day than I did one month ago and two months ago but in some ways, I still feel like I am at point A in dealing with aches that come and go.
It is incredibly frustrating to deal with it at times. Having to keep up with eating every 2 hours and on top of that, a safe restricting diet that has caused more weight loss. Eating has become miserable and I dread eating now.
On top of that, I work with co-workers who just spend all day talking about food and just hear the same from my parents.
I really get tired of people trying to sympathize saying 'think of all the health food you can eat' or 'I wish I had what you had'. I would gladly trade knee problems for the cast iron stomach I once had.
I feel like I can't date with this, what person would want to put up with this when even I can barely put up with it.
I am just in a miserable place right now.
I actually prepared and ate a real meal today. First one in a long time. Now I'm waiting to see what the consequences will be. And the medicine decisions! Those are scary. What to take? What not to take? Side effects. Will this cause my bones to crack since I have osteoporosis? Yikes. This is all too much.
As much as I want to get well, sometimes I just wish it was over. Now my whole mouth hurts. Gastric? Who knows?
Hang in there Kiddo. Guess we have to.
But yes, you will heal. I read of so many people who got healed and i'm getting better slowly too.
It's hard to accept this disease, really so so so hard. But that's what Buddha calls the first noble truth: life is suffering. Some die in a car accident, some live now in a nonsense war in syria or palestine or get tortured in north korea. But there's also a way out of suffering: acceptance.
Acceptance, self-love, meditation and most important bland diet and you will heal.
I can barely keep my friendships going with my ups and downs. Don't have the strength or head space for a bloke as well.
Still, it is very frustrating to just eat a grilled chicken breast with rosemary on it sandwich with no sauce on it and still have to break wind after it.
If it's something like taking too many nsaids, or a particular food, etc..then I think perhaps yes there can be total healing.
If it's autoimmune or IBS related or inflammation from stress, I think it's more likely to maybe go into remissions but be there ready to pop up if we are sick or don't watch our stress level.
Eating every two hours will become a habit and just part of your life. It makes it hard to not eat a larger meal out with folks but it is what it is, sorry to say.
This is a very difficult illness, it can consume you because the pain is so overwhelming and constant. Finding what works for you helps and it takes time. Be kind to yourself and it will smooth out eventually even if it doesn't really ever go away.
Hope you find it soon.
On how bad your stomach linen is damaged, how old you are, which Type of Gastritis it is (A is forever), if you have also IBS or other problems.