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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Suzie69 04/30/2018

Last Thursday went to doctors as I was feeling very sick and sore tummy I have been feeling unwell for 3 months now in bed most off the time it all started with the flu then ear infection had blood tests done it showed on infection. The doctors said I had gastritis she give mecompeprazole 200mg to be taken twice a day floor 4 weeks. My Symptoms are loss of appetite feeling very neasea all the time stomach very sore and tender to touch and heartburn sometimes. Does anyone know how long these symptoms last for

SJH 04/30/2018

Depends on the cause of the gastritis. Are they going to do a scope to take biopsies? My first bout was last April and from start to finish it took me 6 weeks of clean diet and PPI plus Pepcid to get it under control. Currently in second bout now, only taking Pepcid as PPI made me quite ill.....eating no dairy, gluten, sugar, eggs, just eating fresh fruits, steamed veggies, salmon and chicken....it's not a fun ride that's for sure. Best wishes for your healing.

Suzie69 04/30/2018

Not sure what the doctor is going to do I had a virus so when I went to doctors she said I had gastritis I also suffer from IBS the doctors put me omeprazole two tablets a day for a month hope they help.

SJH 05/01/2018

It's a rough road Suzie69! All we can do is take it one day at a time. I'm pretty disgusted that last year at this same time I was fighting this animal for the first time and now I'm back fighting it again :(

Suzie69 05/01/2018

Thanks SJH yes it is rough I have never felt so I'll in my left I have still no appetite but I try and eat something. But you are right about taking one at a time hope you feel better soon xx

SJH 05/02/2018

Suzie69, how are you feeling today? I am doing ok presently, praying that continues. Hope today was a better day for you!! Let me know.

Suzie69 05/03/2018

Hi SJH , glad your feeling ok . Yesterday didn't feel great stomach very sore and really bad chest pains thought I was taking a heart attack took gaviscon it helped. This morning stomach a wee bit sore but had loads off diarrhoea which is not good as I have piles so there going mad. Still no appetite what is your appetite like and what things are you trying to eat , I eat very little I just cereal in the morning , toast at lunch and noodles at dinner.

Suzie69 05/04/2018

Not feeling great today. Woke up at 5 am stomach full off wind, stomach very sore and bloated, had too take anti sickness tablet. Have heartburn stomach feels like it's on fire. This illness is mad one day your up the next day you feel awful..

nightangel73 05/04/2018

Suzie I have the same problem at 5 am. I'm typically fine all day long until 5am. I wake up with sligh dull ache that goes away quickly but it already wake me up. If I stay diciplined with the diet this goes away but I still can't keep with the diet for too long. I'm always tempted to try something new after a while so I end up again waking up at 5 am and the whole cycle again.

I'm sleeping now in a recliner and that has helped.

What kind of cereal you eating? Hopefully not any crunchy cereal. You can't anything that is crunchy. Toast is crunchy too, do not toast. Also if you don't eat enough food you will get sicker from the stomach acids. You have got to eat and you have to eat at regular times. You can't skip meals or eat say 8pm at night.

Hope you get better!

Suzie69 05/05/2018

I have no appetite breakfast I eat fosties it doesn't seem to annoy me , lunch I eat veg soup or toast , dinner I find hard as I don't feel like eating, I have had noodles one day I eat not to bad then the next I eat very little.

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