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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tummytrouble1010
tummytrouble1010

Hello everyone,


I am new to this forum and I am looking for some advice/ would like to see how others have handled what I'm going through. The last few months I have been experiencing severe bloating to the point where I can't button my pants by the end of the day and I am curled up in pain. My upper abdomen sometimes will be hot to the touch and I get really bad cramping. I had a blood test done with showed I have elevated lipase levels. Following the blood test I had a ct scan of my abdomen and pelvis, endoscopy, and ultra sound. The only thing that has showed up is my stomach is inflamed and I have gastritis. 


I am relieved it is nothing terrible but I feel like nothing is being done to treat my current symptoms. This is starting to affect me at work because I am in constant pain. I am small to begin with (125 lbs pre stomach issues) and I am continuing to lose weight.  I just want to feel better and I want my doctors to stop ruling things out and just tell me how to feel better! 


I hate to sound whiny and I know others have been through this so I am seeking advice. I am starting to feel really depressed and just frustrated with all of this. Any suggestions as to what this may be or how others have dealt with the frustration of not having an answer would be amazing!


thank you and I hope everyone feels better soon! :) 

soretum
soretum
Hello and welcome,
This is one place you need never apologise for having a whinge. Gastritis is under estimated by doctors as to the severity of the pain and it's possible duration. It can take months for the severe pain to ease and years to heal. Sadly weight loss is normal and as a thin person there wasn't much left of me with my loss of weight.
The best thing for now is to eat bland foods and keep your portion sizes small. And eat maybe four to five times a day. It took me a long time but I have my foods and life back.
Farhadjo
Farhadjo
Hi, gastritis can be a b.i.t.c.h. If everything that you eat irritates you, even small bland portions, it would be better to fast a day or two and only drink coconut juice or alkaline water. Then introduce small potions and super soft and bland food (rice gruel, bread, oatmeal, ripe banana, honey). Eventually the worst stage will pass and gradually you feel better even though slowly. It is very important to listen to your stomach. For me even sometimes I feel really hungry but I feel that my stomach is not accepting food, so if I eat during these times I will get bloated. But when I know that my stomach is inviting food--it is a feeling you'll learn to listen to--then I will eat and it will be okay. You just need to be very patient and strong in the beginning but it will eventually get better, that's for sure. Full healing takes a long time so you shouldn't hurry it up. And make sure to take acid suppressors in the beginning or whatever your doctor prescribes.