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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Meza 04/05/2022

Hello,

I am a breast cancer survivor, however chemotherapy and radiation have left me with "chronic mild gastritis" as per the endoscopy. I am into the 3rd year with this ongoing battle and day 14 of PPIs. I find that when I have a gastritis attack, I have excessive sweating and pain in the upper stomach area. I also find it causes a lot of panic attack and depression. I am also going to accupunture now too. Anyone have any tips and stories of encouragement?

Thanks,

RMJ1234 04/05/2022

Meza
No tips please know that you are not alone in your suffering. I've been dealing with a bought of gastritis since September and still haven't gotten 100% relief even after being on a ppi for 2 months.

My doctor just upped my dosage today as I had been good for an entire month then just suddenly had another flare up.

It's certainly not fun to deal with. It really gets me down too and triggers my anxiety. It's exhausted trying to act like you feel good all the time when around others. I'm just ready to have some resolutions too.

Meza 04/05/2022

Thank you! I also read that gastritis affects your vagas nerve the brain gut connection which triggers the anxiety and depression. I had a flare up last night. I really hope this gets better! Brutal!

RMJ1234 04/06/2022

Brutal is right. I can't seem to figure out what triggers mine.

I'm look into taking a food sensitivity test to see if there are things I should avoid. Doesn't seem to matter so far what I eat. It's just a constant knawing feeling in my upper stomach.

How are things going with acupuncture?

Meza 04/06/2022

I just started acupuncture last week, and go again in a week’s time. I have already cut out all sugar, caffeine and red meat. I also see dairy, like cheeses are a trigger. On a very bland diet. Doing cabbage juice every 2nd day too. I am on 40mg of Pantoprozal 2 times a day. I am now week 2 of PPIs. Hope this gastritis heals. One day at a time.

RMJ1234 04/07/2022

I'm eating pretty bland as well. I take the same medicine and dosage. Just started the twice daily on Tuesday.

I'm looking into taking a food sensitivity test to see if certain foods might be triggering it. Helps make the elimination process quicker I guess.

Is your pain constant? Mine is. And I haven't found anything to soothe it. Tried carafate and gaviscon, and no significant difference.

Thanks for chatting.

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