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.
I have been struggling with Gastritis for about two years now and I'm only 15. I thought it was just something that would come and go, but since I have started secondary and had many exams it has become really bad. I do go to a very competitive secondary school, but have always been able to cope with exams. I dot realise I am putting Myself under stress and therefore cannot find a way to ease my pain. I have been to the doctors countless times and only recently been told I have gastritis. It makes me feel really sick and I have fainted before due to the pain and another time my vision became really blurry for about 10 minutes which was really scary. I have had a few days off school here and there due to the pain, but it is making me more stressed and anxious being off school but the pain is really bad. I am wondering if anyone else has the same sort of feelings, because I am really stuck as to how to stop the pain and I have my GCSEs coming up and I'm worried the pain will be too bad to take them.
You may not realize that school and exams are stressing you out because at this point, you're probably pretty used to how these two factors make you feel. Your mind has become "numb" to the pressure. I imagine you do very well in school! However, this isn't good for your body!
Please, take my advice. Exercise has been proven to reduce stress levels, and making sure your have time for yourself to relax is an additional way of caring for yourself. There's no shame in studying 50 minutes to 1 hour less per day so that you can take care of yourself and help your body heal. Try it for a week and let me know how you feel after! :)