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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Gastritis not improving

Tiredofpain
Tiredofpain

I've been taking carafate religiously 3-4 times/day for 4 weeks and I am still having terrible upper abdominal pain.  The pain is there when stomach is empty, it's there after taking carafate and it's there after eating, which I don't do much of.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  Does it ever get better?  So tired of the pain all the time

countrysunsets
countrysunsets
You need to take an acid reducer with or instead of the carafate. Carafate is for coating the stomach but I don't believe is strong enough to promote healing by itself. Your dr should prescribe you a PPI (like Prilosec) or an h2 blocker (like Zantac). I am having good luck with Zantac- 150mg 2x a day. Please contact your dr asap. If you find the right meds you'll need to be on them at least a Month or two but should begin to feel much better within a week. Best of luck!
Babella
Babella
Hey tired of pain.

I'm sorry about the pain you're in. Been on the same boat for 5 weeks on and off. I was diagnosed with h Pylori and gastritis and immediately begun the triple therapy antibiotics for 7 days then the PPI's for 4 weeks...other than the usual foods advised by doc. not to take - carbonated drinks, coffee, alcohol, spicy foods & milk, I discovered others that set me off - such as tomatoes, cashews, onions...it's always trial & error.

What I've been doing is managing my diet - biting/drinking something every 2 hrs...plain yogurt, a banana, an apple etc. Can't eat much and this has contributed to weight loss. I avoid having an empty stomach in-spite of lack of appetite. Sometimes it just flares by itself and I'm down for like 3 hrs....gnawing stomach pain...nausea...vomiting...weakness Aaah! But most days I'm managing.

Oh! I take probiotics 1st thing in the morning before breakfast - 50 billion bacteria, and any other time i feel like the stomach wants to flare. Also been taking Black seed oil 1st thing in the morning past few days. I drink fresh organic meat soup like once a day as well - on & off.

I guess we have to manage this and listen to our guts - literally.

Happy healing - stay stress free...the mind is also key to control.
fightingforcure
fightingforcure
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