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 finally have my scope booked for Sept 17th. This is no small feat, since you can wait 3 years to get one in Canada, I'm not kidding you.
I'm not afraid of the actual procedure, rather, what they will find in there... Sigh... I told you guys earlier that I have a sharp, gnawing pain in a very localized spot to the right of where the breatbone meets (as I look down). I sometimes get a general pain right in that upper area, like someone opened a hot umbrella in there... The actual stomach pouch is actually to the left and down and I dont have any issues there.
Anyway...my barium study didn't show anything, blood was okay, and I don't feel wonky aside from that spot in the stomach. Of course, I did have to go and Google ... and sometimes you can still have big issues even though those came clean.
It doesn't help that I have a less than stellar doctor who made a serious face (like he practiced) and told me 'it could be cancer'. Who the hell says that without any proof at all? This was back in May. My GI specialist later laughed and said 'cancer doesn't hurt, besides, you'd KNOW, it would't just go on for months and months...' they still want to scope me, though.
I think, hope, all my issues are food and drink related, sort of direct cause and effect. I started feeling this last summer when enjoying cider - which I knew was hard on my stomach - so I stopped.. but I kept eating very spicy food, coffee, etc... I just didn't know. Now it's been going on for months and this f-cker won't heal, even though I've been on PPIs for 3 months.
I'm just rambling ... Send me some good vibes, peeps.
I'm not afraid of the actual procedure, rather, what they will find in there... Sigh... I told you guys earlier that I have a sharp, gnawing pain in a very localized spot to the right of where the breatbone meets (as I look down). I sometimes get a general pain right in that upper area, like someone opened a hot umbrella in there... The actual stomach pouch is actually to the left and down and I dont have any issues there.
Anyway...my barium study didn't show anything, blood was okay, and I don't feel wonky aside from that spot in the stomach. Of course, I did have to go and Google ... and sometimes you can still have big issues even though those came clean.
It doesn't help that I have a less than stellar doctor who made a serious face (like he practiced) and told me 'it could be cancer'. Who the hell says that without any proof at all? This was back in May. My GI specialist later laughed and said 'cancer doesn't hurt, besides, you'd KNOW, it would't just go on for months and months...' they still want to scope me, though.
I think, hope, all my issues are food and drink related, sort of direct cause and effect. I started feeling this last summer when enjoying cider - which I knew was hard on my stomach - so I stopped.. but I kept eating very spicy food, coffee, etc... I just didn't know. Now it's been going on for months and this f-cker won't heal, even though I've been on PPIs for 3 months.
I'm just rambling ... Send me some good vibes, peeps.
I suspect it will be nothing more than mild gastritis.
Let us know how it goes.
I'm European by background and bread is life... I did cut it down to minimum, since I find that I get really really bloated if I eat it these days. I think it has more to do with the PPI and not enough acid than intolerance, I was tested and I'm not gluten intolerant. I will try your advice and cut it out, though. I will do anything at this point! I got better a few weeks ago and then quickly went back downhill with a few missteps (chili, coffee.. how dumb!!!)
I heard about Domperidone, I have a prescription for it, actually, but havent tried it yet.