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.
hi all,
Finally, after months and months of delays and worries, I finally went for my 2nd colonscopy and endoscopy in 3 years. The results were good : there ain't any sign of gastritis anymore (unlike 2 years ago) or GERD and nothing wrong with my colon.
1 year of eating like a "social outcast' and living like a nun paid off.
I was happy, relieved that there is nothing wrong with me except for the occasional bloatedness and nausea.
Now the doctor said I may have IBS instead and gave me "Colpermin", which is peppermint oil capsules. I took it for 2 weeks and the bloatedness got worse, and so is my nausea. I was up for 4 hours last night, feeling the need to throw up and was extremely bloated.
Can anyone tell me if peppermint oil is really bad and if there are other remedies for bloatedness?
I suspect the bloatedness could be the Nexium 40 mg that I have been taking daily but I am too afraid to cut it out.
now that my gastritis is gone, I would like to eradicate PPI once and for all, but am afraid of the re-bounce effect - Afterall, the healed status is "hard-earned' and "hard-fought'. any experience shared here would be good.
Finally, after months and months of delays and worries, I finally went for my 2nd colonscopy and endoscopy in 3 years. The results were good : there ain't any sign of gastritis anymore (unlike 2 years ago) or GERD and nothing wrong with my colon.
1 year of eating like a "social outcast' and living like a nun paid off.
I was happy, relieved that there is nothing wrong with me except for the occasional bloatedness and nausea.
Now the doctor said I may have IBS instead and gave me "Colpermin", which is peppermint oil capsules. I took it for 2 weeks and the bloatedness got worse, and so is my nausea. I was up for 4 hours last night, feeling the need to throw up and was extremely bloated.
Can anyone tell me if peppermint oil is really bad and if there are other remedies for bloatedness?
I suspect the bloatedness could be the Nexium 40 mg that I have been taking daily but I am too afraid to cut it out.
now that my gastritis is gone, I would like to eradicate PPI once and for all, but am afraid of the re-bounce effect - Afterall, the healed status is "hard-earned' and "hard-fought'. any experience shared here would be good.
first switsch from 40 to 20mg of the PPI for a month.
Then switch do Pepcid for some time to avoid the rebounce effect!
Many thanks for your comments, I have stopped taking the peppermint oil and my nausea is kept under control now.
thanks for the Phayzyme and Gas X recommendation. I might not be able to find it in my country but i'll try.
your comments and Sara's comments really helped in strengthening my resolve to throw away all 5 packets of perppermint oil capsule from the doctor. I did raise my worry to the doctor but he brushed it aside. So much for expert advice.