Tell us everything you have eaten and we can try and figure something out.

I think 2fastforward has a great idea.

How about if you list what you eat on a daily basis (that is, only if you want to share that and any other info, of course!), as well as what you take for gastritis. Maybe someone here will be able to relate. We all are different in our approach to this, but maybe if you'd care to share the list of what you eat and any meds, etc., something will 'click' for someone and may be able to help you.

Also, as you likely know, stress can cause problems with gastritis. I think that's sometimes worse than any of us realize, as far as a 'trigger' of gastritis pain.

We are here for you! Feel better soon.

Thanks you two yes I will try to tell you my diet. Im worrying that the hiatus hernia is triggering it off. I don,t know what to do about that. I should be asleep now as its the early hours of the morning where I am,but I can,t sleep. Right well I take a Pantoprazole early on in the morning. I take Gaviscon after I eat something. Then early evening I take another Pantoprazole. I try to take my pain meds later. I don,t think too many pain meds are good for us. I end up taking 2 Tramodol,paracetamol and 2 Amitryptaline. The Ami is what the doctor said I need to take but it does nothing. He has given me Diazepam to take to relax me when its bad. I try just to take half a 2mg one. They are not good for reflux. I took some Slippery elm at tea time. I don,t eat much really. I usually have oat cereal in a morning with a yogurt and an apple. I have decaff tea. Later I usually have a sandwich either cheese or tuna. I sometimes have a baked potato. For dinner I have potatoes,veg and chicken,fish or lamb. I try to have plain biscuits but somtimes have cream ones. I have had a bit of juice recently which might have triggered this flare up. Ive not had any coffee. I will leave it at that for now. I have read though that you can have a CT scan for the stomach,liver,pancreas etc. I will have to see if I get that. It could be something else besides the gastritis,which is scary. It says that you can get referred pain in the stomach. The doctor thinks gastritis should heal if there is no acid produced on 2 PPI. He said there isn,t any acid but there must still be a bit.

Here are my initial thoughts - there are some things in your diet that might be triggering some pain. I might be wrong because obviously we can all handle different foods at different stages & it will be great to see the comments & tips from others.

Medication / supplements - I avoid taking any on an empty stomach. I try & take everything with meals now. Or if not with food, then with loads of water.

Oat cereal - I have to be really careful which one I choose. Oatibix & skimmed milk seems fine for me, but Ready Brek causes a lot of burning. I think it is the added vitamins in Ready Brek. Also regular porridge doesn't sit well - perhaps the large particles/fibre irritate.

Yoghurt - What yoghurt? Is is plain or fruit? I can't handle fruit yoghurts at all & can only handle Total 0% or Yeo Valley yoghurt. Yoghurts can vary enormously with their fat content & their acidity. For example I can handle the Yeo Valley regular yoghurt, but not the 'fat free' because it feels more acidic in my tummy.

Apple - far too hard & acidic for me. Do you like bananas? I eat LOADS of bananas & find them very soothing & know of lots of other people do too.

Honey - I only have this if mixed in natural yoghurt. Honey can be acidic for me on it's own.

Decaff tea - All teas irritate me at moment. Even herbal or decaff make the stomach produce more acid. I stick to tap water 99.9% of time now.

Sandwich - I can't handle wheat & bread at the moment.
Cheese - Can't handle this either - fatty foods can be hard to digest.
Tuna - Can't handle this either. I'm desperate to try & incorporate more fish in my diet, but it can be hit & miss & sometimes triggers a flare up.

Baked potato - great for me too. In fact all root vegetables sit well with me - sweet potatoes, swede, carrots, parsnips etc. Butternut sqaush good too. All are well cooked so soft & I make lots of soups. I keep trying to branch out into other veg, but find root veg to be pretty much guaranteed 'safe'.

Your dinner looks good - what veg do you have? Stick to small portions of the chicken & fish as the protein is hard for the stomach to digest as it needs acid. I can't handle lamb - too fatty & fat can irritate the lining. I avoid all sauces & gravy.

Biscuits - big no no for me at the moment - hard particles & refined sugar means more acid produced.

Juice - what juice? Most juices are acidic & full of sugar. I can only handle a little coconut water.

My safe foods are pretty much oatibix & skimmed milk, bananas, natural yoghurt & a little honey, root vegetables & a little chicken or fish. Low fat cottage cheese seems ok for me too, Also some coconut cream or coconut milk in soups. I keep trying avocados, but they don't sit brilliantly at moment. I am experimenting with homemade almond milk at moment & looking promising.

I had the CT scan that you mention - it found nothing, I'm glad I had it (for peace of mind I suppose), so perhaps worth discussing with your Gastro, but believe me just stomach & intestinal inflammation can cause the awful pain & other symptoms.

It's hard to adapt to a boring strict diet, but honestly it is worth it once you find the foods that sit best for you. Yes I still need my ppi at the moment, but I know that giving my stomach lining a 'rest' is what it needs.

I think of it like having an open wound or sore on the inside. What do I want to pour onto it?

Very well put Kayella and I second you on all you said, however as you said we are all different and I on the other hand could not tolerate oats (in any shape or form) or yoghurt... I've only just started having a tablespoon of yoghurt in the mornings. Then again I was fine with avo's but I did only introduce them 3 months after I was diagnosed.

Poorlygir4l you should also try and worry less... I know it's not easy, but try and get your mind off your current situation because worrying also makes your gastritis worse. It was very freaky but my iridologist was able to link my current state of mind with my health issues!! You need to find an outlet.

Yes you have very little acid produced by taking 2 PPI's.... but a lot of what you're eating is acidic... it's a fine line to walk as you cannot rely solely on the PPI's.

Great advice above!

One thing you may want to consider is your meds.
Sometimes I think docs tend to 'forget' (even though it's in our charts) that we are taking other meds. Personally, the fewer meds of any type I take, the better I seem to be.

I don't think our doctors always realize that all the side effects, etc. can sometimes make us worse; not better. I think sometimes they (various meds, especially if taking more than one) overload our systems. There's a place for them (to cause healing), of course, but I think the fewer meds we take, the better. Just my opinion.

I agree--stay on the bland diet, and maybe wait a while before expanding and trying anything new. It may be boring for a while, but will pay off in the long run.

Keeping busy with other things that get your attention, such as playing with pets, watching movies or old TV shows, playing board games, reading, and crafting have been helpful to me. Most of all, praying for guidance has been a priority. I often have to pray for patience, especially for the gastritis!

Best wishes and keep us posted.

Thanks all. I will try to put into practice what you say. I don,t get on well with juice but I haven,t had any today. I had some reflux tonight and Ive got pain. I don,t know if its the hiatus hernia or gastritis. I eat bananas a lot but Ive never had a sweet potato or butternut squash. I will have to try those yogurts and cottage cheese. I hate being on all the meds and they don,t do much. I will have to ask my gastro when I see him whats the best thing for me to do too.

Just read this post and thought I would add to it. My gastritis had all but gone with my own form of treatment after PPI's did not help. I even got blaze and more or less eat what I wanted.
I like to make smoothies with fruits and veg and my recipe book said to add 2 spoonfulls of porridge oats to it. As I am currently reducing my cholesterol I thought I would do this as I am not fond of porridge with hot milk etc (uggh actually !! lol) I put the raw oats into the blender and make the smoothies, I was ok for about 4 days, then whack, back it all came but worse, real pain and reflux from abdomen, stomach, in between ribs, felt it in the back and throat and I am still battling to get back to normality weeks later. I am sure as eggs are eggs that it was the flippin porridge. So that for me is now a swear word. You will find something in what you are eating that is not good, coz I can tell from what you have listed, when my tum was bad a lot of what you are eating would have irritated me that's for sure. And fruit juice, no way Mrs x x x
There is light at the end of the tunnel. We have all found a way on this site and you will be no different.
p.s. Hey and Tuna, swim away from that bad boy if you get any irritation from that at all (I don't allow my dog this as my homeopathic vet says not to because of the Mercury in it - so why should we eat it - makes sense really) x

The biscuit really jumped out at me, that would crucify me. Even if I have a calm stomach and no pain I still cant tolerate biscuits or pastry, and the worst is homemade shortbread-which I love 'sob'!

I hope you find some relief, hugs x

Hi all Ive been finding it really difficult to eat the past few days as the pains been so bad. I was having biscuits just to get something to eat. I only have plain ones though or custard creams. I will stick to plainer ones. I thank you all for your help. Its just this blasted gastritis getting me down. If I can help you with anything let me know.