Hi ayra Im sorry you have had to come to this site,but welcome anyway. I know what you mean my gastritis has been worse since about October and Ive had it before then. Its horrible at any age but when you are young and want to go out even worse. Ive fond it difficult to do things and meet up with friends too. I can,t go for a drink with them. Don,t give up it will get easier,you will have some good or better days with it. Its a battle though. Keep reading the posts as there are lots of things you can try. Get as much help as you can and research it. I must admit it has taken me over as I am always looking up things about it. When it hurts bad its awful. Some days though you can concentrate on other things as its not as bad. I didn't get on with Omeprazole as it wasn,t strong enough for me. I got acid reflux. I got put on Pantoprazole as I was told its stronger. You need to coat the stomach also. I have Gaviscon but Sucralfates suposed to be better. Its just that I reacted to it. It obviously takes time to go but you can ease it in the meantime. What else do you take? Remember to avoid citrus fruits and caffeine as much as possible. I think mine lingers as I don,t always stick to a diet. Watch tomatoes and salad dressings too. I find I can,gt get on with salad very well though Ive tried. That horrible reflux keeps coming back if you eat the wrong foods,it really is a nuisance. I hope you find some relief soon.

hi there, thank you for replying. this site seems very welcoming as well as the people in it. yes, exactly, the wole going out thing really sucks, especially because people around my age go out very often. i also have to try extra hard to go to the university without skipping class because of the pain. i find the pain to ease off after eating so i eat many many snacks and small meals throughout the day. yes, i have no ate cafeeine or dressings or tomatoes, spices, grease, etc. i stick with only safe banana apple and rice and beans. i take omeprazole and ranitidine. i want to take carafate but i cant seem to find the liquid one. how does gaviscon work? and how did u react to sucralfates?
yes you should remain to a diet, therefore you can tell for sure if eating tomato in your helathy diet really harms you or not. i try eating healthy and once in a while add a cookie or a piece of chocolate and i feel the same, but at least i enjoyed my snacks for once!

Welcome!
Yes, this is an annoying condition! Patience will take you far. Start with 'dietary suggestions' (type in the search box), and read past posts here on food suggestions, medications, etc.--you'll find a wealth of info.

I was diagnosed the end of July. I'm just now starting to feel less pain, but I still have to watch my diet.

Don't be afraid to phone your doctor's office and ask any questions. Even make an appointment to talk to him/her if it helps.

We are here for you! I pray for everyone on this site. Best wishes.

Hi, Ayra!

Welcome, and I'm sorry to hear you're suffering right now.

Unfortunately gastritis can take awhile to heal. My experience is that you need to be on the right amounts of the right meds, carefully eat the right foods, and be really patient. And it's a good idea to find ways to de-stress.

I agree with others here - if you haven't seen a doctor you like already, you may want to so you're getting the best advice.

And even people a bit older than you can get really frustrated about the social limitations of having gastritis ;-)