my pain at first lasted on & off for 10 days over time its settled down a lot now when i have a flare up its normally 1/2 bad days then another 1/2 days feeling sorry for myself although last week i had a very bad flare for almost 4 days & that was after 6 weeks without 1

Are you following ALL the advice from your gastro? I remember you saying she had advised 3 of your ppi's per day & also to take sucralfate instead of gaviscon.

Also have you tried STRICTLY following the dietary advice you asked for recently? I think the conclusion was to try & strictly stick to protein & root vegetables for a few days to see if it helps. Unfortunately it takes more than just cutting out chocolate & coffee!

Taking an extra ppi & the strict diet has calmed my inflammation down a LOT in the last 3 weeks.

Oh I feel for you, I know it can be so horrible, and people dismiss it so easily. My last bout lasted for roughly 4 months, but I didn't have acute pain all the time. Some days it would be just niggly, other days it would be nasty. I remember as it started to get better, waking up and feeling no pain and saying to my husband 'I have no pain I have no pain'!! Then it would come back, but the times it would come back got longer and longer apart until eventually it stopped.

Even with the omeprazole I still had on/off pain, I did kind of expect (wish!) it to work straight away and be done. But it took a while to kick in. I'm ashamed to say some days I took up to 4 tablets a day (80mg) because I felt so desperate.

One thing that helped me alot, and I don't know if it was coincidence (ie the pills kicking in) but I ate alot of natural yogurt, the BIO ones. I think it was yeo valley plain yogurt. I would take a few spoonfuls of it through out the day, eating it little and often. Also I reduced my portion size and just had my meals on a tea plate. I also gave up coffee, which for me seemed to work loads.

hang in there, but do go back to your doc if you feel you need to. My original doctor who prescribed me the omeprazole gave me two months and said if it hadnt cleared up then to go back. I had all ready been suffering 2 months prior (but stupidly tried to manage it myself), and it DID clear up in two months.

Huge hugs to you, it will get better x.

I would also confirm what a godsend the Yeo Valley Natural Yoghurt has been.

I know there are mixed feelings about dairy, but it really does stop my pain instantly.

I wish I could eat Yogurt--I miss it--for some reason my stomach can't tolerate it. What I can eat, that seems to help a little is sharp cheddar cheese and Candied Ginger.

Thanks for all your advice. I haven,t tried taking the 3 PPIs a day yet. I will have to try the yogurt,I have been having fruit yogurt but that is proberly no good. I just want for this to heal. Ive had gastritis for several months now. These flare ups don,t make sense as it was doing better. I had one week of less pain and the odd day pain free. Now it seems to be bad pain most days. I will have to ask the doctor as I need some way of getting rid of it. I really hope and pray it will go soon for us all.