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 Good People
I'm new to this forum. I'm 41 yrs old male.I have been diagnosed with H-pylori infection through endoscopy biopsy about one and half month back
GASTRIC BIOPSIES
- ACTIVE CHRONIC GASTRITIS, MILD ACTIVITY
- POSITIVE FOR SURFACE ORGANISMS MORPHOLOGICALLY CONSISTENT WITH
HELICOBACTER PYLORI BY DIFF- QUIK STAIN.
I also had following test done
1) Colonoscopy ( Showed healthy colon)
2) Ultrasound of abdomen (showed only fatty liver)
3) CT scan of abdomen ( Normal)
I'm having pain in upper left/ upper mid abdomen for more then one and half month. The pain is kind of dull and gives discomfort. It's constant nagging pain. Pain starts from upper left abdomen and sometimes (rare case) goes to back and sometimes even to my arm in severe cases. Three weeks back my doctor put me in triple therapy with 2 antibiotics : Amoxicillin + Clarithromycin and acid reducer :Omeprazole Magnesium 20 mg. After a week of treatment , I felt little better and pain became very mild for 4-5 days. But It came back again.The pain is not severe, but it is very dull and nagging pain. I contacted my doctor again and he ordered stronger Acid reducer pantoprozole (40mg) twice a day. I have not got much relief from the pain. One day I don't feel too much discomfort in abdomen, but next day again I start feeling discomfort. I have very mild nausea after having dinner. But this is not always. My digestion is ok, but sometime I need to go 4-5 times for bowel movement. I have lost 3- 4 lbs since October. I'm eating very very simple food..non spicy..no alcohol, no caffeine, no tea, no dairy product...no meat..no fatty fried food...
I'm very worried about the abdomen pain. My GI doc says it will take time for stomach inflammation to go away and so it will take time for pain to go away. Does it take really longs to pain go away. I'm very worried...
If I could rate the pain on a scale of 1 to 10 - 10 being worse 1 being mild, it would be a 3. Pain does not getter better or worse if I eat or I don't eat. Also I have mild nausea after I finish my food and have glass full of water. I have vomiting like feeling only when I drink glass full of water after meal.
Folks, Please help with your thoughts or similar experience...
Thanks
danny
I'm new to this forum. I'm 41 yrs old male.I have been diagnosed with H-pylori infection through endoscopy biopsy about one and half month back
GASTRIC BIOPSIES
- ACTIVE CHRONIC GASTRITIS, MILD ACTIVITY
- POSITIVE FOR SURFACE ORGANISMS MORPHOLOGICALLY CONSISTENT WITH
HELICOBACTER PYLORI BY DIFF- QUIK STAIN.
I also had following test done
1) Colonoscopy ( Showed healthy colon)
2) Ultrasound of abdomen (showed only fatty liver)
3) CT scan of abdomen ( Normal)
I'm having pain in upper left/ upper mid abdomen for more then one and half month. The pain is kind of dull and gives discomfort. It's constant nagging pain. Pain starts from upper left abdomen and sometimes (rare case) goes to back and sometimes even to my arm in severe cases. Three weeks back my doctor put me in triple therapy with 2 antibiotics : Amoxicillin + Clarithromycin and acid reducer :Omeprazole Magnesium 20 mg. After a week of treatment , I felt little better and pain became very mild for 4-5 days. But It came back again.The pain is not severe, but it is very dull and nagging pain. I contacted my doctor again and he ordered stronger Acid reducer pantoprozole (40mg) twice a day. I have not got much relief from the pain. One day I don't feel too much discomfort in abdomen, but next day again I start feeling discomfort. I have very mild nausea after having dinner. But this is not always. My digestion is ok, but sometime I need to go 4-5 times for bowel movement. I have lost 3- 4 lbs since October. I'm eating very very simple food..non spicy..no alcohol, no caffeine, no tea, no dairy product...no meat..no fatty fried food...
I'm very worried about the abdomen pain. My GI doc says it will take time for stomach inflammation to go away and so it will take time for pain to go away. Does it take really longs to pain go away. I'm very worried...
If I could rate the pain on a scale of 1 to 10 - 10 being worse 1 being mild, it would be a 3. Pain does not getter better or worse if I eat or I don't eat. Also I have mild nausea after I finish my food and have glass full of water. I have vomiting like feeling only when I drink glass full of water after meal.
Folks, Please help with your thoughts or similar experience...
Thanks
danny
1) Yes, it takes time so you have to learn to deal with that issue.
2) If your doc did some tests and says that is what you have, relax and go with it.
3) Stress is a killer and it's very easy to stress over health issues that seem odd.
4) Don't Google any symptoms. You will be dying, I guarantee it.
You really have to relax and go with it. There's a lot of great information on this board about some diet plans that work, natural "medicines" that work for some, and people who have gotten past this.
If I could give one piece of advice though it would be to spend time learning to relax and get rid of any stress related to this or otherwise. Oh, and once you start feeling more normal, stick with your eating plan. I fall back to bad habits every time and it just delays the process.
MDB
Thanks a lot for your kind and comforting words. I agree with your thoughts.. Thanks for reassurance!
From last 2 days, I'm on tender coconut water, 2 banana, 1lb papaya, 2 boiled egg,. I observed my pain has reduced by 50 %. But when I take rice and lentil, my abdominal pain increases. I'm scared to try new type of food as I'm scared it will increase my pain. Also my weight has gone down by 8lbs in last 2 months..
I'm not sure what diet plan to follow and I'm scared to experiment new food..
Thanks
danny