I don't know why that happens . some days I feel almost normal . Then in the blink of an eye my pain and/or nausea will come back .
Yesterday I had some pain , today I have a lot of gas . I think I'm hyper aware of any little twinge or pain.
I'm so sorry you have been suffering so long . What does your doc say ?

Hi pro211

Hi pro211 I had the ph monitoring test which didn't show excess acid reflux. I won't be getting an op for that even though I had some reflux when I had ther test. I see the gastro again in February but don't know what will happen. My pain and symptoms must be the gastritis as I have been diagnosed with moderate gastritis,also a hiatus hernia. Something is triggering it all off but they don't seem to know the cause. The only thing is I had my gallbladder out. Recently the pains got worse which has been going on for about 3 months. It will settle down then come back and last all day very bad. I think it may be because I have coffee or something to upset it. It does it even when I don't have coffee though.

I haven't been able to figure out what brings my pain on either. I can eat the same thing for days and be fine and then the next day be in pain or nauseous. The onlynthing I know for sure is stress plays a big part in this for me . I can tell as soon as I get upset I get nauseous and then the pain.
I love coffee and haven't had a drop of it in 3 months. I wouldn't wish this misery on my worst enemy .
I see my doc on Thursday and I'm just a wreck . Just the idea of having to get weighed is stressing me out . He wanted me to try and put some weight on and stop losing but it's hard to do when you're not eating the way you were before the gastritis.
Are you on meds ? I was on nexium , now I'm on omeprazole but i don't think that's working too well either.

Hi, pro211.

As far as what's triggering your pain, it's hard to say but my understanding is that you could think of gastritis as a sore or inflammation just like what you see when your skin is cut. That cut might scab over, but if that scab gets scratched at enough it'll start to peel off and hurt a good bit.

So, then, it's best to go easy on things every day. Avoid foods that cause inflammation, and try to eat 5 or 6 smaller meals per day.

As far as meds, I'm now on Prevacid prescription twice per day, plus carafate 4 times per day. That plus watching what I eat has worked well, but it took about 4 to 6 weeks (and a lot of lost weight) for it to really start working. And I have to remain careful about diet.

It may take a while to find what combination of things works for you, and then you may need to be patient for many months to have time to heal up. It also helps if the doc can give you a hint about what caused your gastritis in the first place.

Good advice . As far as what caused my gastritis , lots of stress , skipping meals , way way too much coffee and ibuprofen add way too much spicy food and that's what landed me here.

Hi I supose Im not careful enough with diet. It really stresses me out though. As its been two years I just want to eat what I want. Its a battle and sometimes I wonder what I can even manage to swallow. Gastritis is horrible. I don't know what caused mine but I had oesophaghitis before it. I had my gallbladder out too. The doctors don't say its bile. I would proberly do better on Crarafate but can't take it as I had a nasty reaction to it and was sick. I take Gaviscon but it doesn't do a lot. It looks like gastritis stays for a while. They should give it to criminals that would show them. It is like a sentence this. Im on Pantoprazole but have tired Lansoprazole and Omeprazole,no success. The worst thing is that I can't sleep with the pain.

Im just venting my feelings towards the gastritis. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

I don't think anyone wishes gastritis on anyone else. Vent away. You deserve an outlet to get your feelings out and this is a good place to do it. Especially if it helps lower your stress level.

hi poorlygirl4

i too had a bad week last week after having a great pain free xmas suffered bad cramps & diaherra up to new year started to feel well agian then yesterday helped sis in law wash her car & all the bending down i was in agony again last night like you im well & truely fed up with this now ive also had it 2 years in april bad news aswell that my doc whose been brill is leaving the practice & the 1 taking over is a waste of space cant wait to get rid of you anyhow happy new year to you this could be the year we both get rid of this once & forall

Hi yorkyboy and everyone,my stomach seemed ok yesterday so I ate a chocolate bar. I had some Hrlicks and it was ok when I went to bed. When I got up and started to eat it started hurting. Now its really bad and has been all day. Ive got a lot of bloating in my oeophaghus too and a horrible pulling pain. Its hard to eat and Ive had trouble going to the shops. It is bad weather too,raining heavy and cold and windy. Im really fed up of it keep flaring up. Does it do this with anyone,flare up one day and settle the next? I definately feel that it is getting worse not better. I really hope it all gets better soon for all of us. Ive really struggled over xmas and New Year and Im depressed with it. I know I have stress because I have to go to a funeral tomorow. Its been flaring up whatever though for a while now. I must be going wrong somewhere with it.

Hi poorlygirl, chocolate really gives me a flare up . Lots of reflux too. It's so sad for me because chocolate was something I really loved .
And yes mine can be fine one day and not good the next . Stress is something that immediately gets to my stomach.
I have a gastro appointment tomorrow and am very stressed over that.

Aw pro211 I hope you get some answers from the gastro tom. Im going to phone mine see if I can get an earlier apointment as I don't go until Feb. I will try to keep off chocolate and coffee but its not easy. Im a Mcdonalds fan too but only have a chicken burger. Sometimes I have to force myself to eat something as it hurts so bad. We still get hungry though. Ive just had a Slippery elm capsule so won't have my Gaviscon for a bit. Let me know what the gastro says. I don't know about you but this runs my life. I can hardly cope with anything because of this. At least my friends and husband are going to the funeral so I should get through. My stomach is the stress.