We manage by going on a strict diet at the start. Eating semi solid foods and easy to digest foods splitting into 5 meals a day. I take Prevacid . What is your dosage and when are you taking them . You have to relax as stress causes gastritis and symptoms to be magnified worse.

Hi Anita, thank you for your reply. I am taking Prevacid 30mg once a day. I have been eating smaller meals since it all started. I have a lot of food sensitivities. I am just taking organic oatmeal with a qtr spoon of raw organic honey, little bit of garden of life fiber and little bit of non fat organic lactose free milk. I can eat low sodium organic turkey, avocado (little), skinned organic apple (half only) with raw organic almond butter, boiled carrots and fish. I tried raw salad but it messed me up. I am still trying to be very careful with what I eat because if not I suffer and hurt a lot. I am hoping to gain weight. I really cannot afford to lose anymore at 102 lbs. Did you get any side effects on Prevacid? I have been taking it even though I am getting all this nasty side effects but I do not know how much longer my body will be able to handle it. Can you also share what foods worked for you. Perhaps, I can add it on the list of food that I can it. Thank you again for your input. I appreciate it.

Hi hategastritis (me too!). Am sorry you're suffering so badly. Can I ask what kind of side effects you are getting from the prevacid? My GP just switched me to it as my other PPI wasn't working. For me, my main gastritis symptom is nausea. I also take zantac and tums which help manage it.

I too am figuring out what's best. I find that if I eat small amounts then I am the best. Doctors told me to avoid citrus, tomatoes, spicy and fried food, and to limit coffee, chocolate and alcohol (which I am not cutting out but do limit). For foods, I'll either have say, a simple bagel for dinner (others have commented that they are better gluten free, but I have not tried that route), salmon done simply or a non spicy veggie burger. I will have a small amount of spinach on the side. I am also "ok" with apples, and bananas. Honestly though, I have not found a food that I can eat and be fine...it really depends on the day and when the nausea decides to start.

I hope you find some relief. I am also interested in what others have to say.

Hi Lu2013 thank you for your post, some of the side effects that I am having with Prevacid....weird heartbeat like heart flutters and pain like a cramp, nausea, tingling sensation that goes up and down my left arm. I hope I do not need to take it for much longer. Prevacid does not work for 24hrs. At night I still get heartburn and reflux. I told my GI and he said that PPI only stop acid production not heartburn and reflux . Did you have similar side effects from this med? I am only eating bland foods and very little. I will try some of the foods that you mentioned.

Hi hate gastritis, try to juice apples, cucumbers, carrots, kale, and other appropriprate fresh organic fruits and veggies. Dilute with water and drink a bit at a time. Also try cabbage juice, dilute with water and sip a little through the day. Almond butter could be to tough for your tummy now. If you ok with Glutten eat white bread toasts and farina. Boiled Organic chicken breast and non fat cold water fish should be also good.

I have no side effects from Prevacid . A lot of the symptoms can be put down to gastritis symptoms so sometimes it's very hard to distinguish until the gastritis gets better. I would juice your apples then you can get more calories in a glass and it takes up less space in stomach . How about soya milk, coconut water, white boiled rice, plenty of fish, spinach, avocados are high in calories which is good, jacket potatoes without skin, olive oil butter, tuna , baked chicken no skin. No salads , a lot of gastritis sufferers have problems with salad, courgettes obviously cooked. Acid reflux can cause heart pains, cramps and a numbness to the left area and not really caused by your meds. I have my Prevacid in two lots , one regularly in morning and one in evening at 15 mg a dose. I find it better taken that way. More effective.

Hi Steve and Anita, thank you both for your post. I never tried juicing. I will try it. I definitely need all the calories I can get. I will be having another endoscopy and colonoscopy next Wednesday. I will see what this 3rd GI will see that the first GI may have missed :(. This will be my second endo but first for colonoscopy. I'm nervous about the colonoscopy. I am shy so it's good that I will be sedated. I will continue to pray to God for my healing. Thank you for the food and juice advise. I will try it and wil let you know what happen....

Hi hategastritis. Poor you, those are awful side effects. Have you tried other PPIs to see if they aren't as hard on you? I haven't noticed any side effects as of yet (but just switched to prevacid from tecta just 3 days ago). But reading Anita's comments, I agree, that perhaps the "side effects" are the gastritis themself? For me, my main symptom is nausea, which I'm pretty sure is from stomach acid imbalance as it, along with zantac does help (but doesn't stop it).

As for being shy about the colonoscopy, I hear you. I actually had colitis 25 years ago and had many scopes at that end. Talk about turning red. Had my colon since removed so thought my tummy problems were done with, and now this.

Keep us posted in how you're doing.

I also had it that severe my GI Dr. gave me a new med called Dexilant it really coats the tummy I stay away from small seeds, and spicy foods, I take Align its expensive but worth it. If you cant eat yogurt plain vanilla worked for me. Crackers helped, sipping things all day and nibbling all day stay away from fruits. I hope some of this helps.

I have been taking Dexilant for over two years now. I did not start suffering with true Gastritis until a month and a half ago.

Baybee, I've started taking Align probiotic too as I've heard it's a good one. Can't really tell if it makes a difference, but figure nothing to lose.

I had similar side effects from a different ppi, Aciphex. It gave me a heart arrhythmia in fact. It went away 3 days after I stopped taking it. I take 15mg of prevacid morning and evening and 20 mg of pepcid evening. I find taking more before bed helps. Taking it all once a day is harder on the stomach as well. As for managing, I've got CFIDS, Hashimotos, MPS, Celiac, IBS, Rainauds, and I can tell you that gastritis is the most horrid of them all. I havent figured out managing yet. This is torture.

I have side effects from Nexium and Omneprazole. I have been taking Prevacid for almost 3 months now although I have side effects from this meds. I ignored it because I wanted my gastritis and esophagitis to heal. The great news is that the last endoscopy showed that my level C esophagitis is now barely level A and gastritis is not as severe. Healing within 2 and half months. I know that God is healing me. Doc wanted me to continue the Prevacid for 2 more months but I cannot take the side effects any longer. It caused me to have hypotension. Blood pressure is too low (78/55) that it made me so dizzy and almost fainting/blocking out. Anyone taking Prevacid with the same symptoms.

Check with your doctor whether you could take a little aloe vera gel in a little water. That seemed to help me the most. Warning: it can be laxative! I only used a tablespoon or two in about 1/3 glass of water or very diluted, watery juice.
Again, this is not for everyone, but it worked for me--check with doc for an opinion. Good luck!

Hi, How did your medical procedures go with the new Dr.? I can so relate about the weight lose. I weigh101 today and scared to death. I was down to 99 when I had my endoscopy and colonoscopy in June. I was at 103 last week and some how lost 2 lbs. this wk. I can't afford to loose anymore and I was wondering how you are doing? Have you put any weight on? My Dr. told me to go on the FODMAPS diet. Google it!