Have they done a scope? Did they find gastrits, ulcers, acid reflux or bile reflux?

The Prilosec gives me achey legs and makes me tired:( I'm supposed to take 2 20mg pills a day but take 1/2 pill a day to keep the pain's edge off. All the PPI's can make you anemic or deficient in ceratin vitamins: Iron, Magnesium, B12 and some other B's. I think that may be why I get tired from most of them. I have gastritis from bile so I use an herb called Slippery Elm everyday. It coats my stomach very well.

I tried ....oh heck, what's the name?! The most expensive OTC one currently but it made me dizzy! Prevacid I think it was.

Zantac makes me headachy and tired. Zegarid makes my gastritis worse. Nexium gave me really bad breath that smelled like doodoo!

Ask your Dr's for samples perhaps!

Thank you for your response. Yes, I have had all the tests. I have been diagnosed with GERD. No Gastritis that is visible and no H Pylori. But my stomach hurts every day, it feels like I have gastritis. I also have heartburn and chest pain almost every day. Prilosec made me itch at first and then it gave me weird psychological side effects.

I think I am going to try Slippery elm. Do you take capsules or buy the powder? Where do you buy it? Has it helped you a lot?

Hi VMOTTA: See my post on 'Best place to buy slippery elm."
Yes, I feel slippery elm has helped a lot--really seems to coat the stomach quite well, but I also use aloe juice in water, DGL licorice, and Carafate.
Best of luck!

Thank you Sunlovinmom. Do you also take a PPI?

No. I have no problem, thankfully, with acid reflux or anything like that--just dealing with the gastriris.

Incidentally, speaking of gastritis, has anyone else had it kick up with the cooler air? Mine seems really affected by my fibromyalgia pain in my back---and the air outside here is COLD! Been kind of a nasty few days lately. I started to write out a few Christmas cards, but couldn't sit for very long--only got a few done.

It is effected by temperature, yes. Think of it like you would anything that effects your heart or your blood flow. If you are cold, your blood responds- which effects the areas in your core that increase or decrease inflammation in the stomach region. It is the same with warm weather- get too hot and your body will start to sweat/you can get more cramps if you are dehydrated. It all is connected to the central circulatory system.

Thanks, ravenfish, and to me, that gives me a sigh of relief.

I was concerned for a while that I was generally going backwards, and I had begun previously to move ahead, so I thought, "what am I doing wrong?!" Yes--this weather, at least the cold weather here, can do a number on the poor old body!