I have been reading the posts of you folks who have gastritis. I have it as well.I am having a bad flare right now. My pain is bad and the nausea just won't go away. I also have gastroparesis. I take Zofran and Phenergan for the nausea with little relief. I wear the Lidocaine patch for pain. Again, with little relief. May I ask what you all do for the pain and nausea? I admit my diet is poor. I basically eat what I want, whatever I'm hundry for. I live alone so mostly it's those frozen processed dinners.

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I too have gastritis and gastroparesis, I wasnt diagnosis with. It until July, by then I was already in bad shape, my GI specialist ordered me a drug called Domperdone, it stimulates the stomach muscles and nerves to help empty it's food out into the small intestines. I also take digestive enzenges before each meal and a supplement called PenZin which many of us take it has healing properties.
Do you live in US or outside. Because Domperdone is not sold in US I had to get it from Canada.
Try to stay with a bland diet,those processed food are no good for you.

I live in the US. I did take Domperidone in 2011 and it did help. I stopped taking it when I went into remission. I just went into this flare up in April. I do plan on buying the PenZin from Amazon next month. I see my GI dr. next week and will ask her about prescribing the Domperidone. She is a resident dr. so she may not have the special license required to prescribe it. I found a pharmacy in Canada that sells it for 100 10mg. tabs for $28 but you do need a script. There are pharmacies where you don't need a script but I think they are more expensive. Where do you get yours and how much and do you need a script? Do you have pain? Do you take anything for it?

When I was first diagnosied in April I was taking Vicidin my pain was a 10.0, but I took only 1/2 tab a day. Once I went to a Nathropath and she put me on herbs, probiotics, digestive enzenges and a good dot to follow. Then I went to a specialist at Yale in CT she made take that gastric emptying study, showing that I had a very slow stomach, damage done by Chemo 3 yrs ago or surgery. She was the one who prescribed the Domperidone for me. I got a 3 month supply for 64.00 10 mg tabs I take 3 a day, on for one month now, and I can feel the difference. I was glad to hear that this drug put you in remission. Were you able to eat most foods. I can't eat any fruits with seeds or skins.
Any raw veggs. Are you eating gluten and dairy. I am able to eat yogurt, cottage cheese, sour cream. I try to try something new everyday. But, no coffee, which I miss the most, maybe someday down the road. I also take Tramadol 50 mg twice a day if needed for pain, but I only take it when absolutely necessary. It was totally approved by my specialist. But give PenZIn a try, I think you'll see the difference. Try to eat small meals during the day like rice cakes with some avocado on it very good for you and I drink Chamille tea very soothing, but not hot. I glad to hear to were you in remission for 3 yrs, I pray day and night that I'm healed so I can resume my life, like traveling and socializing with friends. How long did you stay on Domperidone?

How can you tell the difference between gastroparesis and gastritis? I was looking online last night and am panicking that I could have gastroparesis as I am hypothyroid :(

Chrissy, to find put if you gave gastroparesis, your GI dr has to order a test called gastric emptying study. The day of the test you can't eat or take any of your pills since midnight. In the X-ray dept they will give you scrambled eggs with a nuclear tracer on it and 2 slices of toast with jelly and I cup of water, they expect you to eat it in 5 mins. Then they take pictures of your stomach every hr for 4 hrs, you can have anything to drink or eat during that period, after 4 hrs you can go home. I was in terrible pain cause I couldn't take my Dexilant. My stomach after 4 hrs only emptied at 17%. A normal stomach empties out in 2 hrs. That how they found out my condition, domperidone helps with the emptying but doesn't help gastritis. If ypu live in Canada you should have no problem getting the drug, it's not approved in the USA. I take it before each meal. I did have a terrible thyroid problem, my dr gave me a high dose of synthryoid and my level was at .10. That's when all my stomach problems began.

They give you a test called "gastric emptying". You go in empty, they give you food with radioisotope in it and you lie down on a table for about 90 min while they see how fast your stomach empties.

I have both as well, my gastroparesis was difficult to determine as I have had bariatric surgery.
If you think part of this may be your stomach not emptying or your bowels just being weak or stubborn, consider if you are constipated. If so, perhaps try some high dose magnesium at night to help move things along more naturally than laxatives. I use Nature Made 400 mg - enough to get things moving but not enough to be a problem.
Pain killers can be so constipating....

To Rosebrook-you said you got a 3 month supply of Domperidone for $64. Which pharmacy did u order these from? This is a very cheap price.