hi,
Take heart, it happens.. to a lot of people, all the time.

But you are not back to Square one, since you probably know what you can and cannot eat by now.

I guess it is like that with life sometimes, 3 steps forward and 2 steps back.
I have been feeling super hungry and nausea this week - despite all the rules that I dutifully follow- which is for a year (Nexium, safe food, eating on time, no alcohol, spicy food, coffee, mlik, tea, soda, any sugared drinks and having a lifestyle of a pre-schooler - ie no party, social gathering, early bedtime etc etc).

There are days that I feel that I can conquer the world (well, not exactly) and there are days when I wonder where is my life heading?
But today, just as I am feeling nausea and bad about my life, I walked past a blind woman, who is waiting patiently on the side of the road, and singing softly to herself.
and I wonder, who is happier now? Me or her? and who should be happier? Me or her?

I hope I don't sound preachy here. I suffered too and it is this "never ending", 24/7 torment ( 95% mental for me, 5% physical) that gets pp in this group down. But perhaps a little perspective might make me (and others reading this) happier despite the struggles, the pain, the conditions...

Bless you all!

I totally agree, I am suffering a very bad flare up at the moment, this time no real nausea like before but big trouble getting food to pass through into the stomach, it hurts like crazy and feels stuck before it goes through, also 24/7 discomfort from pain in the same area, it's like an open wound in there!! But I refuse for this to get me down, I am still travelling which I do a lot, I know I have a real huge problem to eat in a restaursnt and I can only sip water, but I am still going to try to enjoy my life as much as I can. I know too many people who died of cancer and I say if this is all I get in life how lucky am I. Maybe this is putting it into perspective, it's hard when we feel so so horrible night and day.

I too didn't think it would be an ongoing complaint possibly for always, I thought too last time around how great it's on it's way out and I will be over it at last.......wrong!!! But my severely disabled cousin says, we take what is thrown at us, pick ourselves up and get on with, it, nothing phases her and she never complains with such a hard life, so I have taken some lessons there.

bellyup, what are you eating/drinking?
If i were you i would only eat rice for 1-2 weeks and see if it gets better and then add one food after another and see how that works.

I am trying to keep as much as possible to soft foods, they go down much easier without pain, I can only eat very slowly and small mouthful's at a time and chew forever, some day a little better than others. I try all kinds of foods in the line of thing which I eat but without any spicyness etc. Fish ihas been quite comfortable to eat just lightly cooked, couscous it good too and yes rice also.

I think that the sphincter of my stomach opening is highly inflamed and maybe its a bit swollen?? but I had a physical exam yesterday at the GP and he thought it all felt normal, next week I see the Gastro specialist, its the first visit in 18 months......sigh!!!!! I thought that I would never need to go there again once I healed last tome around.......silly me!!!!

I need to try to get organised with hopefully feeling a little better as I shall be traveling again soon, as I said I refuse for Gastritis to rule my life, it can hit me and it can whip me but I will not be overtaken by it, I just hope that my determination wins through???

Does it make you tired, since I don't get all. The nutrition I need, I get tired very easily.

Yes it does make me tired, I am not sure if it's a side effect of the PPI or the gastritis?? Last time around I felt dreadful including shaky and weak, thank goodness not this time, but tired yes.

" Does it make you tired, since I don't get all. The nutrition I need, I get tired very easily. "


I never thought about this before. But it probably does wear us out. I know I'm tired and half dizzy all the time. Thanks for the idea.

My flare up is settling at last. I know I've lost a little weight but will get it back again. We get tired due to lack of nutrition and weight loss I think.

So pleased to hear that, how long has that taken soretum and do you think its just the time process or something which you did or took medicine wise? Well done!!!! fingers crossed it stays good for you.

I read about someone else who was better for two years then it flared up again. Im sorry to hear and its scary that. Im still in agony and never really got it under control. Today I go for another endoscopy and I have a bad flare up of pain. I have a good day then it comes back. Ive been taking some natural supplements like Slippery elm and Lglutamine. I take quite a few but may go back to Aloe Vera as its supposed to be good.

Looks like I can join in with the party here. Started a flair up the other night, not bad, but the lower left stomach pain/tenderness is back.

This is what I get for trying bacon, lol.

God, I am so miserable with this.

Belly up,
you said you still travel, how do you do that, my dr wants me to eat 6 small meals a day, I always traveled to Florida, now with this disease, I don't feel comfortable leaving to far. It's almost like a fear of not being in control. That's my main goal to restore my health,,so I can travel again to see my grandchild.
I've been going to a Nathropath and accupucture cause the medical community has done nothing to heal my gastritis but give me more pills. I also have started PenZIn GI and I feel it's helped in only one week. I also have gastroparesis which I'm taking meds for.stomach muscles not moving the food out to the small intestines.

I think the cold weather plus an allergic reaction to a cough lozenge set things off. It lasted about two months but the sun is shining inside and out again.
- Rosebrook as too travelling. I pack my snacks and away I go. Having said that I remember how hard it was in the early and very dark days. I travelled yesterday and I took an egg, bread roll, some fruit, crisps and chocolate. I didn't use it all but peace of mind having it.

Tired, shaky and weak, yes I've been there. I think the shakiness, at least in my case, is anxiety. I was tired and weak last year when I lost 20 pounds in a matter of weeks because I pretty much stopped eating. I've gained all the weight back thankfully (I'm already thin to begin with), and I still eat bland foods. I also drink Ensure and Boost nutritional drinks which contain lots of vitamins and calories, something you might want to consider if you're not getting enough nutrition. And drink plenty of water too. I often forget to drink enough water and that can make you tired. I sometimes get dry mouth but that can also be from anxiety as well as stomach acid.

I have a history of gastritis and also have food intolerances as well as IBS-C. I always get a bad flare up when I eat those foods I am intolerant to and recently I have eaten quite a lot of those things. It was mostly due to emotional stress which really drives me to eat "no-no" foods. I will get bloated, constipated, dizzy/woozy, my body will ache and I will be in my own private Hades until whatever offending substance I eat leaves my body. The recovery is also slow going because it puts a lot of stress on you physically and emotionally. I will usually have to rest a great deal from even simple actvities before I have enough energy to feel up to even vacuuming the carpets.
Just know you all are not alone and always have faith and pray for yourself and your brother and sisters who are going through it as well. I pray each of you will be feeling better very soon.