Hi yes mine is across the top of my stomach. Why have you quit taking your meds? I have to keep taking my Lansoprazole that Im on or I would have acid reflux really bad. I do get reflux sometimes but mostly the pain. Have you seen the gastro yet? Im waiting to see mine again but Ive seen him before and got no answers as to what the cause is. I hope you get some help soon.

Hi Poorlygirl,

Sorry you have this same pain too, but It's nice not to be alone. Mine is constant, and it makes me emotional and tired. This bout with gastritis started at the end of January.

I stopped taking Lansoprazle and Carafate because after a while it will back-fire on me and cause more symptoms.

I need to call and make an appointment with my gastro doc, I got the medicine from my family doctor this last time. I feel like he will want to do another endoscopy since it has been three and a half years when I had last one.

How long do you have to wait to see your doctor? I hope you feel better soon too. Thanks for replying.

I have pain after I eat, without fail, starting at my lower stomach and working up to just below my bra line. I am so tired of it. I too have to get an appointment with the doc to have another scope down my throat. I hope you are feeling better by the time you read this. Hugs GB

Hi Grammybear, I'm afraid things are still not going well, I thought I might be getting better but then the pain is back. Everyday it's top stomach pain or burning or all across pain or pain on the left side. It even hurts my back at times. Now I'm getting even more worried about it being something more serious than gastritis. Still haven't made an appointment. This has been going on for three months now. Hope you are feeling better soon, this is such a nasty disease.

Yes it is a nasty disease and hurts like hell!! It never fails that after I eat, I get a bad stomach ache, then I wake up in the morning with diarrhea and more pain. It's a never ending cycle. The thing that worries me the most for both of us, is whether or not it turns into Barrett's Esophagus. I have already been diagnosed with it once but then the second scope confirmed it was gone due to my diet habits. Do you also have a hiatal hernia? That seems to be very common with us. Please get another scope down your throat, especially if you start getting any other symptoms such as tightness in the throat, hard to swallow, constantly coughing up clear stuff from your lungs, etc. Let me know how you are doing, okay? Hugs GB.

I get symptoms still. Does anyone coat the stomach with anything? I still have not got a gastro appointment. Im hoping that I will at least get an endoscopy as I don t think they think its gastritis anymore. I get bad pain flare ups that stop me sleeping. Maybe doctors think it comes out of thin air, maybe they should have a dose of it.

I've had gastritis for 2 and half years and recently came off the meds as I don't believe they work. I tapered off them and stopped altogether, the symptoms got worse for about a month (this is the acid rebound) now it's settled down again.

I'll say this again.

1) Use Zantac 150 instead of PPIs, it's safer. You may need to take it every 8 hours to achieve effectiveness.

How to find out if you need to lower your stomach acid? See if taking Zantac gives you partial relief and removes nausea, et al. If it does, try only taking it every 12 hours... but if in the middle of that interval you start experiencing burning in the stomach, you'll have to switch to every 8 hours.

2) Take digestive enzymes before eating anything. Stuff like Source Naturals brand, take 6 of them before food.

3) Pepzin GI. It is an actual healer of the stomach, used by prescription in Japan since mid-90s. You can get it from Amazon. USE IT.

Zantac lowers the damage the stomach does to itself. PepZin GI actually protects against further damage, repairs stomach lining, and prevents damage caused by eating various foods.

You may need to start with ingredients that contain Pepzin GI but have a stronger effect. Gastromend HP can help significantly at early stages, and Ulcetrol is weaker, and Pepzin GI itself can be used for regular maintenance later on.

I am speaking from experience. I don't want to jinx it, but I was in a very bad place with gastritis and ulcer a year ago. I lost 30lbs and could barely stomach oatmeal.

Now, through continuous use of Zantac+Pepzin+Enzymes, yesterday I was able to drink Heineken at a bar, followed by fish&chips.

P.S. In the beginning Pepzin GI's effect wasn't strong enough, so I used Gastromend HP which helped greatly. Now I use Pepzin GI and Ulcetrol interchangeably, depending on how I feel.

Thanks shionhage I will have to do what you say. I hope it works for me as Ive been getting reflux again and pain. I have nto managed to get an appointment with the gastro its like flogging a dead horse. Im having problems and explain in another post about it. I think its because they couldn't, come up with anything before so they are stalling it. So it doesn,t look like I will get another endoscopy any time soon. Like a lot of people say the meds don,t work. I was given meds like Gabapentin for pain and I am wondering if they have actually made it worse. Im going to stop them and just take paracetamols, I have at times been able to eat something like fish and chips but last time I did it went mad on me. Ive not tried digestive enzymes yet. How long did it take for you to start getting some relief?

Also are you completely well now shionhage? I know that people completely heal of it .

I noticed minor improvement within 2 days of taking Pepzin GI. However then it got stalled until I switched to Gastromend HP, which pushed me forward significantly.

Gastromend contains mastic gum, which can kill H. Pylori when taken on empty stomach (thus most effective in the morning).

It is recommended to wait for an hour at least after taking anything with mastic gum in it, then take probiotics before food, because mastic gum is a naturai localized antibiotic.

I'm not completely well because healing the stomach takes a long time. However I can eat most foods, which even include grapes.

Also, I'm not going to be completely well until i figure out a way to get off Zantac. Pharma always has side-effects, Zantac just happens to be a safer pharma than proton pump inhibitors.

I only come on rarely anymore, since I have been doing okay. However, with cold, damp weather after a terribly cold, snowy winter and other issues going on, including a nasty flare-up of fibromyalgia, my gastritis is letting me know it's still there. :(

So, I'm eating more carefully and will also pick up some aloe vera gel, which in the past, has really helped me, personally. I just take a little bit in some water and have to watch it, as it can be rather laxative.
For whatever reason, I think it's helped me more than anything else, though diet is key, too.

It may not be for everyone though, so be sure to check with your GI doc before you take it (or obviously, anything new).

Hope things are better with everyone soon.