Gastritis Support Group

Gastritis is a medical term for inflammation of the lining of the stomach. It means that white blood cells move into the wall of the stomach as a response to some type of injury. Gastritis has many underlying causes, from infection with the bacterium H. pylori, bile reflux, or excessive consumption of alcohol or certain foods or drugs like aspirin.

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Stress and trauma

poorlygir4l
poorlygir4l
Hi all well Im still getting bad pain from my gastritis. I have also just had a week of terrible stress. On Monday my cousin phoned me to say that my dad hadn,t been seen for a few days. We went to see him to find the police there. A neighbor had phoned them and they broke in. My dad was laid on the floor and proberly had been there for a few days. He was rushed to hospital very dehydrated,a broken hip and a urine infection,also very confused. Since hes had an op on his hip and drips etc We don,t know if he will come home as he lives alone in an upstairs flat. Since then I have been mega stressed seeing dad like that. What can I do? My gastritis is very painful. Ive had to phone the doctor and get referred to another hospital. I have just got over a chest infection and my gastritis calmed down a bit but it is back in full force. I feel cursed or something. Life is so unfair. Also I have money worries as Im not in work with this. Sorry for moaning but it just looks like everything is going wrong. Pray for me and my family if you can. Thankyou for all the support I get here. I hope you are all healing.
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Prayers are being sent. Take it easy on your body as best you can and know you are not alone in your troubles. You will heal again with time. More than anything though, remember that a step back is still a step. You will get ahead in time if you take it all nice and slow right now.
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Great advice from ravenfish (as always). So sorry you're dealing with all of this! I will certainly be praying for you.

I had something similar happen to me several years ago, so I know how stressful such a situation can be. I have much going on right now which is stressful, and yes, it's not easy. I try to 'give it all to God' every morning, because so much of it is out of my hands. I think that's all we can do sometimes. We just do what we can and trust the rest will be 'covered' by God. That has been my experience.

Be good to yourself, too. Enjoy a good book or music, do some crafts or hobbies, play with a pet, share with a friend, etc. It helps to get one's mind off our troubles.

And I'm sure your dad would love to hear from you and that may help his healing. I know when I was in the hospital, just knowing someone was thinking of me meant everything.

Best wishes and prayers!!
poorlygir4l
poorlygir4l
Thanks well Ive been to see dad he had his op on his hip and he is thinking a bit better. He is still in a lot of pain and has a long way to go yet. We are hoping he will get the care he needs when he comes out. My gastritis is still very painful proberly because Im so stressed. Im taking two Lansoprazoles but seen no results yet. Also I have a cold keep upsetting my chest so maybe that doesn,t help. I have posted some prayer requests on some websites. Thanks for praying. I try to do some things but find it hard to concentrate so don,t do crafts. I hate the winter as its always dark early and it keeps raining here so I can,t go for a walk to take my mind off my pain. I look forward to an end to all this when Im well again. Hopefully dad will be well again but he does have an irregular heartbeat on top of everyrthing else.