Hi Barnip,

Where is your severe pain? Is it coming from under your ribcage around to you lower back? If that is where the pain is you should see if you have Gall Stones.. if it's not here, you may be gasttitis. Mine started out feeling like I has nauseas but I wasn't getting sick, it only happend after I drank coffee or had a pop. I thought that maybe I was pregant as it felt like morning sickness, but I went to the doctor after feeling like that for 2 weeks and he told me to stop drinking coffee and quit smoking. Hope this helps. You should seek medical attention anyway just to make sure isn't nothing serious.

hi xtracix,
it's mostly severe bloating right below my breastbone. and then the pain that comes with bloating. i've had an mri and an ultrasound - no gallstones. i've been to 4 gastroenterologists with really no answers. the last one i saw thought i could have delayed gastric emptying (gastroparesis) so i did a gastric emptying test and it was on the slow side of normal. maybe that's it? don't know. anyway, thanks for your reply. i hope i find out what this is soon because it's affected my quality of life for over a year now.

You can get your accurate diagnosis from an EGD I would think...that's how I found out..but for me, it was more nauseau and a burning pain..but definitely in the upper tummy, bloating too. I take Nexium and liquid carafate...just like with anything else, get your testing done to get a diagnosis and get the proper treatment right away...Best of luck. Praying helps!

i've had 2 EGDs and they didn't really see anything, just very mild gastritis the first time. this has been going on for over a year and it's so frustrating!!

what does everyone mean when they say EGD? i also find coffee really flares it, aswell as eating too much or bread. lemonade settles it a little bit, so dus ginger and lemon tea. when it gets really bad i let off really stinky smells, cos cant hold them in. does anyone else get this?

Hi Guys! I need some help. I think I may have developed gastritis after my gallbladder removal. There are pains in chest, gassy pains in tummy, and I feel like I have carbonated bubbles all over my body, especially my back. My tummy burns sometimes. It is not severe. It is passing sometimes. It takes a while. I was a Coca Cola alohic and of course fast food was my food choice. None of the heartburn meds seem to work for me, and some seem to aggravate symptoms worse. What do you think? What does gas pain in your chest feel like?

Sorry to hear about your trouble..but please make an appt with a GI specialist ASAP...it's important that you get on the right meds asap! You'll be fine!

I found out I had gastritis when I had a endoscopy and a pre-pyloric ulcer was found plus gastritis. I did have swelling prior to the upper scope and had a short period of hematemesis(throwing up blood). The ulcer has healed but I still have erosive gastritis. I take prilosec for it at the time. Best for you to get checke by a gastrenologist. Good Luck. I have other conditions and am somewhat advanced so don't let this scare you. Yours may be less complicated and easier to be taken care of. The sooner the better to stop progression.

For me my symptoms are: an extremely sharp pain in the upper stomach and goes strait to the spine. There are different levels of gastritis. Mild to severe. Mine is severe. I also have GERD but did not know for years. My gastro DR told me that i have really bad heartburn, but due to a thick layer of scar tissue, that i don't really feel the symptoms until it is really bad.

My pain is so bad that i curl up into the fetal pos. on the couch, for me heat really really takes the pain away. My issues are so bad that i cannot work at times. Luckily although an idiot my boss is very understanding about it.

For me it started with uncontrollable projectile vomitting but now it is severe pain between my breast bones and ribs. I have had two scopes done which showed severe swelling of the lining of esophagus and stomach. I have pain where I can't wear a bra because pushing on that area causes pain. Carafate is my savior. I also have found that heat, like using the heating pad really helps alot... I think it is more a comfort thing than a remedy. I hope you find help... it is discouraging.. DONT GIVE UP... the answer is out there...

check for allergies! keep a strict journal of your diet (or lack of one LOL) and note how your stomach/etc. reacts to each meal. that will help with the gastroenterologists who scratch their heads; maybe you can help them notice a pattern....

I wonder if anyone has any changes in diet they have found helpful?

Hi everyone, i have gastricparesis and you all have some of the symptoms. I throw up alot and i experience severe pain under my right ribcage around the liver and it continues through to my back, my stomach aches 24/7 its just horrible.....hugs to all

I'm so very sorry---DON'T GIVE UP..PRAY PRAY PRAY. Not sure if this is new, but Dr's say that most of the time this will straighten out on its own within one year. Mine was mild once and that was horrible. It finally went away. I will pray for you.

hi glenda7, you real sound positive in all this discussions you know.Its good to know, for me honestly i think i am losing it.My doc had to place me on anti depressant drugs recently.I am just fed up nd i fear for any flare ups.It all started with nausea and abdominal discomfort, then came this feeling sick suddenly.I have done a upper GI and it came out as athrophic gastritis,Gerd and bile reflux.I was placed on Maalox and omeprazole.The heartburn and stomach discomfort sort of disappered.Now heartburn has stopped but the abdominal discomfort still persists.
Then they gave me motilium for food movement that also helped but i am still having issues with the sudden sick feeling.I hope it all goes away soon just like you mentioned cause its really affecting quality of my life.
I also have tried using aloe vera but not sure if its working.Doc says the sudden sick feeling may be some sort of food allergy or Premenstraul symdrome.I have been asked to track my food nad dates to be sure.What do you guys think?