Yeah I got that in the early days. My Dr said it was because my stomach etc was so inflamed that my diaphragm muscle above was sort of having a spasm to avoid pressing on my organs beneath.
It would take my breath away & made my breathing very shallow too. This even lead to hyperventilation, anxiety-like symptoms and racing heartbeat etc.
In fact these were the first symptoms that made me go to the Dr - felt like a heart/chest issue, but turned out to be gastritis.

I have a sliding hiatal hernia that gives me that kind of feeling especially if I've eaten gassy foods.

Thank you guys. I'm hoping that they do find a hernia so maybe I can get this fixed. I also have a lot of anxiety and panic attack issues. Everything added together makes me a mess!

Smilelike.. did you also have trouble taking in a deep breath? Feels like the diaphragm is tight or frozen. And I sure have the anxiety issues too. Thanks again

Have had acid reflux and a sliding hiatal hernia for years. As if that wasn't enough, I've recently developed gastritis. I also have general anxiety disorder, which gets set off every time my stomach issue get stirred up.

I wanted to tell you littlemart that my sliding hernia will cause the feeling your describing. Now that my tummy is inflamed due to gastritis, it sets off my hernia - so it's a double whammy!

A hiatal can slide up under your diaphragm giving you that awful sensation of breathlessness and/or not being able to fully take a deep breath. There are youtube videos for massaging it back down, and they DO work.

Hope this helps some! Just knowing your not alone and have support, helps so much.. :)

I have the same thing! I feel like I can't get a good breath when this happens! it is so frustrating! When it happens it will last for about a week or so and then just stop! don't really know it it's the same thing but it drives me crazy!

Take care!

Vicki.

Cindysrain.. thanks so much for the help. Can you tell me how to find the video? I've had this problem with being unable to take in a deep breath for years so maybe I've had some kind of birth defect or long-time problem and didn't know. I never told my parents about it when I was growing up because even then it sounded crazy to me.

And Vickie is sounds the same to me. Do you feel the sudden rush up the middle of your chest... like a pressure and then it takes your breath away for a second? Makes you think it's your heart. Then the panic sets in and makes it worse. Also, there are times that all I have to do is walk across the room or wash my hands and I feel like my heart rate is increased enough to be uncomfortable. Not bad... and it comes right back down.. but... scary. And the exhaustion is awful. Thanks again

Here's the video I use littlemart. He seems very kind and takes you through the simple steps. Good luck!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DtwjUuqQow

littlemart,

Mine is a little more subtle. It just kinda of comes on and then I will have breathing issues for about a week and then it well just stop! I did have a gastro doc tell me he thought it was acid reflux! who knows!

Hope your doing okay today!

Vicki.

10 years ago I was diagnosed with hiatal hernia my doctor said don't do surgery because it will get worse so I just take over the counter famotidine for 10 years now. Then, last May of 2014 I always have this symptoms feeling like a heart attack, but I've been feeling that for over 10 years but it comes and go so I just didn't make a big deal about it, but early this year it always happening and I also have a headache in the left side of my head started late Feb. 2014 I had done MRI twice but they never saw anything, so I went to the cardiologist and did a lot of test first bicycle stress test then when I got the result the doctor told me that my oxygen sat. was only 61%, he said that I might have a blockage or muscle mitocondrial disorder, so we went ahead and do more further testing like nuclear stress test and echo, then when I got the result he told me that I had a little blockage in the coronary artery and my right side of the heart is not getting enough blood flow, so he scheduled me for heart cath and prescribed me metropolol and isosorbide, so I took the metropolol that afternoon then at night time I woke up having symptoms like heart attack and restless so I took the isosorbide because I thought I was having heart attack and then after I took that had this massive headache that I thought I was having a stroke since I have a high blood pressure, so I endeed up going to ER and they check everything and they said I didn't have a heart problem and there was no indication of heart attack. So, they called my cardiologist and he did the heart cath in the hospital and didn't find any blockage. So, while in the hospital my acid reflux was terrible it made more worse when I bleed after the heart cath because I panicked so much. Anyway, i went home my heart started to palpitate 116 beats per minute I couldn't eat no appetite and it's hard to swallow. After 5 days at home from the hospital I felt fatigue all my muscle seemed like they were fallen apart I was shaking so bad, I felt like depress, so I looked at the side effect of the medication metropolol and all that I have feeling are the side effect of the medicine, so I stopped it. But, I didn't feel good since then, so I decided to go to GI last June 2014 he did endoscopy and biopsy and I was diagnosed with gastritis and barrett's esophagus. So all these symptoms that I have is related with gastritis and barrett's esophagus, it's been over 2 months now, the hard part is dealing with anxiety everyday, I'm taking clonazepam for anxiety and protonix for my gastritis and lots of supplements like slippery elm bark, licorice dgl, goldenseal, ginger and aloevera juice. My GI doctor put me on celexa for anxiety but I'm not taking it because I'm afraid of the side effect, my primary care prescribed me clonazepam and I only take it when I really can take the anxiety. Does anyone of you have the same problems? Can you suggest something for anxiety that it's not really harmful. I really afraid of taking all these prescription medicines because of the side effects. Anyway, Im 40 years old originally from the Philippines and have 3 children. I would like to do light walking like I used to do but I get really tired and I coughing like I have an asma, but I went to pulmonary doc. and he said I didn't have problems with my lungs.

I will appreciate your advice guys.. Thanks!

When my gastritis was really bad I had breathing problems as well. I'm not sure why. It was really scary though! I remember I used to be taking long pauses after drawing each breath in and at one point was actually waking up at night from drawing in a sudden deep breath, I figured my breathing had stopped.

At one point my breathing was very shallow. I would draw in very small breaths.

My gastritis seemed different than everyone else, I would get very dizzy all the time and very very sick but i didn't have pain. My whole region from stomach to ..my nether regions was sore and achy though. Even holding in my pee a very little bit caused a lot of discomfort.

Luckily since then I have gotten somewhat better. It's been a year now since I got this awful curse on my life. Luckily though now I am able to go outside and work in the garden (which is not very good this year because I was so sick in spring) and mow the lawn and take care of the chickens etc. But I still cannot eat much and have lost over 30 pounds.

I would really like to eat a sandwhich or a hamburger soon :(. my family is telling me all the time that i look sick and that they are worried.

One last though to my long message.. How is it that there is so much advancement in medicine but somehow in this area there is nothing that can be done? The doctors I have seen are absolute idiots and can do nothing more than give me nexium. You'd think there would be a better treatment because this is awful!

I agree John, I have had many illness, but nothing as painful as this gastritis. I have lost 30 lbs, and I would love to eat a nice juicy burger, but I do eat a ground chicken burger which is just as good. All these drs keep saying they can't do anything for me, that this is the way it is. I do have a good appetite, but my stomach can only handle so much food. I am gluten and dairy free for now, what really hard, that I miss traveling I was traveling every 2 months to Florida visiting my. Granddaughter, I miss that the most. I go to a Nathropath dr and accupuncture for treatment.

I have the same thing as John described - very sick and dizzy but no pain. It took me many years to get diagnosed. It has been very frustrating.

I also sometimes get tightness in the chest. I went to the doctor and did an EKG, but my heart was fine.

I wish I was diagnosed earlier and given the proper diet to follow. I am so glad that I found this forum. I know that my condition can be treated, and I am not as stressed out any more.

azalea... I have not found many people that have dizziness. i was really starting to think that it was from something else. I would really like to know your journey through this and see how i can relate.

Today i have a lot of dizziness again and lightheadedness as well. its very annoying as i work on the computer most of the day. but i can only handle a little at a time now.

this past week my dizziness had gone down quite a bit and was becoming more rare, then saturday i went to the parade with my brother and his wife, and to the petting zoo with my niece after. being on my feet so long had my stomach just sore and cramped up and now i'm paying for it. i have this pressure right by my eyes in my head that feels like a headache coming on but then turns into dizziness. and i get this weird feeling through my arms and hands like a sort of weakness and tingling. feels like my muscles are just giving out. I used to work out a lot and now im a stringbean! ughhh. in winter it was worse, my feet and legs were very easily bothered by the cold and actually became painful at times, my entire body was always cold and i had the house pretty hot already. i really hope i am at least somewhat better for this winter.

John, I usually get dizziness and a lightheaded feeling when I have eaten something that irritates my stomach. I also feel like I have a headache coming on. If I don't stop eating the offending food, I get more sick every day. I get nausea and I lose my appetite, and then I have a full blown attack of upset stomach, hot flashes, headache, and diarrhea.

Sometimes it's hard to figure out what food is causing it. But once I eliminate it, the symptoms disappear.

I also feel cold all the time, and I keep the temperature in my room high. I think it's because I lost so much weight. Also, my diet is pretty restricted and I am not getting enough vitamins. Maybe that's why I feel so weak and cold.

I tried taking Ensure meal supplement, and I felt great and energetic for the first few days, but sadly I had to stop taking it due to stomach troubles.

I feel much better since going on a bland diet, but I still have good days and bad days. At least I have some comfort knowing that this is temporary and that my stomach will eventually heal. However, I know that I will always have to avoid irritating foods so that the gastritis doesn't come back. I hope my story helps you better understand this condition.