Relax.. and if you havent alrady - journal everything you eat with hopes of finding what triggers your pain/discomfort. You can manage each symptom over time.. GOOD LUCK!!! Hang in there!!

thanks heaps. I have an appointment with a phsycologist this week and a dietician later in the month. I have to keep a week long food diary along with any GI symptoms. I will get to the bottom of this I'm just tired of having to deal with food stuff over and over again.
Cas

I've had mild symptoms of gastritis for years. But my first excruciating flare up was post abdominal surgery. It was so incredibly stressful. I had some vicodin left over from the surgery . Some people say it only masks the pain, but for me, I don't think that is the case. Yes, it took the pain away but my stomach would go from looking like I swallowed 2 basketballs to only one. I already have a basketball sized fibroid, so having a flare up is the worst pain imaginable because there is no room for the swelling! Opiates slow down the GI and also of course helps with stress and anxiety.

Your pain needs to be managed, period. You can't stop stressing until you get a break from the pain. Can't you find a doctor to prescribe an opiate pain med? Pain and stress management is the key to healing, period.

I'm prescribed opiates and medicinal marijuana and both help me tremendously. But I only take it when I'm flaring up and need the time to heal. Medicinal marijuana helps with my stress and anxiety. Opiates, helps tremendously with the pain and inflammation. Although, everyone is different.

I really think food plays a small role in gastritis. Whereas, stress and anxiety is the root of the problem. That somehow has to be controlled. And telling someone to just not stress, just isn't practical. Sometimes we need help in that area.

If at all possible, get prescribed something for the pain first, then speak with your daughter about medicine to control the anxiety and stress.

This is just my opinion and what has worked for me.

BTW, I'm scheduled to have ANOTHER abdominal surgery to remove the gargantuan fibroid. So, here we go again!

Breathe deep. You know what you are doing. You have done this before and you can navigate it again. Push aside all of the stress, confusion, the IBS and the anxiety- and at the core, you are still you! Stay the course and in time, you will find not only what works for you personally but also figure all of this out. You are strong. You are brave. And you will overcome this hurdle too.

I will beat this raven you're right.
-gastritisbe gone - my pain was never that bad that I would need such strong meds. I'm reluctant to take anything really and agree that for me stress and anxiety are my greatest challenges to overcome.
I'm looking forward to my first therapy session on Thursday.
I want to have the tools to help myself and remain drug free if possible. I won't rule anything out but at this stage I think I can do it with good support in that area.
thanks for all the support.