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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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uncomplicated gallstones

soretum
soretum
Hi all,
I have my GI appointment today and the results of the ultrasound show 'uncomplicated gallstones' Hopefully the doctor can shed more light on that. It could still be a functional issue. I plan on hanging on to my gall bladder as long as possible. Hopefully between western medicine and naturopathy I can get this sorted.
Will keep you posted.
Cas
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Sorry to hear that, Cas... though it's a common, treatable condition. Just depends on whether or not that is causing your pain, and whether it responds to diet, etc. I also understand that they can use meds to dissolve them in some cases. Hang in there and keep us updated on how this plays out.
soretum
soretum
why can't i catch a break? lol
the gallstones are very common in women my age and doubtfully the cause of the pain. The GI suspects I have IBS which may have been triggered by a bug or infection I had earlier. I'm booked in for gastric emptying test Thursday next week and for lactose and fructose malabsorption the following week. The diet for those tests is awful and more restrictive than my G diet. Still if I have to eliminate them as a cause I have to have the tests and follow the diet.
I just hope I get some answers and help soon. I know it could take months and will limp along in the mean time.
Cas
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IDK but if I could go back I would not have gotten my gallbladder taken out. It seems like it caused me more problems afterwards, not always the case for everyone though.!!
soretum
soretum
the gallstones turned out not to be the issue apparently they are very common in women my age and there was no infammation in the gall bladder. I plan to hang on to everything I can for as long as I can.