everyone is different

Bland diets seemed to be recommended such as rice chicken toast bananas etc.

But what may be good for some may not sit well with others. Everyone is different so keep a food log

For sure stay away from alcohol coffee tea citrus tomatoes etc

You say your gastritis came back - how long did you have it the first time around, what helped it go away and how long were you gastritis free?

I find this very confusing also. Some days nothing upsets me at all and I think it has gone, then the same food another day gives me gyp - hard to work it out. I also worry that just because it does not hurt is it still doing silent damage on the inside!!

I had my first round of gasti five years ago, PPI did nothing so used my own naturals and no OTC tabs apart from the very occasional Gaviscon, I got rid of mine in about two months and was free for five years. Been a bad girl and it has caught up with me again, this time round being a bit naughty.

But like jane says we are all so different.

My husband has had heartburn for years, he can have it quite regularly and often has Andrews Liver Salts to shift it. It can really burn him. But this is quite bizarre, if he has a glass of Crabbies Ginger wine - it gets rid of it straight. away Jeez even typing that is setting my tum off. Weird x

Hi Jane I suppose it was taking ranitidine religiously that healed mine. I had it for about 2 years. I think stopping the medication brought it back. The gp said to take it again and it will go away. I asked him if I will have this for the rest of my life to which he replied probably. Great

Gwen. make sure your husband gets a scope done regularly. Chronic heartburn over many years can lead to more serious issues.

There is a woman on the GERD site who didnt deal with her regular heartburn over many years and she now has dysplasia of the esophagus and stomach.

Regular heartburn needs to be gotten rid of. The cells in the esophagus change over time.

Yes you are right.

What I dont understand is silent reflux. Over the last five years I have hardly had heartburn, I go months and months with non then have a bout for half an hour then give in and have a Gaviscon and it goes and does not come back. But all the time I could have had silent reflux and not known. How are you supposed to know, and I dont think a doc would send you for a scope if you said to them, I have no pain nor weightloss nor nausea etc etc just a little heartburn four or five times a year. Very annoying.
G.

I seem to have lots of heartburn this time around

Gwen,

The symptoms of silent relux are...hoarseness, regular throat clearing, especially in the morning, regular unexplained cough, post nasal drip, sore, dry throat, trouble swallowing or a sensation of something sitting in the throat, weird sweet or metallic taste in the mouth as well, all of a sudden developing snoring as well.

Most doctors call it atypical reflux. They should know the symptoms of it or it is also called LPR. I would have those types of symptoms and then all of a sudden it would become typical heartburn.

If you have any of these symptoms regularly it could very well be reflux and then it can become more typical heartburn.

I hope this helps.

Lesley - yes those symptons exactly - well I never would have put it down to silent reflux - good grief what has a runny nose got to do with it - had that for years.
Metalic taste, clearing of throat and so on.

Thanks for this - noted ready for my gasti appointment.
Gwen

Hi Gwen, I am glad this helps and yes many people have it and have no idea!

It is good you are here to learn more about it! You need to know when you have silent reflux. It does the same damage.

It is common for you to have the silent reflux for a while and then all of a sudden it becomes more like heartburn because the esophagus gets inflamed more slowly with silent reflux, then all of a sudden it is pretty inflamed.

Gastritis symptoms are different. Nausea comes with it but reflux and gastritis are often together but not always. Like I rarely have had gastritis but they are connected.

I hope you are feeling better as we get closer to Xmas!

Lesley

Hi Leysley

I too am glad I am on this site - I am learning all the time. I now realise that five years ago my Gastritis was different to this time round. I had nausea, and pinched feeling in left upper abdo and weight loss with loss of appetite. This time it is possibly still some gasti but defo silent reflux and feels far worse. I am ready and waiting for my specialist appointment and I had better not be fobbed off or else. I won't sit back and take what they say if I don't believe it. I am going via the NHS we have here in England but I also have Private Health cover with BUPA and any messing around and saying something I disagree with (after reading all this fantastic info on here) then I will bin them and go private. And I remember Shihonage (spelling is rubbish there) saying a bad doc would first give you a PPI - and yes the doc I went to see (you get a different one every time) did indeed start writing a script before my 10 min window was over ready to dismiss me until I said what are you giving me and she said PPI - told her no not yet so got Zantac.
I was booked for 22 Dec and have just been advised now 5 Jan so will update you.
My heart goes out to you all - it is bloody bloody awful but we will find a way.
There are so many people on here that are extremely clued up on this. Thanks to you all and please continue to help x

I have been on Omoprazole for over a year. I have prescription strength Zantac and a bunch of Carafate. Do you think it may be worth
trying Zantac twice a day or a week or two along with the Carafate?