I do. I'm realizing how much life revolves around food. I'm paranoid to eat anything because I'm scared to have a flare up. For me the flare up lasts about 6 hours of agonizing pain and by the time its finished, I'm hungry all over again. I miss out on dinners, bbqs, etc. I've learned to somewhat manage my pain by making a soup full of everything that I find to sooth my stomach. I hope this gets cured completely but from what I read, this condition can take months to heal. :( good luck to you.

Same here. It seems even when it feels healing the digestion is not working well. Anyone experience this?

It seems to get slightly better then worse and there doesn't seem to be a pattern. I have no idea what to eat and have very real anxiety which makes me feel panicky.

I thought I was getting better for the past few days but today I've been in pain all day. I tried eggs today for a source of protein and it's back firing :(

I hate having to worry about what to eat due to being scared of the pain.

What have you tried that works for you?

I eat really plain, bland food. Rice with water soup, baked sweet potatos..Raw fruits and vegetables. I make a parsley tea that has been helping me a lot.

Last night for tea I had some fish and potato that gave me pain.I've just had some papaya so far so good.Does anyone find that the same food can cause an upset sometimes and not others.This is like a horrible jigsaw puzzle when you can't find the right pieces to fit in the right places.

Hi Specky

Yes, I feel very alone, and scared. Today I had some banana porridge with cinnamon, and it has given me pain. Usually that's a safe meal for me. Maybe the portion was too big, I don't know

How are you today?

I hate to see meal time coming always scared to eat never know what to eat, I've started eating something things gluten free stuff which helps.
For breakfast I eat frosties
For lunch I eat crackers and gluten free cheese spread
Dinner time is a hard one
I eat a lot off noodles haven't tried much
And I don't eat after 7pm which i think it helps a lot with the pain.
I'm about 7 weeks into this condition. I have read that it can last for months and months

Hi everyone.
Just a quick note to say hang in there it WILL get better. I have had a real struggle but am almost there. I found the things that helped are basically..
1 keep on the meds that your Dr has put you on BUT if like me the first PPI make you unwell try try and try again until you get the right one. I tried omeprazole..no good....lanzaprozole..no good.....zantac ....no good...then nexium...worked!! the rest made me feel really really unwell.
2.. eat healthy ...bland but healthy...veggies/lean meat/good fruit not citrus/drink water.
3.avoid spicy/hot/acid usual stuff that can upset your stomach. be careful with chocolate !! ( I know very unfair!)
4. plenty of rest and be gentle on yourself, don't push yourself too much, and try to limit stress if poss.
5. Have Faith ...it will get you through this horrid condition. Tiny little steps will get you a long way.
My Prayers to you all. Any questions just ask me :)

Boobear what caused your gadtritis? Did youdoctor say why it takes so long to resolve? I am better but not whole. My doctor now we wants to do another endo and then a ct scan if endo is clear. Maybe she is just being cautious but I have never had any other health issues in my life until I took those NSAIDs which triggered all of this. Sigh. The whole thing has been very difficult. Thanks again for your encouragement.

Hi Lovelyone,
I had two lots of strong antibiotics within the space of about 3 months and also went away and caught gastroenteritis in between and it all completely wiped out my stomach....I have had a really hard struggle with the whole thing and didn't get diagnosed until last year! so that was one of the reasons it has taken so long to get to were I am now. I don't think the Doctors can really tell how long a certain person will take to recover...each person is different I suppose.. I had to have 2 endo's in the end. I am now left with a weird ache above my belly button every time I eat...I think it's the food not digesting properly from the PPI it comes on within 2 mins of eating, no matter what I eat!! going for a PH acid test soon...so will wait to see if that turns up any thing. Yes it's better that they will do another endo..hopefully you'll be clear :) and the gastritis is gone !! when is your endo lovelyone? let us know how it goes. This has been a long road for most of us...but we will get there!!

I was fine for 8 or 9 days and then whammo. Are there any other females on here whose gastritis is triggered by menstruation? It's excruciating. Could it be linked to hormonal changes for us? What are your side effects? I have pain and burning and night sweats. Still waiting on stomach scope. CT with contrast was clear, as was bloodwork. Terrified something bad will be found with scope. Anxiety does NOT help this condition!

Hi 24carrottmom,
I just noticed that a lot of us on here are women in mid 40's to 50 and possibly some of us are in the menopause ..I am bang smack in the middle of it at the moment...suffering really bad night sweats and daily (hourly) hot flashes, I have heard that the menopause and lack of estrogen causes the stomach mucous lining to thin...so producing gastritis...we could have a look on google. I have been reasonably healthy all my life until I hit the menopause and bam! lot's of problems. The pain I had was just above belly button...burning pain going through to my back some times and some times the ache was in the sternum,,,and occasional nausea..but the pain was awful along with a gnawing sensation like a weird hunger pain. Were is your pain? does it go through to your back? . what meds are you on? It really sounds like you have gastritis. are you on any meds? My Prayers to all :)

Thank you boobear. The endoscopy is this Thursday. The last one I had in November was "unremarkable" and they really could only say they were trying to control my symptoms. So I am not very hopeful I'll get answers since I still have symptoms 9 months later. It seems when the stomach gets disrupted it is hard to undo.

PS was your last endo clear? Can you still have symptoms even if gastritis is healed?