I don't think it's typical for Gastritis. Sounds more like Reflux?

I agree, it sounds more like reflux/inflamed esophagus. It is typical for it to be on the left side of the rib.

Ahhh... thanks. So what's the deal with rib pain and reflux?? Gas?

By the way...... isn't Gerd a given with gastritis? I guess I thought it was a major symptom or result of gastritis. I'm still learning.

I have gastritis, but I don't have GERD (as far as I know).

I occasionally get sore back & ribs though & assumed this was just stomach nerves going crazy. Referred pain.

Well this thing last night might have been the MS. I wasn't having acid reflux at the time. It was a very strong squeezing on one side. I've ha the HUG before but I just wasn't sure what was going on last night. Just toughed it out for a few hours.

hi littlemart,,

I have had regular heartburn in the past but rarely gastritis. They can come together but not always. Gastritis does fall under the GERD label.

The esophageal valve is down sort of below the sternum and to the left a bit. That is why you can feel the inflammation that may be there around the left rib. So it doesnt feel like heartburn in the chest it is in a different area.

smilelike can you tell me what your symptoms of gastritis are? I wouldn't have known I had any inflammation in my stomach if I had not had heartburn and acid reflux. I thought they were the usual symptoms that lead to a diagnosis of gastritis. It seems like it's all inter related and wound up together somehow. Kind of complicated.

My initial symptoms in 2011 were breathlessness & palpitations after eating anything. Google reckoned this could be heart disease(!) so I went to my Doctor who prescribed omeprazole (without explaining why) which I stupidly only took for a couple of days because I read all the scaremongering anti-ppi stuff & tried to heal myself solely with diet etc (even though I didn't yet know what I was healing!)
Over a month or 2 my symptoms worsened until I fell off a cliff of being unable to eat or drink anything whatsoever. Lost over 28lbs quickly. The main symptoms at that point were extreme stabbing pain under my right rib, back & shoulder pain. Horrible burping. Hyperventilation & palpitations.
Gallstones was suspected. Endoscopy showed gastritis, duodenitis & duodenal ulceration likely caused by H pylori.
Had triple therapy antibiotics & omeprazole. Felt great, then slowly but surely the burping, feeling of fullness after eating crept back.
Stubbornly I still didn't want a ppi. Had Zantac for months in 2011/2012 which helped somewhat. Except thats when the stomach burning really started.
Succumbed to Lansoprazole in 2012 in addition to the Zantac. Sunshine & fluffy bunnies - felt amazing. Theres a whole load more in 2013/2014 that I won't bore you with - basically on & off a ppi.
Second endoscopy showed "H pylori aftermath" - chronic antral gastritis & scarring in duodenum.
To answer your question of what my symptoms are now... they are minimised because I mostly follow a bland, low acid diet & still take a ppi, Zantac & Gaviscon. I get burping & discomfort as food leaves my stomach likely caused by the scar tissue in my duodenum by my gallbladder duct.
Occasionally I get a bad gastritis flare up (or my ulcer scars are irritated) & the feeling of fullness (early satiety), stomach burning, epigastric bloating/spasms, but generally a month on a double dose of ppi rectifies this.

So yes, I have gastritis, but at no point have I ever had GERD or Reflux.

smilelike.. thanks so much. My symptoms are pretty much identical to yours. I had palpitations for years, beginning with anxiety then my thyroid went crazy ( lost weight with that too ). After about 5 years I started losing weight again and have had terrible epigastric pain and some acid reflux. According to my tests I don't have a lot of GERD but my LES is weak allowing some reflux. Lots of nausea for a time. Some things are better. I had 6 inches of small bowel removed 6 years ago due to a blockage. That's what started all my problems, including IBS. That was the first thing to kick off.

I appreciate your detailed explanation of your symptoms. This helps me understand what's going on a lot! I guess I thought that since I have some GERD that everyone with gastritis has it. By the way, do you get dizzy? I believe most of my wooziness is from my MS and the meds, but I've read that a lot of patients get it from gastritis too.

I get this rib pain too! My drs are clueless as to what it is, it feels like someone is grabbing under my ribs, not very hard though. It tends to ease when i walk around but then just turns into stomach pain so i just guess its either referred pain from gastritis or reflux. I have problems with both as i have a hiatus hernia

Can anyone tell me anything more about (early satiety). It was mentioned a few posts back and I meant to ask earlier. Kept forgetting.

I have a lot of days where I eat a little bit and feel over full right away.

I'd like to know what causes this and if there is any help for it.

2 replies for you, Littlemart...

1) Dizziness - I get a little bit dizzy after 2 hours or so of taking my ppi. Nothing major though. Also if I have bad day of lots of trapped gas under my diaphragm I feel a bit dizzy & spacey.

2) Early satiety - It is my understanding this is caused because of the swelling & inflammation in the stomach or duodenum. ie, there is less room for food because of the swelling. It can also be a sensitivity thing - the stomach just feels fuller because of the swelling. Also if you get trapped gas in the stomach it feels full quicker.

Thanks smilelike. Are we supposed to be doing anything when we feel the early satiety? It's so uncomfortable but doesn't seem to last too long.

Do you feel it after eating any foods in particular?

I feel it worse when I'm having a flare up...

But also if was to accidentally eat or drink anything 'bad' (spicy or acidic) then I usually feel that sensation.