Sorry to hear about your stomach problems Caleigh. So you have been to the doctor and been throughly checked out? I've had gastritis for nearly nine months (Never had a stomach issue before this occurred, not even a stomach ache). My flare up started in feb and calmed down until september. Unfortunately then it reoccurred. I am currently trying to avoid taking Nexium (A PPI) everyday but I am not getting any better so I might have to take it full time for a month. As that how it resolved my stomach pain before. I have slippery elm bark about twice a week which is very soothing to the stomach. Food currently on mashed potato and pumpkin and scrambled eggs for breakfast.

Good Luck

Poppy paris

Poppyparis, I'm just like you I never had a stomach problem, but I had a total hysterectomy due to uterine cancer, they removed the fat lining called omentum, I think that's why my stomach didn't hve the protective coating. I never knew gastritis could be so debilitating I am almost a prisoner in my home, when I go out, I have to take everything with me, ie food liquids. I use to do a lot of traveling just thinking about going on a plane gives me aniexty, I will need a good tranquilizer if I ever fly again. I've been with this illness since April 2014. I stopped dexilant after 7 months, I felt I reached a peak, but I do take Pepid 20 mg. and Pepzin GI and a digestive enzenges made with slippery elm, Iberogast helps with IBS and moving the food out. Cause I have Gastroparesis too. I know aniexty is a key to this disease, cause if I don't think about how bad things are, I'm better. If I was well I'd be in Florida for a few months to escape the winters, but my health is not there lost 30 lbs weigh 98 lbs, even though I eat constantly.
Hope you recover soon.

PoppyParis,
Hi! I have been to two different GI doctors. The first one was soo mean and of no help! All her kept saying was that I was intentionally not, which is why I lost 30 pounds, and that I have an eating disorder. That is so NOT the case! I love to eat. I am so nauseous and in so much pain and it almost constantly, especially after eating, feels like my upper stomach going to my chest is on fire. I hate it! After my mom and I got annoyed with him we switched to this really nice lady and so far, I've only had one visit with her, she seems nice. I explained to her my situation, told her I think it's gastritis and that even a friend of mine who's a nurse said it's probably gastritis, she agreed. I'm going in for an endoscopy on January 6. With medicines, I have tried so many different things. I took Omeprazole for about a month and three days ago I stopped taking it because I didn't think I saw a difference and I read all these bad things that could happen if you stay on that medicine for too long (constipation, which is already a problem, all the way to cancers!). Do you think I should have stopped taking it? I take 3 DGL Licorice chews a day, 1 20 minutes before lunch and 2 20 minutes before dinner. I take a Tums before breakfast and throughout the day as needed, but I've been noticing that I think the Tums are starting to lose their potency. I went out and bought alternative at my local health foods store called Gaia Reflux Relief (it got good reviews on Amazon!) and I haven't tried them yet because I'm afraid they may have a bad interaction with all the other herbal supplements I'm taking (I also take 10-20 drops of marshmallow root extract 2 times a day and I've only tried a slippery elm lozenge once). Rosebrook, I completely understand. My stomach has been in so much that it is so hard to even go out and run errands. I feel most comfortable staying home either sitting up in bed (but then I feel like I'm missing out on having fun with my mom and younger brother) or sitting in my living room playing video games with my mom and brother. I lost 30 pounds, too. And I was only 104 to begin with because I'm really short! I need to gain weight but I just keep losing! I get really, really bad acid reflux at night, but I want to be able to eat at night but I'm so nauseous. Do either of you have any advice?

Thank you!

Caleigh :)

Ask you GI dr about gastric emptying test, I was diagnosed with gastritis, but I had all the symptoms you have, I would be full with just 2 bites, and when I forced myself to eat more, I would be in so much pain. The Gastric test is where you go to the hospital they feed you two egg whites with a radactive tracer so while it in your stomach they times how long it takes for t he stomach to process the meal. Every hr they take pictures of your stomach in the nuclear medicine lab. After4 hrs my stomach only processed 17% of the food they feed my which is very bad. My dr ordered this drug Domperidone which stimulates the stomach muscles to move the food into the small intestines. You have to get this drug from Canada, can't buy in USA. If your only 17 you may be too young, but there's always raglan which works the same. Just thought I'd give you info you may ask the dr.
I'm 66, and I'm having a hard time dealing with this terrible disease, I can imagine how you must feel, but the younger the faster you will heal, just be patience. I was on PPI for 7 months, my condition was so bad. Maybe you new dr will give some better options.

Rosebrook, I had an upper GI series done already. The one where you drink the barium and they take x-rays. Then, I also had this other part of it where I drank some more barium and they took me in for x-rays every half an hour to see how fast it was going through my digestive tract or intestines. It was long, boring, and annoying. I'm pretty sure it took about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Is that normal? Also, since I'm younger that means I might heal faster? I didn't know that! Cool! Is gastritis completely curable? Also, was the PPI you took Omeprazole, too? Why did you stop taking it? I do match the symptoms for gastritis? Sorry for all these questions. :)

hi,
some suggestions from me on your diet, based on my experience :
1. stop the brown rice. although it is healthier than white rice, it is more difficult to digest, causing indigestion and bloating issues. You should take white rice, or porridge instead.

2. stop the 2 veggies that you mentioned - they caused gas - broccoli and cabbage. instead eat cooked green vegetables. do avoid salads at all cost.
3. don't eat too much "ginger-bread" pancakes. I had the same reaction to them - bloatedness. it is funny since ginger is supposed to be good for us but too much ginger will cause bloatedness.
4. continue with a PPI. if you don't like omeprozole, you can take Nexium. it will cause less bloatedness.
5. stop all cold drinks.
6. stop all tea and coffee. even hot chocolate with (some milk) sometimes cause issues.
7. do take domperidone for 2 weeks before each meal (30 mins before the meal). it will help with your nausea.

and yes, young people like you do get well in a flash. so don't worry, it will pass - faster than you realised. Good luck!

Hi, SunnyIsland!
I've been eating gluten free cream of rice, is that good? Which cooked green veggies do you mean? Also, I only eat small amounts of the gingerbread pancake at a time, so I don't think it does much to me. I stopped taking the Omeprazole because it stopped working and my burning in my stomach and acid reflux got a lot worse. Now I'm just taking DGL Licorice, sometimes marshmallow root extract, sometimes dandelion root extract, and Tums throughout the day. I'm also contemplating starting Pepcid. I only drink, like, one cup of tea in 2-3 days, and it's Honey Vanilla Chamomile. I mainly drink water, coconut water, and I'm going to try almond milk. Is Domperidone a prescription? Also, I've been told to eat 7-8 small meals a day. What constitutes as a small meal?

Thank you!
Caleigh :)

Caleigh, I know this is a lot to absorb but, a UGI is different then gastric emptying study's. It's not a X-ray, I had the barium you swallow were they look for any lesions or growths. The GES, like I said before measeaures how long it takes food to empty your stomach, and it a nuclear medicine test. They feed you scrambled eggs toast with butter and jelly and 1 cup water, then they take pictures and measure how slow or fast the food emptyies out of your stomach. They put a radioactive tracer in the eggs the the nuclear scanner picks it up on the computer screen. So every hour they check it after 4 hrs. If your stomach is normal all the food will be emptied. My stomach only emptied 17% after 4 hrs. So my GI specialist ordered me a drug called Domperidone, which is sold through Canada, not in USA, what it does is move the food out of the stomach.onc ethe drug started working I was able to consume more food at each meal. I hope you can understand all this medical stuff. It's confusing.
I stopped Dexilant after 7 months cause when I started taking Pepzin GI it helped to heal my stomach lining, and the acid, so one day I didn't take it and I felt better without taking it, but I take Pepcid twice a day morning and nights. And digestive enzenges before each meal.
And I keep a food diary where I post everything I eat, and what's good and bad for me. And when I start new supplement. DRG didn't do anything for me either. I went to a natrupath and I go to accupunture twice a week.thats helps so much.
Hope you get better.

hi,

I will try to answer your questions as well as I can.

1. I've been eating gluten free cream of rice, is that good?

Hmm... I don't know about the cream of rice. is it too creamy and do you like it? I cannot take creamy rice like risotto. but it is up to the individual. My advice: if it is too rich for you, just take plain white rice. it is completely harmless for gastritis patients.


2. Which cooked green veggies do you mean?

Spinach and Asian vegetables like kai lan. We have a lot of green leafy vegetables here in Asia, but I am not sure about US.
But potatoes are also completely harmless.

3.. I stopped taking the Omeprazole because it stopped working and my burning in my stomach and acid reflux got a lot worse.

You really need a PPI. If omeprazole does not work, try Nexium or something else. it will coat your stomach and protect it too, besides reducing the acid in your stomach. But if you are taking prevaid, then you might not need it. do ask your doctor for an expert opinion.

4. I only drink, like, one cup of tea in 2-3 days, and it's Honey Vanilla Chamomile. I mainly drink water, coconut water, and I'm going to try almond milk.

Great, chamomile tea is soothing. but I am not sure about almond milk. but if you like it and if it does not cause you any problem, do continue. but I wont try it if I were you. Because if I keep trying 1-2 new things every day, how do I know which food item or med is the one causing the problem? And how do I know which one works and which one does not?



5. Is Domperidone a prescription?

Not in my country, I can just buy it OTC. it works wonders and I usually have a good appetite after taking domperidone.

6. Also, I've been told to eat 7-8 small meals a day. What constitutes as a small meal?

No need to over-engineer this. I eat 3 normal meals a day (breakfast lunch and dinner). I adjust my amount by listening to my stomach and stop when I am 80% full. Do remember not to drink too much fluid during meals as it will interfere with your digestion.

In between my meals, when I am hungry, I wlll snack on biscuits and bread.

But to answer your question: a small meal is like 50%-60% of what you usually eat when you were well.
it might work for someone but it does not work for me. if I eat this way, I will be forever hungry, weak and listless. but like I say, listen to your body and your stomach. don't force yourself to follow any formulae but eat when you are hungry and stop when you cannot eat anymore. and EAT SLOWLY. Chew your food well.


Good luck!

Thank you! I'll let you know if I have anymore questions and how my endoscopy went on Tuesday! :)

Sunny island, I live in usa, and I buy do peridots from Canada for 300 pills I pay 70.00 US dollars postage included can I ask what do you pay? I've been taking it for 4 months now, and it does work, I can eat a lot more at least meal. Have you ever heard of Iberogadt made in Germany herbs in oAlcohol base, I use after each meal helps with digestion.
Hope we all heal this year. Are you gluten free?

Domperidone that's what I meant to type.

Hello, sorry to hear about your sickness, especially at 17!

The advice I would give you is to stay away from veggies, they are hard to degest, and rice too.

I eat bananas, plain oatmeal (no milk, made with water, no sugar) sometimes i add honey. I also boiled eggs and unsalted crackers. for me, these are the things I have found that don't cause me to get sick.

the PPI also is one of the biggest helps I have found.

Other than that I find that Gaviscon seems to help me, and aloe vera juice. the inner fillet stuff.

I used to drink a lot of coconut water too but now that I am somewhat better i don't. drinking water before even upset my stomach it was so bad. now though I'm okay drinking water.

I've been sick for 17 and ahalf months now :(

I sit in bed almost all day. Yesterday I played guitar a bit and

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yesterday i played guitar and practiced my singing and man my stomach was cramped up and sick after that. this sucks! why haven't they found a cure for this!!! isn't there antibiotics or something that can help heal the stomach? or steroids?

hi Rosebrook,
300 pills of domperidone for only 70 bucks? That is cheap.
I paid USD15 for 30 pills.
And no, I have not heard of Iberogadt... let me google it and find out, thanks!

I am not gluten free, but I doubt if gluten has got to do with my bloated issues, and in any case, since my "to avoid list of food" is as long as the great wall of China, I try not to add to the list..... but do you get les bloated issues after you avoid gluten? it may be worth a try for me...
the issue is, my stomach can get bloated one day when I have been eating the SAME food as all other days. Its crazy.