I would contact my doc ASAP and tell him/her exactly what is going on. It's time for some answers for you!

Hi sunlovinmom I don,t know what to say to the doctors. They have said before that Im on all the medication,also that I should take painkillers like Tramodol. They don,t really work. I will have to see a doctor anyway as its not calming down. Im fed up. Its really sore and I have a job to eat with it.

Im still getting a lot of pain and reflux. Im now thinking of asking the doctors if going back on Ranitidine would help me? Ive had a reaction to it in the past so Im scared to try it. Can I take Sucralfate or Gaviscon with it as well?

I'm not sure about the medications--sorry. Your doc would know best.
I hope you get some good answers soon!

Hi Poorlygirl4,
I started seeing a Naturalpathic Doctor and it has helped me tremendously. He put me on a diet that consists of No sugar, No Wheat, and No Dairy products, just eating soups and glutenfree oatmeal and some herbal supplements. It is helping me to calm and heal my gastrits. I would suggest you see a Naturalpathic doctor. I am starting to realize that my gastroenternologist can't do much for me so naturalpathic doctor, I would think is the right way to go to get relief. The diet is hard to keep but it is worth it if it helps to heal my stomach lining and reduce my pain.

I hope you feel better, Sincerely, Maradeur1978

hi poorlygirl4
taking gaviscon with ranitidine is fine im on it & take 2 spoons of gaviscon every night just to help me sleep better talk to your doc but to be honest most of them couldnt care less as its a self induced illness to most of them the first doc i saw basically told me it was my fault

Sweetie, I hate to ask but I feel I should because it could be a part of the problem- but have you been checked yet for anxiety? Also what nutritional tests have they run? There is always the chance that something more (and easily correctable) could be contributing to your pain.

Hi all, well it calmed down again for me but I think I have upset it as I had a coffee yesterday. Its very painful again. Ive been taking Sucralfate which has helped a bit. It let me eat a bit more but now its back. I can,t afford to see a Naturalpath or whatever. I did see a TCM chinese doctor over a year ago,it helped a bit but it keeps flaring back. I had oesophaghitis before as well. I need to definately be careful not to have coffee but I don,t know what to drink. Yes I am stressed,I have anxiety over my stomach and family illnesses,money etc. Another thing is that I wonder if my hiatus hernia is causing me pain as Ive had reflux.

Also how can it be our fault? I don,t trust doctors. Myself and a lot of other people have got this gastritis through having our gallbladders out. We have to have them out as that pain is beyound explanation. Also some people have gastritis through painkillers. We have unwittingly taken them for some other pain. Then there is that H pylori. Im sure no one would give themselves gastritis. The doctors ought to have a dose of it then they would think differently. I just took Naproxen from a doctor for rib pain and ended up with a bad stomach that I can,t get rid of. Anyway I send you all hugs too as its so difficult to keep going with gastritis.

Happy to hear things have calmed down some. As for the gastritis, you are right- we are not at fault and any doctor who considers this a mild condition does deserve a dose of cold reality. However, if you do want any help with the anxiety or just to vent, message me. I went through hell and back to get where I am today and it honestly still is a battle as many of the "old-timers" here know. However, I did pick up a few tricks along the way and am always more than happy to listen or to share. Take good care of yourself, always.

Thanks Ravenfish well it really hurts at the moment. I have to get some sleep as its early hours of the morning here in the Uk. I don,t know how to get some sleep when the pain is bad. Did you have many sleepless nights with it? I will have to keep going and taking that Sucralfate. Im out of Gaviscon Advance. Ive been using both,not at the same time. I had slight relief until this flare up. Im fed up as I will have to start again. I don,t see the gastro until May. He seemed to think that my stomach would get better. We all don,t want to live our lives worrying about our stomachs. It seems like that for now. So do you get any problems with it still? Are you on a special diet still? My friend who had gastritis says she still gets some pain after ten years. She eats mostly what she wants though now and she has a drink of lager or whatever. She doesn,t seem to have too much of a problem with it now.

I had a lot of sleepless nights. Try some deep breathing. That helped. Online games help. Reading a book helps. Whatever it is that can take your mind off of the pain and make it bearable for one more day helps. I remember counting the seconds sometimes, just trying to make it another hour. I promise though, it does get easier. I didn't believe it when I was in the midst of it but I know for sure that it does now.

I still am on a unique diet. I had some other complications and developed IBS in the midst of everything else. Combined with months of gastritis and I feel just as lost as I did sometimes when it all began. I still do get some burn now and then but have found that what I try once, I wait and try again. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But I have been impressed more times than not. The main thing to focus on is the here and now. Try not to get caught up in the past or in the future either. Just a lot of deep breaths and you will get through this.