GERD & Heartburn Support Group

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is defined as chronic symptoms or mucosal damage produced by the abnormal reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus. This is commonly due to transient or permanent changes in the barrier between the esophagus and the stomach. If you are afflicted with GERD or heartburn, join the group and find support.

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sarahsarah 03/04/2008

I have really bad anxiety and i have just been told i have gastritis....i dont even know what this is they just gave me some nexium adn sent me home...i also have a bladder infection so my whole stomche is in pain! i was just wandering if it is gastritis and what happens when i have it and when will it get better? my symptoms are...an aching feeling right in my upper middle stomache it feels like something is eating away at my stomache...i also get very naseaus...i have no appatite...its hard for me to swallow food...oh and somtimes i have this feeling that is squeezing right thru my back to my stomache and it hurts...and to push on my stomache its really really really sore! please help me i am so scared i think i am bleeding on teh inside!

deleted_user 03/04/2008

Gastr-itis just means inflamation (itis) of the stomach (gastr). I had that at the beginning of my 6-7 yr. heartburn run. NOTHING I did made it better. I had to take aciphex because Nexium didn't do any good. But even then, it took a while to clear the gastritis. Try a very bland diet (poached eggs, grits, boiled potato, chicken) and eat many small meals. If it doesn't feel better (not gone) in a week or so, call doc. You may need a med switch. Nexium is choice b/c it's cheap & ins. co. likes it.

deleted_user 03/08/2008

hi, i hope you dont mind my commenting?

i had gastritis when i was pregnant, i ate 4 or bottle of tums during the pregnacy,

still flares up now and again,

tummy will be tender to touch in certain areas and u find out really fast what you can and cannot eat,

tomatoes, lettuce, onions, spicy stuff, etc., and when it settles down? you can eat those things in small amounts, when it flares up you remember to stay away,

it is not that bad, better to have gastritis than an ulcer, an acutal ulcer, and then a bleeding ulcer,

nexium i have just been told rasies havoc with the tummy, and i have been told that losec should replace it,

but i dont have coverage for losec.

i drank a lot of milk, had ice cream, things that coated my tummy when the gastritis flared up,

the ice cream was always my favorite, :)

right now rollaids are my best friend, :) i eat about 12 and i'm ok for the night, (but i also take pain meds re: rib pain)

i hope you find something that is totally right for you and you can adjust your diet ok, so that you feel better soon,

huggz:)

deleted_user 03/11/2008

Gastritis is just a symptom of Gerd. I don't have a doctor and probably won't ever go to one either because I'm broke. I just started taking zantac150 one day and the gastritis went away. It makes you feel so sick though and makes anxiety so bad : ( it's hard to deal with alone as well but with the help of some medicine and meditating, it helped. I hope you feel better. I know exactly how you feel :(

deleted_user 03/12/2008

You could also have IBS, I have that with my GERD. I have meds for spasms it helps when I get the feeling in my stomach.

deleted_user 07/17/2008

see your doctor again and ask to see a specialist and dont be afraid to ak and say its you body because it is your body and your health and they have to listen try diovol or gaviscon they act on your stomach problems and not one pill may work you may have to try diferent ons until they runn test on you to fin out what is rong with you they need to give thest lots of them

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