What's going on with my digestive system

a couple of years ago I was given some antibiotics and had a bad reaction, gastritis, colitis and pancreatitis. I was really sick for 6 months and on the mend for another year. I still can't eat properly. Can't eat carbohydrates at all. Doctor did tests and confirmed I have atrophic gastritis. Before the antibiotics I took a ot of NSAIDs. The doctors were no help at all, I had to find out things for myself. I couldn't tale the PPIs  due to side effects so I cut out all things acidic. No alcohol, no sugars, no grains, no dairy. I eat fish, white meat and veg (lots!) and things are better to the point that I can cheat occasionally. The stomach will heal but it takes a long time. BTW cigarettes aggravate gastritis.   

Slightly raised platlet count? Do you have the number?

this can indicate inflammation; or something else dependent.

1. Liquorice tablets ; get rid of some 'bad bacteria- also assists with acid.

2. good bactiera (acidophilus) or yoghurt/pro-biotic. (make sure you do take this if taking the liquorice tablets.

introduce an omega 3 fish oil, and eat some tomatoes; tomatoe soup will do;but preferable with skins..

Pale coloured stools; bile / gallbladder; you should take some milk thistle for the liver; as this can assist the gallbladder (works in tandem) and it repairs the liver on a cellular level to some extent. so if you take this and the garlic; this can assist.

If you are experiencing 'nerve' pain; then you might want to consider taking lipoic acid.

I understand your concern;just to reassure you; having trouble eating sugars may just be because of an overgrowth of bad bacteria or the liver; or also the pancreas;  however i have experienced the same thing with sugar; and i  appear to be all better now after introducing those three things and alsoincluding anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory foods (red grapes, beetroot, onions etc) (meds can cause imbalance in tehgut if you are not getitng the right nutrition. And infection can also cause nerves to play up...

I hope that you are taking a vitamin tablet; you may want to consider one for liverhealth. (the liver affects the gallbladder and also draws from the bowel)..

I am not a doctor; however have suffered various things in the last 7 years; and the above resolved a lot of it; nerve pain, shooting pains, pain across the navel; right abdominal pain; and gallbladder/liver issues. The sugar issues stopped.

hot drinks can kill bacteria; so think about drinking something like coconut water (anti-fungal) and cherries& berries from the co-op - cherries are v. good.

you may also want to consider oregano oil.

Best wishes ;and do keep us posted if possible.. as it helps others.

wishing you well soon.

I just had my an upper and lower GI and my odctor siad that I would be on Protonix for the rest of my life. He told me this right after I came out of the sleep after the scope. What I forget to tell him was that the Protonix that eh put me on for about one month snet me to the hospital for two emergency visits due to being doubled up in pain. Both time they found nothing. I found out results and he said for me to come back in a year due to barret's esophsagus (he said the narrowing of the esophagus). I know for me I have since quit all sugers and take Prilosec and will stat back on aloe vera for my throat.

I feel bad for you wit this going on for a few months. My system seems to flare up and then be alright for a while. This is the longest i have not felt good but that is possibly due to the surgery on pituitary gland coming up I believe. Anyway, please ask your doctor to check you for candidas and for H. Pylori. These two tests were not done for me even though he had two chances so i asked him to try to get them to teest for that since I think there is something more going on that should have been looked at earlier. I will pray for you to get better soon. Thank you.

Shelly

I have already been tested for H. Pylori when I had my total blood count test done, and the results were fine. I was also told that liver function was ok, protein levels were fine too. Unfortunately, I didn't get the number for the slightly raised platelet levels, but my GP didn't seem too bothered by it. Is it right to trust my GPs findings and the information they have given me? I'm hoping that if there was anything they suspected that could be happening, that they would tell me.

Thanks for all the advice on ther various remedies J, I will certainly look into these, however, I am struggling to intake dairy food, and onions seem to trigger flare ups too. I have been worried about whether I am getting the right nutrients as my stools can visibly show the foods I have been eating, seeing peas in my poop was a bit worrying, especially when I had only eaten them the evening before, seems like food is just going straight through me. But have heard that Omeprazole and PPIs can speed up the digestive tract. I will definitely get some vitamins in me though.

One thing I have learnt is that there seems to be so many problems that can give the symptoms I am experiencing, and I'm just hoping the doctors can pinpoint the problem and soon. I'm also wondering if I ever had the back injury that I mentioned in my first post. When I asked my Physiotherapist if back injuries could cause stomach issues, she told me that she had never heard of that happening, but she was well aware of some stomach issues that can cause back pain. I've just been to a solicitor to start a compensation claim against my employer, my job involved a lot of heavy lifting and driving, and my solicitor reckons I have a reasonable chance of success, but this is based on getting a back injury. My GP initially diagnosed a popped disc, but I'm not sure if this is the case now, due to the stomach issues I have been getting. I still wonder if I have strained or pulled something because when I twist or bend over, I get the sharp pain across the top of my upper abdomen, but if I keep my body still and straight, I experience no pain at all. I'm so confused as to whether I should continue with this claim as I am still on my employers books, and don't want to persue a claim if there's a chance that there wasn't a back injury at all. Have any of you experienced pain in this area whilst moving around?

I now have a few more suggestions that I can throw at my GP, thanks to you all for your input so far, and any other info would be greatly appreciated.

i was so pleased to see this post, I was going to post today but you have just about covered all my issues. It started November 13 I had bad pains in my chest and stomach. I had tests for heart problems, all clear. I was put on omprazole morning and night. All that happened was worse with the side effects. Had camera into stomach showed gastritis no h pylori. Since then I have been on four different ppi s

all ending in zole. Then ranitidine some help for a short while, others just give me more problems. Since new year my stools have been pale coloured. If I eat anything other than plain boring food my stomach cramps are so painful and for the next couple of days my stomach feels sore. I'm fed up with going back to docs, I think they think I'm making it up. It's spoiling my life, I used to be so energetic, not anymore. I juice veg and some fruits this does help. I'm going to get some milk thistle see if that helps. Please keep posting it helps to know your not on your own.

hope you all feel better soon x

Just a little update for you, and a query.

Query is how long does Domperidone stay in your system? I'm asking because I took my last 10mg yesterday at lunchtime, and I'm happy to say I feel fine, for the moment at least. I wasn't sure if this drug stays in the system for any length of time.

Had more bloods taken yesterday, to check TBC (obviously to keep a check on the raised platelet levels), but also being tested for Pancreatitis, Coeliac disease, and probably other stuff. I'm still on the Omeprazole, which I have been taking for about 7 weeks now, but have to say that for last few days I have been feeling a lot healthier and happier in the stomach area. I still need to burp often, my stomach churns and gurgles a lot and my stools are still quite loose but back to normal colour. However, I am not experiencing anything like the pains and discomfort I was getting just before I was put on Omeprazole. I am pretty sure my problems are Ulcer related, as Ulcers take about 8 weeks to heal, and right now, 7 weeks into the Omeprazole, I don't seem to be experiencing to many problems, today I feel that good that I could run a marathon. The key will be next week when I have to come off Omeprazole, my GPs instructions, but for now all is looking and feeling good.

I'll keep you all posted on results / symptoms as the progress. Any info on the Domperidone query would be greatly appreciated.

Another quick update for you.

Just had results of latest blood tests done, and the only issue to show up was a borderline white blood cell count. Still awaiting a date for the ultrasound, and I'll let you know the outcome of that when I get the results.

Any ideas on what a borderline white blood cell count could mean or possible causes would be greatly appreciated.