Gastrisis/Anxiety. Not the best.

I suffer with the same problem. I have to make sure I stay away from foods

I am allergic to. Also stress causes it a lot. I was told to practice deep breathing

Exercised. Get a tape that walks you through relaxing certain body

Parts at a time and feel them relax. I also got a Tens machine that

works wonders by helping places get intense where the pain is.

I have had this problem all my life and learning these things helps.

Hi Laura.xx

Have you been checked for h.pylori a stomach bacteria that lives is the gut and duodenum and causes all the symptoms you have mentioned..go back to your doc snd ask if you were checked for h.pylori if you weren't ask to be checked for it.

You say you had a camera down which sounds like an endoscopy....so you may have been checked for h.pylori...but check with your doc anyway......best wishes....

I dont know what the answers are , I will follow these posts closely. Same problems here. Just finished antibiotic for H Pylori. Feel terrible. Have inflamation in the esophagus and stomach lining. Just glad I guess I didn't have an ulcer yet. But the burning and pain starts very easily if I happen to eat something that makes acid. And it'll last for 2 or 3 days before it gets any better. Anxiety is very hard to control. At least for me. I have found that raw cabbage juice relieves my symptons much quicker than meds though. Hope someone out there has some helpful sugestions .

I am living with chronic gastritis from 8 months. I don't have reflux, just dull pain in my upper abdomen and near the chest 24 hours. I was positive for H Pylori then I took HP antibiotic kit for a week. And it came negative next time. Gastritis takes longer time to heal and it my case it's chronic so it will take more longer. It looks like a bloody bacteria has taken my life away from me.

I also suffer with this Laura and yes stress is a big factor in this however I take my anti acids every day as to also maybe prevent bad flare ups, you will often find that certain foods can not agree with your problem, you will tend to find this out through time. I know how sore and bad this is but it can eventually be kept under control to a certain extent. I would also go back to doctor about your stress and anxiety, good luck

Hi Laura, I think I know what you're going through, it may start to feel better one day and then slightly worse the next and then the worry/stress kicks in and you're right back at square 1. I haven't really got an answer but only advise you as to what the options I'm currently exploring are and that is Cognitive behavioural therapy on mindfulness. I think it'sto sort of to focus on the moment and not the what ifs so that conequenty your stomach has time to heal without the stress.

Hello. I suffered with h pylori caused chronic gastritis for 2 years before I finally healed myself and it wasn't easy. It involves some BIG diet and lifestyle changes. 

To heal I took 40mg (double dose) of rabeprazole per day for a month, then 30mg for a month. And then 20mg for 2 months. Then 10mg for 2 months. I am off PPI now and just use Gaviscon or h2 blockers if needed. Here's the key thing - YOUR DIET NEEDS TO BE STRICT ! No alcohol for 3/4 months. No tea or coffee. No high fat foods. No acidic foods and drinks. Nothing fizzy. Reduce dairy as it makes acid. Keep a food dairy and eliminate what gives you pain. After a month off PPI and diet you should notice improvement and can relax things slightly but only relax your diet slightly and now and then. I ate super strict mon - fri and then relaxed a bit on weekends. Allowed me to heal. 

Stress ss doesn't help but it sounds to me like it's diet errors that are causing your flare ups. 

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Hi all

Hoping someone can shed some light on my symptoms

June I started with a little jabbing pain in my right side went to gp did urine sample and was told I had upper kidney infection from this sample.

Got antibiotics for 6 days it seemed to subside over that week I was very stresses it came back got another 3 days but the pain seemed to shift to my stomach .

Gassy stomach almost all of the time I wouldt say I was really bloated but not rating very well. Pain in my sides which seems to come and go can be on the right then shift to the left sometimes feels musculoskeletal and sometimes not.. tight band feeling below bra . Top of stomach I had some blood tests done all clear not sure what they were for apart from celiacs. Clear.. done a stool sample not sure what for and ultrasound on kidneys.. clear. .back to doctors today and he wanted a stool sample again it was a diffrent doctor so I did one it was to check for h pylori. But I'm thinking surly it would have showed up on the last one.. ?? Or do you think now because it say h pylori they will check a diffrent was.. my concern is the ribs and nauseous is this a symptom? Also been put on gastro pills to calm the gas is this normal? Please advise I suffer from anxiety to I have a 6 month baby and a little boy.. I just feel so ill a diffrent times of the day. And tired..

Hi Laura I have been exactly the same since May, I started off with chest pains and sickness/ diarrhoea, with that I was told is gastroenteritis, I carried on being ill and they said its gone from that to now having gastritis, I'm on rinitadine and lansoprozole. I'm also on anxiety meds to, as to see if that started.

So basically the chest pains were cause of the acid and I think that's cause I was suffering from anxiety, I'm still waiting to have the camera down to confirm it all, how long go you with suffering before it all stars again? X