Gastritis- acute or chronic?

Hello.

It is strange how your gastritis has appeared with no apparent cause. How did they test for h pylori? The docs missed my infection first time and picked up second time by endoscopy. I wasn't happy as my stomach was ruined because of it.

I am healed now (12 months down the line) and it wasn't a quick fix. Private message me and I will send you a report I wrote about my experiences. I send it to other sufferers and docs to educate them.

And you are on too much acid blocking meds. They can cause you to feel ill as well as they can slow digestion and make you bloated and gassy. I didn't like being on ppi and weened off it ASAP. H2 blockers were much better to tolerate although not as strong.

Dear Hallie,

                  I had similar symptoms and I stopped taking lansoprazole.

I can't ensure that it will work for you. At least consult your G.P. before you try this, but try two weeks without the lansoprazole would be my feeling . Cannot see anything else in your diet . But the lansoprazole was really bad for me.

It's a protein pump inhibitor and doesn't suit everyone. The object is to reduce acids in your tummy. Good luck and try to keep calm, have a simple healthy diet early to bed etc.  E.

Oh dear, yes, that is very frustrating and disables normal life so much.

I have no idea why your gastritis started, 

but my daughter has gastritis out of the blue being h.pylori negative in several tests, too. We are almost a year in (honestly saying gastritis, hearburn, nausea and vomiting being the smallest of her problems currently)

The only clue we had was bile reflux (seen in gastroscopy) into stomach and bile can irritate stomach lining.

One thing that strikes me in your story are the therapy trials in regards to duration.

If I read correctly your symptoms only started 9 WEEKS ago and you have trialed a lot in that time.

Unfortunately many of your tried remedies and medications you need to try for much longer before giving up the one or other trial as 'not working': 

e.g. domperidone and metoclopramide each need many weeks before one can tell, if they work or not (6 weeks per medication minimum before effect = 12 weeks just for those two meds to trial). 

Doesn't mean they would help in the end though, true,

still could be without effect, of course (domep. and metoclo. are usually given to gastroparesis people, who need to get the food faster out of stomach into guts since their time is slowed down - can be measured in gastric emptying study-, food too long in stomach can cause nausea).

And if you get drowsyness as side effect....who can trial for 6 weeks.

Also probiotics take weeks, if not months before one can tell, if they worked or not since it takes a long, long time to alter anything in gut flora, if the taken probiotics reach it at all (very different mixes and products on the market).

Probiotics won't do much for your gastritis anyway, since the stomach likes to be without bacterial flora and goes into kill bacteria with its acid, hence probiotics are preferrably in stomach acid protective capsules or in a huge dose if taken as powders.

These are all medications/remedies that do not work instantly like a usual over the counter pain killers.

Hang in there, trial a food diary maybe.

Maybe you find food that does agree with you better than other food.

We trialed different diets (min 4 weeks each) to no avail, but that doesn't mean, it wouldn't make sense for other people.

We have one definite (typical) vomit trigger so far: chocolate. ;-) the smallest piece within a minute back out and gone. 

My mum decades in with gastritis (but ulcers gone thanks to PPI) cannot tollerate any restaurant food.

Just as 'our experience' share.

Gastritis is often a long road, but doesn't mean forever.

Some swear by meditation. Stress is often said to trigger gastritis.

Please keep on trying different gastritis healing suggestions.

Best of luck!

I am also having similar symptoms as urs. Constant nausea. Feels like food is stuck not moving down. Lot of burps. And bloated stomach.

Do feel fullness early? My diet no longer is same..

M also trying to find answer, this thing is very Irritating.

I have similar problem as you have, tender stomach and stomach pain, its been 8 months now with no relief. plz share if anything works for you.