Gastritis and being unable to eat- is this normal?

Hi King, 

I’ve been suffering from the same symptoms like you.  I’ve been looking at so many forums.  There are so many people who are suffering like we do and losing weight like crazy.  What is the worst is that doctors seem not to be able to help.  What you must do is not to give up !  You’re not alone.  You have to try to eat something ... ANYTHING you can get down there.  Most importantly also try hard to drink water etc to make sure you don’t get dehydrated.  I know it’s very very tough to eat when you can’t eat.  We’re you also diagnosed with Gastritis ?  What I found so hard is this :  you can’t eat but nobody can help you.  But if you don’t eat ... you can’t survive.....  it is hell I know..... please try to eat something ... every 3 hours .... and drink.   Look on the Internet for the ‘Low FODMAP’ diet and try to find something on that diet you may be able to force down.  All your tests were negative so you probably have gastritis.  It takes a long long time but it will it will get better.      

Hi King,  

when you try to eat something .... unfortunately it’s all trial and error.  If you feel super horrible after eating a tiny amount of something .... then that’s bad for you.  I noticed that I got very very ill after eating anything raw like fruit ( which I LOVE) or are veg or salad.   At present I don’t dare to eat this.   Also anything fried was very bad for me.   Boiled potatoe (very boring I know) was not too bad for me.  The way you are at present ... probably nothing will feel great.  But you can try to identify what is ‘even worse’ etc.   I also tried - god knows - various drugs against nausea etc.  None of them did help me.  Just don’t give up !!! Many people recovered and you will too .   It’s very annoying because it takes sooo long to get better and needs so much patience.... 

I find i regurgitate sometimes even water. Its as if it gets half way down i burp and sort of heave and up it comes water tea mushed up biscuts and then a horrible taste in my mouth.

I have been told Gastritis now im having third scan on gallbladder.

Had hpylori test via blood negative. Now gp wants it done by breath.

He says its more reliable. Ive had 3 lots of bloodtests all negative.

I am on no medicines the nexium made me really weird and didnt work serc made me ill zofran didnt stop me feeling nauseas for 8 weeks constantly i came of everything gp advised

Suzanne,

It looks likely that you don’t have Helicobacter.  That’s good ... at least you don’t need the Antibiotics.  I had also big problems with all sorts of drugs.  I had problems with Nexium (PPI - proton pump inhibitor) as well , then tried all other PPIs.  Each one made me so much worse than I was without them.  I understand that many people with Gastritis don’t get any relief from those drugs.  I had the same problem years ago but I had also Helicobacter.  I took the Antibiotics (I had to ... there was no choice)... but afterwards it took me 7 months to get better.   Gastritis is what it is and it just takes time ..sometimes a long time.....but then you’ll get better .......the best you can do is being careful what you eat.  Look at the Low Fodmap Diet or some of the Low Fibre Diets (they’re probably more gentle on your stomach).  That will give you an idea which foods best to (temporarily) to avoid.  The rest is trial and error.  Anything making you feel ill .... even if allowed according to the diet .... don’t eat it again.  I got even problems from herbal teas which are supposed to be so good for you.  Strangely I got somewhat better after stopping the herbal teas .... crazy...(other people may not have problems with teas)  ...Best , however, to be careful with indigestible fibres like wholemeal fibres or legumes or nuts.  They can be tough on an upset stomach (gastritis).

I and hubbie would agree with you. I dont want the breath test

Its a drug in my system. Blood test specifically for hp said negative.

Idw an endoscopy idw any more drugs pills potions they either do

Buggar all or make me feel worse.

I will have the gall bladder scan repted but as for the breath idk?

The reason the clinic gave me btest is cos im allergic to so much

I can eat chip and special fried rice thai style i can eat sausages but find eating meats no good no coffees dont drink fizzy exvept water

And proseco nooooooo. I feel more or less ok today mornings always rubbish achy queasy after an hour or 2 up at 6 by 8ish im ok

Been like this for 72hrs except for constant ache between shoulder blades. Im taking baby steps had one bit of chocolate and with in 5 mins was regurgitating said chocolate into hanky buggar love chocy

Been sick fof 14 weeks

Mine was nov 17 had gerd attack pain but went to casuality with bppv

They did the Epley maneuver done. But decided ecg cos i had a slight gerd

STRAIGHT away taken into hospital heart tests 5 days later aok given col pills im alergic tried 3 im on none@asprin daily. Imo Asprins damaged me

April 5 months later Gerd reflux like ive never had tried nexium usless

Cany take ratinitide or Zantac im allergic was on serc and even Zofran for 24hr a day nausea im in my 15th week now. Nausea thank gosh stopped 5 weeks ago overnight . Now mornings wake up 430am wind ache along my tummy feel sicky lye there for a bit get p wind rumbling burping hot water bottle for a couple of hours then it eases. Still there pain in shoulder blades but tums eased off a lot in the last few days see how it goes.

I could wake up tomorrow in agony. Lost weight eating was hell.

Got cystitis cos i couldn't drink i regurgitated it. No more coffee

Teas ok or regurgitate only a couple of cups a day and defo not in am.

Idl this its rubbish.

Are you feeling better? Have you found anything to help with this?

Hi, im also going through this. The loss of appetite is the most annoying. I have also lost weight. Did find any relief ?

* did you find any relief ?

Its been 2 months and I'm still the same, i honestly haven't tried any medication and i don't think i want to and neither have i been told if i have gastritis but the symptoms im getting are exactly like how people with gastritis, im already on iron tablets which seem to be no help however i do want to try some aloe vera juice once a day for a few days apparently it kills the bad bacteria in the stomach, i also was reccommended to try kefir milk, eat lots of papayas without the seeds but i haven't tried any of these yet. Before trying anything seek information or medical advice even though it can be no help lol. Also try and get a stool sample done by your GP/doctor so they can check if your deficient in any vitamins as this can also cause digestive issues, the stool sample is also helpful to check for H.Ployri (i might have spelt that wrong lol) but its a bad bacteria. This issue is really hard to deal with easily and try not to stress its no help at all just makes everything feel worser ! You will feel better cause my friend was exactly like this and ACV helped her a bit, I lost 2 stones in 2 months i was basically eating less than 500 cals a week how much weight did you lose and in what time?

I have lost about 15 kgs in a month and a half. Also do you feel easily full when having food ?

Yes i used to alot but after like a month it got better , still there but better , try to drink at least 500ml water first thing in the morning (normal temperature water) it actually helped me feel a little better throughout the day. Also after eating a meal or snack wait at least 30 minutes before having a drink or water. And avoid drinking water then eating straightaway its what made me feel bloated most of the time !.

By the way ... iron tablets are famous for causing stomach trouble ... are you aware of that ?