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Gastritis - Constant severe stomach pain

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jenny33426
jenny33426

I wondered if anyone could help me, since about January 2013 I have on and off had a dull ache in my stomach, sometimes flaring up to make me feel sick. I actually put this down to anxiety however in the past few weeks my theory has changed.

About three weeks ago my stomach flared up however to the worst pain I have experienced as yet, made me feel like I was going to be sick constantly and made me not know what to do with myself. I feel like there is a lump in my thought and my stomach feels tender and swollen when flares up feels like my stomach is on fire/knotted up!

The pain was so sever I went to the doctors (2 and a half weeks ago), my doctor felt my stomach and said it felt swollen, I told her the symtoms and she says she thinks I have gastritis and prescribed me with Lansoprazole 30mg tablets to take daily for 1 month, this however to date hasn't helped my stomach at all, the flare up comes and goes however the pain in my stomach is constant and the Lansorprazole is causing terrible upset stomach to the point I am worried to not be near a toilet.

I went back to the doctors on Tuesday 22/10 explained all of the above to her and she said I am to keep taking the tablets and she is happy to see me again in November (once the months course has been taking) however im in dispear with this pain sad HAD ENOUGH OF FEELING ILL and can't help but think the worse

Has anyone experienced symptoms same as above as I feel extremely on my own shouting and no one understanding what im going though

Comments greatfully received.

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  • adina01771
    adina01771 jenny33426

    Posted

    i had the same pain and i cried majority of the night i couldnt sleep or hang out with friends i went to the doctor they didnt know what was going on i went to a GYN and they started me on birth control thinking it was cramps but the pain was still there finally i went to the emergency room when the pain was at its peek and the gave me medecine i stopped taking it for a while and the pain just dissappeard and then not too long ago about a week ago it came back and i already stopped eating me and drinking dairy i went gluten free for awhile and im still in a constant pain even if its minimal it still hurt i drink only water and hot tea and its really unbearable sometimes. have you figured out what it is yet ? 
  • Zezima
    Zezima jenny33426

    Posted

    I was having burning pains in my upper abdomen daily, I also excessively burped and had LPR  (silent reflux). I couldn't prevent these symptoms and they were so persistent I genuinely thought I was dying of stomach cancer for months and I thought nobody was taking me seriously and that I was going to be dead within the year. Googling your symptoms is some scary stuff. I think the stress itself is what made it worse. Now the symptoms will only appear if I drink alcohol or fizzy drinks. I still had to avoid many spicy types of food too which sucks I guess but anything is better than cancer 
  • josey59443
    josey59443 jenny33426

    Posted

    i was told i had lazy bowel abour 18month ago,told to eat lots of fibre everything calmed down,but about 3wks ago i would wake up in a morning with pain in the left side of my tummy,it would go after about 3 mins,but now its all day long all over my tummy and i feel sick,i think the worry is worse than the syptom going to ring docs for appoint in morning,but very worried.hope you have sorted your problem out
  • jenn42668
    jenn42668 jenny33426

    Posted

    Hi there Jenny my name is Jenny as well. So sorry your going through something so smiliar to my problem. I thought I was the only one. Our sysmptoms are so similiar expect that my stomach is so huge and my weight is going crazy. One day I have a perfect regular flat stomach and suddenly I start swelling I go super huge people even ask me if im pregnant. My stomach gets supper huge, hard, and heavy. Ive had numerous of tests done like; upper endoscopys, colonoscpopys, thousands of blood tests, collected urine to have it tested, numerous of cts scans, ultrasounds, and xrays. Weve pretty much have done everything in the book. Im close to almost 3 months with this condition now. Its super diffucult to sleep, eat and sometimes even breath. I havent worked in a long time now due to all of these sysmptoms. None of the hydrocodine pills work any more. They first diagnosed me with IBS but none of the treatments worked for me. Ive done these crazy diets where I cant eat anything and only drink water and my stomach still seems to get bigger. I can't fit in any of my clothes. I feel like i'm going insane with all of these tests results being completly normal. Have you gotten any better? Any results?
    • jenn42668
      jenn42668 jennjenng

      Posted

      So glad your finally getting some relief. Ive pretty much have tried everything and nothing seems to work I only get worse. I have an upcoming MRI and i'm hoping we could finally find an answer. 
  • riley16366
    riley16366 jenny33426

    Posted

    Hello Jenny, my name is Riley. I have been suffering from the same symptoms for about 3 weeks now. Doctors have taken blood and stool samples and everything has come back as normal. Every morning my body wakes me up at around 8-9 and I am very ill for about 3-4 hours and then I am back to my normal self. The pain is very excruciating and I am more just annoyed that i havent slept in past 8 for 3 weeks. Doctors have ruled out a couple things, they say it could be IBS but i dont meet all the symptoms that IBS sufferers have. Anyways I was just woundering if you have heard anything new as of late. By the way I am 17 years old and this condition is ruining my social life and making me very depressed. I just wish there was somthing that i could do to make it go away sad 
    • crystal1976
      crystal1976 riley16366

      Posted

      Hi. I have a 17yo daughter whonsuffers daily from nausea and stomach pain. She is afraid to eat anything and has lost alot of weight. She has had an upper gi and lower gi test and both are fine. Ahe was hospitalized for a week with extensive testing and all came back normal. She has seem a GI doctor and meds make her sick. She skips social gatherings and school ALOT! HAVE YOU FOUND ANY RELIEF? Any help would help. So worried.
    • Schmouroz
      Schmouroz crystal1976

      Posted

      Hi crystal1976,

      I'm 20 years old and was suffering with exactly what you have described for more than 13 months, trying various medications, etc, before realising that I have had anxiety for a number of years, and it is what causer my stomach problems (crazy, I know). It turned into a vicious cycle because I (just like your daughter) was so afraid to eat anything in case it made me feel sick and in turn that made the anxiety worse, and so on. Although this might be a special case, maybe you should ask your daughter about this, because I was told that its more common than you would think . a few days after realising the cause, and after going to a councikker, I learned that deep breathing is a major help, and in the last 2 weeks my appetite is back to normal and my stomach is much more settled. I'm not 100% better but its getting there! I really hope this helps because I truely feel her pain, it was a nightmare.

      -Shannon

    • Schmouroz
      Schmouroz crystal1976

      Posted

      Sorry, I should clarify, if your daughter feels the same as me, deep breathing alone won't fix this as I'm sure you know 😅 good luck!

  • dididudu
    dididudu jenny33426

    Posted

    Hi, I've had similar problems for the past 4 years. I've been to so many doctors and no one knows what's wrong with me and all the tests would come back negative. For me I had a lot of acid reflux where it would go to my chest throat and ears. It was constant 24/7 and many days because of it I cannot go to sleep. I have quit working because I just can't function with the pain and the sleepless nights. Eventually a doctor diagnosed me with gastroparesis which is the food not clearing fast enough from your stomach to your intestine therefore it could cause a plethora of problems. However I don't think that is what is causing all of my pain. The only thing that I really helped me was magnesium supplements. When I take it my body is just calm but it also caused soo much side effects that I just cannot be on it. I think my real problem is that my stomach muscles are in constant spasm. Recently my doctor prescribed a calcium channel blocker and that also seem to help, they are suppose to dialate the blood vessels so that your muscles can relax usually prescribed for people who have high blood pressure. 

    I started having this problem in my late 20s and because I look young and healthy, no one took me seriously, the only thing they ever related my problem to would be an eating disorder which I've never had! I am Asian and naturally thin and since I have had the stomach problems I've lost about another 10 pounds (I normally weigh 107 and I am 5'7) so that's a lot of weight to loose. And of course after hearing that all the specialist would again bring up anorexia as a potential cause. 

    I've literally tried pretty much everything, from aloe to zinc l-carnosine etc etc and by trial and error found that my problem has to be related to smooth muscle spasms and perhaps with neurotransmitters and hormones that are regulating the actions of the stomach. 

    Anyway I still don't know exactly what the problem is but I am getting closer, so don't give up if you are still experiencing pain. In my experience most doctors don't listen and they will never spend as much time as you researching your symptoms. Because you are not dying anytime within the month, therefore you are not that high in their priority list. So you have to be your own advocate.

     

  • dave65741
    dave65741 jenny33426

    Posted

    Hello Jenny. I found this thread while trying to figure out what is wrong with my 10 year old son. He has had similar stomach issues for almost 3 weeks now. It seems to always be bad in the morning and evening, we have been eating healthier but that hasn't changed much for his stomach issues. We have been to the doctor and had a bunch of tests run and everything is coming back clear. Did you ever figure out what was causing your issues? I am inclined to get him some Acidophilus supplements since that seemed to help a few people on here. I am curious as to how this ended up for you and if there was anything else that helped you out.

    Thanks

    • jenny33426
      jenny33426 dave65741

      Posted

      Hello Dave,

      I am sorry to read that your son is suffering.  As I am sure you have gathered from this thread and simular ones the problem is the symptoms we all seem to have literally could be caused by a list of things sad This is why it is so hard to diagnose!

      All you can do is try!

      things I have tried;

      - Acidiphilus tablets (2 a day) from Holland and Barrat or Onken Natural Yogurt (table spoon morning, lunch & night)

      (do not do both of the above but one or the other is the same, basically it is to put "good bacteria" back into the gut as there may be an imbalance

      - Kept a food diary to see if it was food related

      - Went on a wheat and gluten free diet for a month

      - Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, Stool Samples, Ultra sound, blood tests

      - Cut out fizzy drinks

      I recommend you try the above (on seperate occassions) to see if any of them help.

      One common cause to these syptoms could be H.Pylori ask the doc to test him for that - its a simple stool sample they send away - easy to test for and least you can rule that out straight away.

      Good luck

       

  • AnneK2951
    AnneK2951 jenny33426

    Posted

    Jenny you have described my symptoms to a tee.  In 2009 after my son was born I had my first bout with stomach pain.  It was so bad I fell onto the floor and laid there wondering if my appendix had ruptured.  The pain is so severe at times it affects my ability to walk, I’m hunched over and I feel like my shoulder is being dragged down.  I have also had numerous tests done, endoscopy, colonoscopy, blood work, u/s, ct scan, you name it, nothing, all clear.  I modified my diet to remove gluten, worked like a charm for awhile then the pain was back.  I cut out soft drinks.  Worked for awhile then the pain was back..  I’m at my wit’s end.

     I noticed that the pain typically coincides with a certain week in my monthly cycle, week 3.  I did a little research and week 3 (and sometimes as far back as week 2) having something to do with ovulation can have an effect on digestion by slowing it down.  Because my stomach pains truly feel like I’ve been blown up like a balloon and my insides are tender and sore and full of sharp rocks,  I really think it might be an issue of slow digestion during certain periods of the month brought upon by certain hormonal or environmental changes. 

    Solution?  God knows.   I have an appointment with my gyno to discuss but have very low expectations.  What is he to do? Shut down my hormones?  Not likely.  F-ing hormones are responsible for all the troubles in the world I tell ya.

    • jenny33426
      jenny33426 AnneK2951

      Posted

      Hello Anne,

      Thank you very much for your above post, very interesting thought.

      To be honest with me it was happening on a daily basis so I don't this is the case, however over the last couple of months, my sypthoms aren't daily (WHAT A RELIEF!!!) however they are still occuring.

      I am now monitoring when the flare ups are happening as you say the thought has crossed my mind if it could be related to my monthly's.

      I had been on the contreceptive pill for approximately 16 years and as a process of illimination I came off this back in February - I believe it takes 6 months for this to completey get out of your system, so could this of been the course of my daily symptoms? possibly, however I have tried numerous things so could be any.

      As I say unfortunately I am still not recoved as I am still getting flare ups, and still have a regular upset stomach however I am just so relieved the daily HELL is currently not the case.

      Thank you again for your comments and I sincerley hope you get to the bottom of your problems quickly!

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