Gastritis right side/flank pain

thanks Maryam

cabbage juice helped a lot truly. I used to have sometimes pain under robs but all that is gone now. The only pain I have now is right side flank pain. Acid reflux is under control for now (except for bit of poet nasal drip) thankfully. Are you still continuing candida diet?

Hi maryam324,

Hope you're feeling better. I have the same slight discomfort on the right side of my rib cage when I poke it. I noticed it happened after I had sinusitis or if I have had too much acid in take from food and beverage.

Hi lizziewizzie, Thanks. I have been scoped..do not have a hernia..am pretty sure about that..in fact before it was confirmed through the scope I used to do the jumping thing everyday, hoping it would help. Also, tried everything digestive enzymes, bethaine HCL , ACV before I went to regular doctors. All of them have been irritating to my stomach and my gastritis feels worse when I take them. What helps for me is low acid diet (I can eat my normal Indian food with moderate spices, lots of yoghurt, bananas and vegetable juices). I don't have pain or acidity in esophagus. Even if I gave any bit of reflux it's only in the throat ( which is pretty much under control now). The pain on the side almost on the flank. 

I don't have low stomach acid, coz PPI helped me lot. If I had it, PPI might have made me feel worse. But they actually helped me heal now. 

ppi's soothe the gastritis...but when that inflammation passes and you recover your strong stomach wall...its really important to try to re-build high levels of stomach acid as this low pH will protect from overgrowth of h pylori in future

So if the stomach is to the right, the. It's the gastritis pain hopefully  

thanks! Have you tried the cabbage juice? It really helped me a lot, sad I didn't continue it completely!  I take only yoghurt for my probiotics. Haven't tried fermented cabbage, maybe will do after a few days

silly me...i meant the outlet from the stomach into the duodenum (via the pyloric sphincter) is towards the right. the stomach is mostly to the left beneath the liver....i'm misleading you.

so you may have some inflammation going on there too..i the duodenum..but you do seem to be onto it. well done you! how are you feeling now?

Thanks Lizzie, I'm feeling better most of the days. Slowly weaning off of PPI's. But I do need to get a test done to see if hpylori is gone. Will go in the first week of May for that. But mild reflux and gastritis are still there. It's not debilitating or stopping me from my day to day life but it's still annoying. So just managing that (as my husband says, make friends with it or ignore it) and getting along 😃

Thanks Lizzie I haven't tried the slippery elm gruel, only the capsules which I didn't find very effective. I will try the gruel and see. As per the endoscopy, I don't have an ulcer, just gastritis. I just realized it is pain due to gastritis, but it comes on the right side for me when I eat something that I shouldn't. It starts burning right away so I know it's something to do with the food!

but only for a short while....really important not to get hooked ok?

a gruel made from slippery elm is very soothing

am so angry that the name of a natural herb is being moderated out....this is the alt med section

golden seal is also very helpful

the first herb i mentioned is soothing... golden seal helps with the h pylori infection

but yes healing any ulcer or the start of an ulcer is vital....then rebuilding adequate stomach acid to prevent over-growth of h pylori in future.

when you say flank...where exactly do you mean? anyway glad you've had a medical examination x

Well it's more on the right side...more like the waist area. 

Have just realized it is due to gastritis, burns when I eat something wrong. So sticking to a diet now where I don't aggravate it.

i am very skeptical of natural herbs, tried so many of them before using PPI and none of them worked. Anyway will try the slippery elm first. 

So lizzie, what are the issues you are suffering from?

hi sirivinay

well i have autoimmune thyroiditis and lichen sclerosis. both are inflammatory conditions and i'm modifying my diet to exclude gluten grains and dairy. sounds hard i know but i also need to take more nutrients and am investigating how best to do so preferably from food but otherwise supplementation. do you take any supplements?

Oh am sorry to hear that Lizzie.

I don't take any supplements. Was thinking Of trying supplements like ensure but Dropped the idea for now as I have slowly started gaining back weight now. 

I eat oatmeal, bananas, walnuts with almond milk for breakfast. Lunch and dinner I eat veggies, lentils, rice, Indian wheat breads, yoghurt. I do avoid dairy though. 

I am due to get off the PPI's in a week. So I am trying to wean off them slowly now.

oh well done!

was really worrying as ppi's whilst being  helpful for ulceration or even just inflammation (ie gastritis) can cause other problems and sustained low stomach acid allows parasites in as well as infections and viruses etc.

maybe don't quit too early either...but you should be able to tolerate apple cyder vinegar without pain...then you know you've cleared up the itis!!

important to restore the normal balance of stomach acidity. have you been feeling tired? low stomach can be a symptom of low thyroid..i'm working on re-building my stomach acid due to aununderactive thyroid. Its all connected!!

Thanks Lizzie! Yah I heard it hyoid issues are connected to Gut health sometimes! I am quitting but I will be taking Zantac for a few more days when I stop the PPI completely. I had tried Apple cider vinegar before I started on PPI and it burned so badly so scared to try it again. I have tried lemon juice today and didn't have any burning, although I am on PPI still so don't know if that buffered the burning. Will try lemon juice for a few days

To answer your question, I do not feel tired. I think the Hpylori is gone (yet to get re tested to see if it's gone). Except for the gastritis and mild reflux I feel pretty normal. I understand what you mean about low stomach acid problems. Right now I don't think I have any bad bacteria overgrowth. I can eat normally, have a good appetite and I don't have any bloating, bowels are fine. 

don/t blame you for being cautious! ouch. am sure you will let the stomach wall heal completely x

.wonder why you got this?  its more often smokers etc. have you been worrying about something maybe? i do hope any issue is resolved

I am not sure what caused it. I don't smoke and I've been fairly healthy with no gut issues and not over weight. I had chicken pox last year though and I think antibiotics for 10days caused Bacterial imbalance. I didn't get feel anything then but soon after the chicken pox I moved to the U.S. I think that caused a physical stress on my body. And It all started off soon after.  I couldn't understand what was wrong, that's when I panicked and got stressed out and made things worse I guess. 

oh....well theres your answer...anti-biotics killed off your gut flora including the small amount of H P  that;s normally there.....in the stomach!