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It has been 7 hours since my last meal and I still feel extremely full. My stomach looks enlarged and feels heavy. When I burp I can taste food. It's so uncomfortable I can't sleep. I feel nauseated. I just had a bowel movement but it has not eased much. Does this sound like gastritis? Does anyone else experience these symptoms with gastritis? I was on Omeprazole (PPI) to help reduce stomach acid but my supply recently finished. I then switched to a milder tablet Tagamet (h2 blocker). I think I need to go back on the PPI which was stronger and more effective. I thought my stomach would have been healed by now but I guess I was wrong. Now I'm starting to wonder if I have something else like gastroparesis or hiatal hernia. We had a birthday dinner for my uncle and right after was when the bloating started. I would really like to be able to celebrate and enjoy meals with my family without suffering these effects. I've been going through this for over a year and I'm desperately seeking a solution. Please help. Give me some advice. Thanks.
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heather38380 farah41194
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farah41194 heather38380
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No, I have not done an endoscopy. I'm not even sure if it's done (or done properly) where I live. I may have to go overseas for that. I kind of self-diagnosed the gastritis because my symptoms matched the description. My doctor agreed and put me on omeprazole which helped, but when i came off it, problems returned. Maybe I came off it too early, before my stomach could heal properly. I made diet and lifestyle changes but the problems just wont go away fully.
farah41194 heather38380
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I do have a diary. I've found that I've gotten sick when I ate spicy food, drank coffee, over-ate or skipped a meal...so I avoid those things.
heather38380 farah41194
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farah41194 heather38380
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I think I have a lot of gas in my stomach. I'll try some GasX and ginger tea.
Gillian_68 farah41194
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Hi Farah
A lot of things can cause this, but yes, it is a symptom of Gastritis, the bloating. I’ve got chronic Gastritis, I’m at my wits end with the full stomach feeling and bloating. I’ve recently lost weight, yet my stomach is bigger due to the bloating. 😕
farah41194 Gillian_68
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Same with me!! I'm also at my wits end. Been suffering for over a year now and it's been rough. I too have lost weight but my stomach looks big. Have you done tests? What treatment are you on? Can you suggest some foods that are gentle on the stomach?
Gillian_68 farah41194
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heather38380 Gillian_68
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Gillian_68 heather38380
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Yes Heather, lower, middle and upper back pain between shoulder blades, in fact I had pain everywhere, upper right, left quadrant, chest pains as well. 😕
heather38380 Gillian_68
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Gillian_68 heather38380
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Poor you Heather, it’s a nightmare. Best to eat mostly alkaline foods, plenty of veg, olive oil, fermented foods, like kimchi. I generally find it’s easier on me if I only twice a day. Alcohol kills me 🤪.
heather38380 Gillian_68
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mj1986 Gillian_68
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Do they know what causes chronic gastritis? I couldn’t live like this forever, I’m sure we all feel the same way. I’ve had another flare in the past 3 weeks and although it’s not as bad as it was at the start, I get so neurotic and withdrawn when it begins. Not being able to eat properly robs you of feeling human. Probiotics help me greatly, as do extra strong antacids. But omeprazole gave me IBS.
Gillian_68 mj1986
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Hi, I’m guessing it’s maybe down to alcohol, I was drinking beer, maybe it’s too harsh on a women’s stomach 🍻😕. All your symptoms are the same as mine. To be honest, the quickest way to cure it is to eat mainly plant foods, but you need to do this for at least 3 months, you can’t have a single ounce of alcohol, if you need to eat a meat based product, try to make it organic bone broth as this is good for the digestion. You will need to take a B12 supplement if not eating meat, it’s best to take the liquid form as people with Gastritis find it hard to get nutrients from their food and from vitamin supplements such as tablet form. Don’t know if your a coffee ?? drinker, I’ve found an alternative to coffee, it’s chicory, with malt and it’s organic, looks and tastes like coffee, it’s brilliant 👌😁. You can buy it on amazon, chicory is good for digestion, heartburn, kidneys etc. I’m still in pain everyday, but that’s because I still eat junk foods and occasionally drink 🍷 alcohol, but the drink rips the stomach out of me, I’m in agony when I drink, I try not to do it much anymore. 😬
farah41194 Gillian_68
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