So worried, ulcers, any ideas please

Hi Jules, cannot say how to heal quicker, I wish I knew as could do with a quick fix myself. Have Barretts Oesophagus, 3 cm corrosion, being monitored every two years. Only found out by accident as had the OLD camera down the throat for another medical issue. Glad I did as it helps answer some issues.

Try not to worry, if your in England you can ring up booking office and ask if any cancellations and if you could go on reserve list. Also decide if you want sedation, I did it was great. But then I do not like to know what's going on. Let me know how you get on.

Please try not to worry. It seems that you are already doing everything sensible by way of diet. I too am on Omeprazole for silent reflux and a couple of years ago had an attack of gastritis for four months and got myself in exactly the same pickle as you. Endoscopy showed no harm done and it eventually subsided on its own. Remember, you don't know you have an ulcer, you just think you do so don't anticipate an unlikely worse case scenario and try to curb the anxiety. This type of chest pain is also a symptom of anxiety by the way. You have an endoscopy in the pipeline so that will reassure you. I know how you feel but please don't worry. 

Hi Jules, I have had ulcer pain with 5am vomiting and constant constipation since February 14 and have been on omeprazole with little success. The pain and vomiting goes away for a few weeks (but never  the constipation) and the omeprazole masks the symptoms but then it comes back again and relapses. I have also recently been refused a referral to the gastroenterologist on the basis that it's 'not serious enough to warrant it' !!! I have been trying the cabbage juice treatment since this Monday (4 days so far) with great success, I would highly reccomend it! I borrowed my neighbour's juicer and have been juicing half a white cabbage, 3 or 4 times a day. You can mix it with other juices if you don't like the taste but I quite like it as it is. If you don't have or can't borrow a juicer you can do it in the blender by adding a cup of water, whizzing it up and straining it through a muslin or cheese cloth. It's not half as effective though, and would thoroughly recommend using a proper juicer if you can. I have stopped taking omeprazole and have had no pain, and (sorry if TMI) have actually been able to go to the toilet normally for the first time in MONTHS! :-D And I'm only on day 4. It's recommended to keep going for about 2 weeks, but in the studies they did (see links below) some people were cured after 4 days. I will definitely  carry on to 2 weeks to be on the safe side! If you do this you will also have loads of leftover cabbage pulp, so I have been making sooooo much cabbage based soup! Not as bad as it sounds if you add loads of root veg, salt, pepper, and boil it down so all the flavours mix: hardly tastes of cabbage at all.

Anyway, will stop babbling on now, just wanted to share a positive experience. I have tried so many other things, including bananas, plantains, DGL tablets, fennel tea, manuka honey, and while these all help, they don't seem to fully cure it. The only other thing I can recommend is a high fibre diet. If the pain flares up (esp if your stomach is empty) have a bowl of porridge with a spoonful of honey in it. Works every time. Good luck and if you try this let me know how you get on!

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