this is very similar to my experience. it all started with a dull ache in my left upper abdomen and it moved to the middle and the right upper abdomen. I’ve been taking my PPI’s but it doesn’t seem to improve. it’s been here for almost four months now with no sign of healing anytime soon. I get occasional heartburn too and a burning sensation in my upper abdomen. I get bloated really easily too and burp quite a lot. I used to get really anxious when all of this started but I’ve calmed down considerably. these days I’m just sad about it but not really anxious. I get these weird headaches too which don’t exactly hurt but feel like goosebumps in my head (does that make sense?) but I’m not sure if its related. I had my ultrasound done which came out pretty normal.
Hi,
I too now have good and bad days and still struggle to eat anything but bland food. I am having a H-Pylori test on Friday so i’ve been off PPI’s for nearly 2 weeks, It was horrendous at first but seems to have settled slightly and just some heartburn now at night. Have you had this test?
Hello everyone, I don’t know how to participate in a forum so please bear with me.
I am 70 years old and have what I am told is chronic gastritis for 5 years now.
Basically I have gnawing stomach pain and some belching anytime my stomach is not occupied with food. I have been on 80mg omeprazole and 20 mg famotidine per day.
I am not sure it helps much but a scared to stop. I’ve been trying a bland food diet recently and getting maybe a little relief but still have to eat several times each night to get back to sleep. I’ve been on non-steroidal anti-inflammatories for about 25 years and that’s what the doctors blame for the gastritis. My attempts to quit the anti-inflammatory meds is too painful because I have serious Osteo-arthritis.
Anne, I appreciate you diet advice above. I am planning to ask my doctor about pantoprazole sodium too. Have you got any advice for an old guy?
hi doug, sorry to hear you’re part of this club, it is no fun is it? there really should be more warnings with the anti inflammatory drugs that they can cause severe stomach problems! from what i understand and have read, chronic gastritis can heal it just takes a long time. so don’t lose faith! i am not fully better yet not by a long shot. going through a flare up again at the moment and almost feel back to square one. my one bit of advice would be to actually not go crazy with cutting out foods as i don’t believe they affect it that much… you have to have some enjoyment in life! i still have a cup of coffee every day but i have cut out processed foods and excess sugar etc. and included more healing foods. keep posting, it’s good to have this forum for support!
hey i had this diagnosed over a year ago but i only realize what it was recently, i have lost so much weight, like a 100lbs over a 2 yr period i feel cause i am restricted from alot of food, like fats especially, oily or spicy or salty food. i have so much anxiety from this, i have severe acid reflux, i feel like this is eating my stomach slowly, lots of burning and gurgling in my stomach am going back to my gi dr this is too much, i didnt even know what was causing my weightloss until now, drs couldnt tell me either, i did the h pylori test and it was negative.
hi, I’ve been having this upper abdominal discomfort for the past four months and occasional heartburn. I used to be very anxious but now my anxiety has died down a little bit but it does take time. So healing is possible but it’ll just take some time. I lost a lot of weight but I’m trying to eat more healthy now. Just don’t lose faith and keep trying. It does get better.
tzumi how are you doing these days? my stomach uneasiness is back and im feeling pretty discouraged about ever healing…
hey! im in the same situation as you. my discomfort is back full force and i know its really hard to stay positive in these situations. im sure it’ll get better.
stay strong! stay connected.
Hi! I just read your symptoms, on the pressure below your ribs. I have that same pressure, started on left side, but now it is all accross below my ribs. I suffer from IBS D about 14 years ago, but it was always under control until 4 mos. ago. I believe my symptoms were triggered by a statin, which I stopped after a month, because I was fine before. I now have constipation, flatulence, undigested food, some mucus in stools, flushing in face with some acne, stomach gurgling, and extreme weight loss (30 lbs in 4 months because I am hardly eating). I changed my diet and all tests (xrays, blood, urine, ultrasound, CT scan) are normal, but still not eating. But the pressure under the ribs is constant and only feels better standing or when I sleep. It feels like something is bloated or something is being pushed in under my ribs., and when I eat, the pressure increases., and I hear and feel like liquid moving along area of pressure. I am very uncomfortable and do not know what is happening to me.
Please reply if you have any relief. Thank you.
is your pain worse at night ? morning ? in between meals ? i had gastritis and think it once again is acting up. attacks can last 2 days to s month on and off and some days will be better than others. i think when first prescribed meds it took 2 weeks to feel normal. mine was as you described and would go away with laying / sitting. And would be completely gone in the morning.
Thanks for this assurance. I’m new here. Hi all.
I too have been diagnosed with (mild) gastritis. I’ve had it since April last year. Mine was caused by having to take a higher dose of Naproxen without PPIs. I don’t tolerate omeprazole or lanzoprazole and I wasn’t at the time informed of other drugs in the family that I could take to line my stomach (Difficult when you’re in pain and desperate).
A few months ago I had an endoscopy which showed mild inflammation to the lower esophagus. All else seemed clear. I was also given a h.pylori test which was negative.
To begin with in April I was given Famotodine and Gaviscone which I took for a couple of months and didn’t notice any improvement worth noting. I then decided to try a more natural route which worked out to be too expensive although it did seem to be calming down my symptoms. I couldn’t afford it any longer so I did a little research to find out there are several PPIs in the same family as Omeprazole and found I can tolerate Esomeprazole so I started on that whilst I still take probiotics and Gastroflux by Nutri Advanced, I really miss my aloe vera juice as together with the other supplements and medication things were really calming down. I can afford aloe vera juice for about a month more and that’s it so I guess I will ha e to try the combination of a higher dose (if permitted by the doctor) of esomeprazole and using it in combination of Gaviscon .
anne5321 Can I ask what medication and doses, specifically you found effective? That would be so helpful.
Thanks. Angela