I'm on the verge of tears as I type this. This has been a horrible month for me with my stomach. My gastritis attacks have become much more frequent. I had been in remission (no attack for for a long time). However I've had about 4 attacks for this month. That's pretty much every week and that never used to happen. I am so scared and freaking out thinking it might be more serious. My symptoms are bloating, gas, upset stomach and loose stools. I think I have high stomach acid which led to some inflammation or erosion of my stomach lining. I am going back to my doctor right away. I am currently on omeprazole but he might have to give me something stronger if there is anything. This is giving me severe anxiety. I feel so scared and alone. My family doesn't really understand what's going on with me. Could it be more serious than gastritis?
Just to shed some light I ate Japanese hibachi food last night. Could that be be a trigger? Every time I get an attack I feel scared to eat for days after then I lose weight. It's really destroying me mentally as well as physically.
I can't even go out and enjoy dinner with friends without worrying about the repercussions. I'm so depressed.
Hey
I’m the excact same! I’ve had terrible stomach pain going on for weeks! I’ve been super scared I’ve had chest pains stomach aches have not been eating as much and lost heaps of weight! I’m unsure what’s going on all my blood test and every thing came back fine I have a colon/endo tomoz but still worried they might find something
I'm so sorry to hear. Is it just pain? Do you get any nausea/bloating/loose bowel movements? I'm sure it's nothing serious and the endo/colonoscopy will help with a diagnosis. You should also test for H Pylori infection and do an ultrasound. I know the stress and worry is enough to drive you crazy but stay strong. Keep me posted. Good luck.
Update
Had my tests done all came back fine! Thank goodness, still get stomach pains and such soo I’m putting it down to stress even tho I haven’t been that bad lastely :S but who knows how long the effects last in the body but I’m convinced you would be same as me cause all my stomach problems got really bad as soon as I developed anxiety
Kind regards
I am so happy to hear that your test results came back fine. I think anxiety is one of the main reasons for my stomach issues but it's also my diet and eating habits. I used to skip breakfast everyday. I'm trying to eat more frequent meals now. I also can't resist Coca-Cola. I drink a lot of that. I'm working hard to get healthy. I've already cut out alcohol and most acid producing foods. Any advice you can give me would be appreciated. How did the endoscopy go? Were you sedated? Did you feel anything?
Yeh I feel ya I’ve tried to cut out a lot it’s super hard but we will get there and yes it was super quick u get knocked out best sleep I’ve had in awhile and was out with in like 2 hours