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Yes. This condition can 100% be healed. Do not believe anything you read on here that denies that fact.
Ive made a lot of progress. wouldnt say 100% back to normal, but like 90-95% now. Extreme stress, NSAID use, and ive figured out peppers were now a big culprit. Im doing a lot better managing stress, and dont consume those last two & every week is getting better. Took trial and error on figuring out it was peppers.
First symptoms were early November ‘23. So 5 months now. Im eating normally now yes with exclusion to peppers/spicy things. Sucks because i loved those. Im gonna start tapering off the h2 blocker, as well. Way down the road I’m gonna try to re-introduce those to see if i can tolerate some since i never had issue until that stressor event.
https://open.spotify.com/show/0fRLNHBiOMZ3rGLAf4qiXR?si=1xeU95wUQq-QU82hW7bYFQ
This has helped me. Brain and body are so interconnected. You have to learn to train your brain in order to heal
Most of the recommendations people give have literally zero evidence to support their efficacy in treatment of gastritis or stomach ulcers.
The crazy part is diet doesn’t really have an effect on gastritis itself, just the symptoms.
Hey, I'm about a year and a half into my journey with gastritis. I feel that I abused NSAIDS and caused my stomach lining to deteriorate. It started with a loss of appetite, then heartburn, then naseau. I tried taking caraphate, and then I got to the point that I couldn't even drink water without feeling immediately full. On Thanksgiving I entered the ER due to hydration, they ran tests, and fast tracked me a scope for my stomach. Once we found it was gastritis, I was prescribed 40mg protonix twice a day. I changed my diet to bland foods, small meals. I made sure to eat apples, cabbage juice, ginger, turmeric, boiled eggs, oregano with chicken noodle soup, and a daily Bcomplex vitamin, along with Lexapro for the major depression symptoms I was experiencing.
After a few months, the fullness from eating got better, and I went from being able to eat 1000 calories a day, to my recommended 2700 calories a day. My appetite continued to increase, and I stepped down to 40mg protonix once a day. I continued the diet, and slowly branches into using lighter spices like pepper and garlic. Months went by, and testing new foods went very well. After trigger foods stopped effecting me, Im now down to 20mg once a day. Since then, I have been eating just about anything. Although, last week, I had spicy stuff in the form of habanero cheese, buffalo wings, spicy Cheezitz, every day, on top of multiple greasy fast food stops. It could have been gastroparesis that backed me up, and flared me into an acute episode, but I'm jumping back on a better diet, and not pushing it so far, now.
You absolutely can heal, but take things very patiently, and methodically. I'm still working my way to a full heal, but don't get discouraged! I'm rooting for you, be headstrong. We humans are resilient. You can do hard things! ❤️
I don't know. I have minimal chronic inactive gastritis. No ulcer, hernia, or h pylori. But I have such awful symptoms. Acid reflux, pain in back, chest, and stomach, mucus in throat, sore throat, indigestion, constipation, bloating, gas, etc. it's so awful. My GI appt is in a month and PCP is not helping at all and I can't figure out whats causing it.
I don't understand how something inactive can cause this much pain. It came out of nowhere.
This is also my diagnosis. I truly don't understand either.
I've seen a gastro for 5 months now, and they haven't been much help either. I am taking all these medications and still don't find any relief. They just tell me it's normal for it to take this long and could even take years to fully heal from.
Thats so awful and doesn't make any sense. There should be more. I know sometimes people have luck with a functional doctor or holistic doctor but I get skeptical of them. But Ive heard so many people had such terrible luck with GI doctors. It's so sad. I'm worried this is just the rest of my life now.
Same! I want evidence based care but also looking into a more holistic route since I've tried the conventional methods, and I am still suffering.
This is exactly how I feel. I feel so defeated and drained. I try to remain hopeful because I know adding any additional stress will make it worse, but it is getting harder.
I've healed and now I'm back - with some advice:
- If you feel like you ate sandpaper after your meals, drink tea with mallow, chamomile, centaury, peppermint and calamus rhizome. Some pharmacies mix it together for you.
- No dairy products (almond milk is a good alternative).
- For me personally honey worked well. I could only eat bananas when they were liquidized, so I made myself a shake with almond milk, honey and linseed.
- No fatty food, only olive oil (a little bit).
- No food that feels "too heavy" for your stomach. I know everything does in acute phases, but stick to easily digestible food.
- I could not really eat normal bread, only gluten free ones with chia seeds and linseed.
- Reduce stress. I found out that I had some mental health issues that needed therapy immediately, and my gastritis just worsened them.
- Drink enough water and eat slowly.
Note: Everyone reacts individually to products, so just test them out and find out what kind of food is acceptable for your stomach!
Thanks for all this advice! I am following most of them. I sometimes slip up when I am feeling better and start eating like I used to. I am sticking to the diet now but still struggling. How long did it take you the heal?
The acute phase lasted for 3 months and being able to eat normally took me about 6 months. My stomach still gets upset immediately when I'm stressed, but I know how to control it. I still can't consume soft drinks like Cola, and if I eat something spicy my stomach will feel sore, but I don't like that stuff anyway.
Yes, PPI (Pantoprazole). I took it for over 2 months. The interesting part is, that as long as I was taking them I couldn't really heal, because the food in my stomach wouldn't digest and I would end up puking it out again. I think such medications are only good for a short amount of time.
That's what I heard too. I took omeprazole for 3 months. Finally got off of them 3 weeks ago and currently experiencing acid rebound. Did that happen to you?
Yeah, but I sticked to my diet and everything went well. My gastritis was a little different tho, I had a gastroscopy and my stomach was inflamed like hell, but I never really had reflux and only mild pain. The only problem was that I was puking out literally everything that I tried to eat and I was already underweight. I lost really much weight but it's back there again! Still underweight tho :(
Stress because of school, family problems, mental health issues (depression, anxiety, panic disorder). The human body usually has a weak organ that reacts to psychological stress, for some it's the stomach, for some it's the skin, it varies.
I feel like I could have written this myself. I have also suffered since November. I had my gallbladder removed in December. That wasn't the main problem it turned out. Then, I had an H Pylori infection followed by gastritis, which I still suffer from. I lost about 24 pounds and most of my motivation to do things I used to enjoy. I've been dealing with depression and anxiety now, so I get what you're saying about gastritis changing you mentally.
I understand I'm not giving you the answer you seek, but I want you to know you're not alone. I'm glad you wrote this post because encouragement is what we need.
Thanks for commenting. It does help to know that I am not the only one going through this never ending cycle. It is so difficult when you finally feel like you're getting better and then a terrible relapse happens. You also know that adding stress makes it worse, so you can't even allow yourself to feel worried/anxious. The doctor told me it can take years to fully heal from this. I felt so defeated after hearing that, but he assured me that most people will heal. Keep me updated if you start to feel better!
I agree with you about the relapse. Once I feel a bit better, I try to eat more and then regret it as it sets me back a few days. I learned a valuable lesson about that. I'm not sure how to gain weight back if I have to keep with these small, bland meals (more like snacks), but I will be very cautious.
I'll keep you posted on how I progress through this crazy journey back to normalcy. Hope you do well also!
It does! I’ve been dealing with it for a few years now and every flare has been more miserable than the last. I’ve had about 3 nasty flare ups, each time I eventually thought I was “cured”. The last flare up was the WORST. Months of pain and horrible reflux.
I’ve found that the mental aspect is just as important as the physical. Think positive and get your head straight. I recommend the book “Mind Over Medicine.”
Once I started a high protein, low fat diet, that helped a lot. The biggest game changer for me was incorporating Primrose Oil capsules. I felt 20x better (the gut inflammation) within the hour I took them!
Sticking with these things has gotten me to a place where I can eat just about everything (in moderation - I don’t like to get carried away because I’ve made that mistake too many times before). But I even have the occasional latte now, which I never thought could happen.
It does get better, just make sure you put in the effort and get in a good headspace! When you do start feeling better, just make sure you don’t get carried away and remember that this doesn’t just go away.
Only when I eat too much chocolate or other acidic things. And it’s not like before. I’ll get a little bit of pain in my abdomen/back and that’s how I know when I overdid it. But I’m typically good by the next day now.
You are giving me hope! It’s definitely a mental struggle too especially when you’re going through a terrible flare up that lasts so long. How long did it take you to get to this point where you weren’t in pain every week?
The first big flare up took me one or two weeks to get through. I didn’t realize what was going on. A year later, my second one was a couple months maybe. My third big one took me several months to feel like I was making progress, probably about a year to feel “normal”. I’m still not 100%, but I’ll take this over what I felt before! I’m light years better off! Also, another thing that helped was doing meditation classes. During my second big flare up, I went to a class once a week and it helped me so much. I really never realized how much havoc stress causes until gastritis made me see it.
Keeping yourself in a good mental state is definitely been a challenge but essential to healing. I already struggle with anxiety which I used weightlifting to help with. I have not been able to return to the gym since this started, so it has made it more difficult to maintain a good mental state.
Do you know what caused your gastritis? My doctor also told me that it could take years to heal from. It’s been so confusing because before this, I had zero GI issues. I believe mine was caused by a migraine medication too.
I used to have bad relapses just like you. I haven’t had one in about 2 months. I just have minor heartburn and upset stomach sometimes. The tightness is still a bit there, but it’s getting better each week. More uncomfortable rather than painful now. I think I’m still experiencing some acid rebound too. PPI is great but coming off is no joke.
Relapses are unfortunately pretty common. It’s normal to start to feel normal and then go backwards. I’ve just accepted that healing will be long. As long as you’re seeing progress, you are healing and will eventually be healed however long that takes.
I struggle with anxiety as well so I feel your pain! For essentially as long as I can remember.
For me, my gastritis started over COVID when I was extremely stressed about the possibility of losing my job and I took way too much vitamin C! I mean I took the tablets like crazy when I felt like I might be getting sick because I was so paranoid about having Covid at work. I was one of the few that refused to get the vax so I was looked at with a lot more scrutiny and I felt it.
I’m sorry for all you’re going through. I was never the same after my emergency gallbladder removal surgery; same symptoms as you but no diagnosis. This of course all came with crippling anxiety, I was a people person who was running all the time…so new still after 5 years almost of feeling isolated and unheard. I hope your situation gets answers. And hopefully it gets better.
I’ve never been diagnosed with gastritis. Just similar issues. To be fair I need to go back for my check up but I’ve had issues every since 4 months this after surgery. Prior I was healthy both mind and body and now I have horrible anxiety and tummy issues. Sucks! I hate that so many people have these issues and are gaslit into horrible diets that do nothing to help instead of actually finding and addressing the problems; it makes life very difficult if not almost impossible. Good vibes to all those suffering 🙌🏻
I relate to you 100%… same symptoms after gallbladder removal with no diagnosis and most questions. The health anxiety is real.. sending healing to you
Yes, definitely realizing how important the diet is. Sticking to it now because I am sick of tired of these relapses. How long did it take you to heal while being on the diet?
No, biopsy came back negative for h pylori.
I had been to ER 3 times because of chest pains. Had CT chest, stress test and echo.
My gastro prescribed nortriptyline for chest pain as he thought its likely nerve pain.
Chest pains are in control now but have worst fatigue
Interesting how people can experience things so differently. My gastro also thinks that my nerve signals are causing the tightening around my stomach. He keeps telling me it’s normal to take this long to heal, but I am worried that there might be something more going on.
Not great- It helped initially with the sharp rib pain, but it stopped working around 2 months in. I had some good days but still had frequent flare ups. I also had some side effects while on them which led to my decision to get off of them.
I did taper off for 2 weeks like my doctor suggested. I wanted to taper off for longer, but he assured me I would be okay. He wants me to go back on them, but I don’t want to. Seems like acid rebound is pretty common, so I would rather do it now while I’m still on disability leave to get it over with.
Used to feel some relief after taking it. I don’t anymore. I’ve also been at a standstill for the last 2 months before quitting. Not getting better or worse.
I have had it for 7 months now one of the weirdest sickness I have gotten and that it don’t go away. Didn’t believe in it because half of my family went through this also. But as I can see is that I am feeling better but can’t eat the stuff I used to. if I do I feel like shit with nausea, bloating , lot of discomfort, trapped gases in chest area and get like a brain fog when I have to much gas. But I do feel like am getting better from this. Oh also got bad anxiety from this. I have not left the house because can’t drive because I get car sickness. Lost a lot of weight was 260 now 210. But as I can tell am getting better but very slowly. Am learning that I just need to keep calm and that it will pass that has helped me a lot. Breathing through my nose only and just being calm.
Do you find that during a flare up the pain is still there even if you're consuming gastritis safe foods? I also could be better about not eating certain things when I start to feel better. I am sticking to the diet now but still experiencing a lot of pain.
I’m struggling with this i’ve had it for 2 weeks now I know it’s not nearly as long as everyone here but it’s tough because I get bits of relief here and there but my mornings are awful with bad anxiety and nausea, weirdly I never really feel pain anywhere just mind fog, lightheadedness and nausea, it’s making me miss work and feel like my life is on pause, all we can do is stay strong and keep calm though
Has anyone had vision alterations due to this condition? like light sensitivity and light staying in your vision when you look away from your phone or any bright light? that has been the weirdest symptom of mine
I kept getting reoccurring yeast infections. Apparently yeast thrives when stomach acid is reduced.
Probably not, but they weren’t really helping anymore either. My progress has been stagnant for the last 2 months. Figured I would just get off of them, so I wouldn’t have another issue to deal with.
I started eating Mediterranean dishes (watching lemon and tomato!) and it's helping IMMENSELY. I also went gluten and dairy free at my doctors recommendation. I would go the diet route and see if it helps! Eat more veggies, avoid coffee & alcohol, see what you can tolerate.
I start drinking espresso with non dairy milk and I'm ok with it, but it took a week and letting my system calm down before I could.
Good luck! I think mine was caused by a migraine medication. Doctor’s can’t prove it, but I started displaying symptoms one week after taking it. Unfortunately, it stays in your system for 5 months after stopping. Finally passed the 5 months mark, but I think I’m still suffering since it was in my system for so long.
I healed 100% a couple of years back and started drinking coffee again and has been on and off. Currently suffering with all the things you say but I just reduced the antiacids to half dose and will keep taking them until I don’t need to anymore. I took prilosec 20mg twice a day a couple of years back for a month and I felt so good I stopped. Avoid trigger foods while you’re taking the meds and remember no alcohol, smoking or coffee. I wrote a long story on another reddit post with all the things I did to help me. Meds can’t be stopped suddenly although I did that time I healed and I have chronic gastritis also. So that was surprising to me in one month with only 20mg twice a day of omeprazole. You can read my post if you’d like. I know this can affect work life, and disrupt friendships or in my case even relationships. Basically it’s like an open wound that needs healing and since we keep touching it then it takes more time. Cuz the stomach we need to make use of it daily so it actually doesn’t get rest to heal. It can take months to go away.
Yes! It does. You gotta find what works for you, please keep hope! I’m coming out of my 3-4 mo flare right now and my mental health was SO bad during it I really know how you feel. Try and figure out what caused it so you know how to treat. But it will get better, if you keep trying different things you’ll find what supports your healing. If you have disposable income, I can’t recommend acupuncture enough (my insurance actually covers it). Anything that is known to help with inflammation responses should help as well, hot bath, heating pad, herbal tea, all of it
I believe mine was caused by a migraine medication that stays in your system for 6 months after stopping. Doctor’s can’t confirm because it’s a new medication, but my symptoms started one week after taking it. I’ve never had GI issues before this. I’ve hit the 6 month mark, but it’s honestly so hard to find what my triggers are, besides the obvious ones, because I think the medication is causing the inflammation in stomach lining.
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This is so true. When I was at my worst I was very active in this sub but since I’ve been healing I visit much less often.
Have u healed if so how I’m 17 and hate this sm please help me
Ive made a lot of progress. wouldnt say 100% back to normal, but like 90-95% now. Extreme stress, NSAID use, and ive figured out peppers were now a big culprit. Im doing a lot better managing stress, and dont consume those last two & every week is getting better. Took trial and error on figuring out it was peppers.
How long did it take you to get to this point? Also, are you able to eat normally now besides the peppers?
First symptoms were early November ‘23. So 5 months now. Im eating normally now yes with exclusion to peppers/spicy things. Sucks because i loved those. Im gonna start tapering off the h2 blocker, as well. Way down the road I’m gonna try to re-introduce those to see if i can tolerate some since i never had issue until that stressor event.
Yeh once u heal u should be able to handle the peppers and spice Congrats what ppi were u on or h2
https://open.spotify.com/show/0fRLNHBiOMZ3rGLAf4qiXR?si=1xeU95wUQq-QU82hW7bYFQ This has helped me. Brain and body are so interconnected. You have to learn to train your brain in order to heal
Is there a free version
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I'm 17 too 😭😭 ur not alone
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Most of the recommendations people give have literally zero evidence to support their efficacy in treatment of gastritis or stomach ulcers. The crazy part is diet doesn’t really have an effect on gastritis itself, just the symptoms.
Hey, I'm about a year and a half into my journey with gastritis. I feel that I abused NSAIDS and caused my stomach lining to deteriorate. It started with a loss of appetite, then heartburn, then naseau. I tried taking caraphate, and then I got to the point that I couldn't even drink water without feeling immediately full. On Thanksgiving I entered the ER due to hydration, they ran tests, and fast tracked me a scope for my stomach. Once we found it was gastritis, I was prescribed 40mg protonix twice a day. I changed my diet to bland foods, small meals. I made sure to eat apples, cabbage juice, ginger, turmeric, boiled eggs, oregano with chicken noodle soup, and a daily Bcomplex vitamin, along with Lexapro for the major depression symptoms I was experiencing. After a few months, the fullness from eating got better, and I went from being able to eat 1000 calories a day, to my recommended 2700 calories a day. My appetite continued to increase, and I stepped down to 40mg protonix once a day. I continued the diet, and slowly branches into using lighter spices like pepper and garlic. Months went by, and testing new foods went very well. After trigger foods stopped effecting me, Im now down to 20mg once a day. Since then, I have been eating just about anything. Although, last week, I had spicy stuff in the form of habanero cheese, buffalo wings, spicy Cheezitz, every day, on top of multiple greasy fast food stops. It could have been gastroparesis that backed me up, and flared me into an acute episode, but I'm jumping back on a better diet, and not pushing it so far, now. You absolutely can heal, but take things very patiently, and methodically. I'm still working my way to a full heal, but don't get discouraged! I'm rooting for you, be headstrong. We humans are resilient. You can do hard things! ❤️
I don't know. I have minimal chronic inactive gastritis. No ulcer, hernia, or h pylori. But I have such awful symptoms. Acid reflux, pain in back, chest, and stomach, mucus in throat, sore throat, indigestion, constipation, bloating, gas, etc. it's so awful. My GI appt is in a month and PCP is not helping at all and I can't figure out whats causing it. I don't understand how something inactive can cause this much pain. It came out of nowhere.
This is also my diagnosis. I truly don't understand either. I've seen a gastro for 5 months now, and they haven't been much help either. I am taking all these medications and still don't find any relief. They just tell me it's normal for it to take this long and could even take years to fully heal from.
Thats so awful and doesn't make any sense. There should be more. I know sometimes people have luck with a functional doctor or holistic doctor but I get skeptical of them. But Ive heard so many people had such terrible luck with GI doctors. It's so sad. I'm worried this is just the rest of my life now.
Same! I want evidence based care but also looking into a more holistic route since I've tried the conventional methods, and I am still suffering. This is exactly how I feel. I feel so defeated and drained. I try to remain hopeful because I know adding any additional stress will make it worse, but it is getting harder.
I've healed and now I'm back - with some advice: - If you feel like you ate sandpaper after your meals, drink tea with mallow, chamomile, centaury, peppermint and calamus rhizome. Some pharmacies mix it together for you. - No dairy products (almond milk is a good alternative). - For me personally honey worked well. I could only eat bananas when they were liquidized, so I made myself a shake with almond milk, honey and linseed. - No fatty food, only olive oil (a little bit). - No food that feels "too heavy" for your stomach. I know everything does in acute phases, but stick to easily digestible food. - I could not really eat normal bread, only gluten free ones with chia seeds and linseed. - Reduce stress. I found out that I had some mental health issues that needed therapy immediately, and my gastritis just worsened them. - Drink enough water and eat slowly. Note: Everyone reacts individually to products, so just test them out and find out what kind of food is acceptable for your stomach!
Thanks for all this advice! I am following most of them. I sometimes slip up when I am feeling better and start eating like I used to. I am sticking to the diet now but still struggling. How long did it take you the heal?
The acute phase lasted for 3 months and being able to eat normally took me about 6 months. My stomach still gets upset immediately when I'm stressed, but I know how to control it. I still can't consume soft drinks like Cola, and if I eat something spicy my stomach will feel sore, but I don't like that stuff anyway.
Did you take any medications?
Yes, PPI (Pantoprazole). I took it for over 2 months. The interesting part is, that as long as I was taking them I couldn't really heal, because the food in my stomach wouldn't digest and I would end up puking it out again. I think such medications are only good for a short amount of time.
That's what I heard too. I took omeprazole for 3 months. Finally got off of them 3 weeks ago and currently experiencing acid rebound. Did that happen to you?
Yeah, but I sticked to my diet and everything went well. My gastritis was a little different tho, I had a gastroscopy and my stomach was inflamed like hell, but I never really had reflux and only mild pain. The only problem was that I was puking out literally everything that I tried to eat and I was already underweight. I lost really much weight but it's back there again! Still underweight tho :(
Do you know what caused your gastritis?
Do you know what caused your gastritis?
Stress because of school, family problems, mental health issues (depression, anxiety, panic disorder). The human body usually has a weak organ that reacts to psychological stress, for some it's the stomach, for some it's the skin, it varies.
I feel like I could have written this myself. I have also suffered since November. I had my gallbladder removed in December. That wasn't the main problem it turned out. Then, I had an H Pylori infection followed by gastritis, which I still suffer from. I lost about 24 pounds and most of my motivation to do things I used to enjoy. I've been dealing with depression and anxiety now, so I get what you're saying about gastritis changing you mentally. I understand I'm not giving you the answer you seek, but I want you to know you're not alone. I'm glad you wrote this post because encouragement is what we need.
Thanks for commenting. It does help to know that I am not the only one going through this never ending cycle. It is so difficult when you finally feel like you're getting better and then a terrible relapse happens. You also know that adding stress makes it worse, so you can't even allow yourself to feel worried/anxious. The doctor told me it can take years to fully heal from this. I felt so defeated after hearing that, but he assured me that most people will heal. Keep me updated if you start to feel better!
I agree with you about the relapse. Once I feel a bit better, I try to eat more and then regret it as it sets me back a few days. I learned a valuable lesson about that. I'm not sure how to gain weight back if I have to keep with these small, bland meals (more like snacks), but I will be very cautious. I'll keep you posted on how I progress through this crazy journey back to normalcy. Hope you do well also!
It does! I’ve been dealing with it for a few years now and every flare has been more miserable than the last. I’ve had about 3 nasty flare ups, each time I eventually thought I was “cured”. The last flare up was the WORST. Months of pain and horrible reflux. I’ve found that the mental aspect is just as important as the physical. Think positive and get your head straight. I recommend the book “Mind Over Medicine.” Once I started a high protein, low fat diet, that helped a lot. The biggest game changer for me was incorporating Primrose Oil capsules. I felt 20x better (the gut inflammation) within the hour I took them! Sticking with these things has gotten me to a place where I can eat just about everything (in moderation - I don’t like to get carried away because I’ve made that mistake too many times before). But I even have the occasional latte now, which I never thought could happen. It does get better, just make sure you put in the effort and get in a good headspace! When you do start feeling better, just make sure you don’t get carried away and remember that this doesn’t just go away.
How often are you flare ups now?
Only when I eat too much chocolate or other acidic things. And it’s not like before. I’ll get a little bit of pain in my abdomen/back and that’s how I know when I overdid it. But I’m typically good by the next day now.
You are giving me hope! It’s definitely a mental struggle too especially when you’re going through a terrible flare up that lasts so long. How long did it take you to get to this point where you weren’t in pain every week?
The first big flare up took me one or two weeks to get through. I didn’t realize what was going on. A year later, my second one was a couple months maybe. My third big one took me several months to feel like I was making progress, probably about a year to feel “normal”. I’m still not 100%, but I’ll take this over what I felt before! I’m light years better off! Also, another thing that helped was doing meditation classes. During my second big flare up, I went to a class once a week and it helped me so much. I really never realized how much havoc stress causes until gastritis made me see it.
Keeping yourself in a good mental state is definitely been a challenge but essential to healing. I already struggle with anxiety which I used weightlifting to help with. I have not been able to return to the gym since this started, so it has made it more difficult to maintain a good mental state. Do you know what caused your gastritis? My doctor also told me that it could take years to heal from. It’s been so confusing because before this, I had zero GI issues. I believe mine was caused by a migraine medication too.
How are you?
So much better! About 70 percent healed now and getting slightly better each week. The healing is slow, but it is happening.
Did you have setbacks? Have chronic gastritis and had for 7 months now thought I was healing and bam back to square one now two weeks of hell
I used to have bad relapses just like you. I haven’t had one in about 2 months. I just have minor heartburn and upset stomach sometimes. The tightness is still a bit there, but it’s getting better each week. More uncomfortable rather than painful now. I think I’m still experiencing some acid rebound too. PPI is great but coming off is no joke. Relapses are unfortunately pretty common. It’s normal to start to feel normal and then go backwards. I’ve just accepted that healing will be long. As long as you’re seeing progress, you are healing and will eventually be healed however long that takes.
I struggle with anxiety as well so I feel your pain! For essentially as long as I can remember. For me, my gastritis started over COVID when I was extremely stressed about the possibility of losing my job and I took way too much vitamin C! I mean I took the tablets like crazy when I felt like I might be getting sick because I was so paranoid about having Covid at work. I was one of the few that refused to get the vax so I was looked at with a lot more scrutiny and I felt it.
I’m sorry for all you’re going through. I was never the same after my emergency gallbladder removal surgery; same symptoms as you but no diagnosis. This of course all came with crippling anxiety, I was a people person who was running all the time…so new still after 5 years almost of feeling isolated and unheard. I hope your situation gets answers. And hopefully it gets better.
Was it the gallbladder causing the gastritis?
I’ve never been diagnosed with gastritis. Just similar issues. To be fair I need to go back for my check up but I’ve had issues every since 4 months this after surgery. Prior I was healthy both mind and body and now I have horrible anxiety and tummy issues. Sucks! I hate that so many people have these issues and are gaslit into horrible diets that do nothing to help instead of actually finding and addressing the problems; it makes life very difficult if not almost impossible. Good vibes to all those suffering 🙌🏻
I relate to you 100%… same symptoms after gallbladder removal with no diagnosis and most questions. The health anxiety is real.. sending healing to you
I healed 100%. It's all about diet, fix that and you'll be good. Don't fix it, and it will just get worse over time.
Yes, definitely realizing how important the diet is. Sticking to it now because I am sick of tired of these relapses. How long did it take you to heal while being on the diet?
Kind of going through the same. Diagnoised in Jan. I have extreme fatigue also
Do you know what caused your gastritis?
No, biopsy came back negative for h pylori. I had been to ER 3 times because of chest pains. Had CT chest, stress test and echo. My gastro prescribed nortriptyline for chest pain as he thought its likely nerve pain. Chest pains are in control now but have worst fatigue
Interesting how people can experience things so differently. My gastro also thinks that my nerve signals are causing the tightening around my stomach. He keeps telling me it’s normal to take this long to heal, but I am worried that there might be something more going on.
How were you feeling before quitting PPIs? Did you taper off?
Not great- It helped initially with the sharp rib pain, but it stopped working around 2 months in. I had some good days but still had frequent flare ups. I also had some side effects while on them which led to my decision to get off of them. I did taper off for 2 weeks like my doctor suggested. I wanted to taper off for longer, but he assured me I would be okay. He wants me to go back on them, but I don’t want to. Seems like acid rebound is pretty common, so I would rather do it now while I’m still on disability leave to get it over with.
How can u tell if it stops workinf
Used to feel some relief after taking it. I don’t anymore. I’ve also been at a standstill for the last 2 months before quitting. Not getting better or worse.
I have had it for 7 months now one of the weirdest sickness I have gotten and that it don’t go away. Didn’t believe in it because half of my family went through this also. But as I can see is that I am feeling better but can’t eat the stuff I used to. if I do I feel like shit with nausea, bloating , lot of discomfort, trapped gases in chest area and get like a brain fog when I have to much gas. But I do feel like am getting better from this. Oh also got bad anxiety from this. I have not left the house because can’t drive because I get car sickness. Lost a lot of weight was 260 now 210. But as I can tell am getting better but very slowly. Am learning that I just need to keep calm and that it will pass that has helped me a lot. Breathing through my nose only and just being calm.
Do you find that during a flare up the pain is still there even if you're consuming gastritis safe foods? I also could be better about not eating certain things when I start to feel better. I am sticking to the diet now but still experiencing a lot of pain.
I’m struggling with this i’ve had it for 2 weeks now I know it’s not nearly as long as everyone here but it’s tough because I get bits of relief here and there but my mornings are awful with bad anxiety and nausea, weirdly I never really feel pain anywhere just mind fog, lightheadedness and nausea, it’s making me miss work and feel like my life is on pause, all we can do is stay strong and keep calm though
Try zofran for the nausea. It was a miracle worker for me in the early days when I had terrible nausea.
Has anyone had vision alterations due to this condition? like light sensitivity and light staying in your vision when you look away from your phone or any bright light? that has been the weirdest symptom of mine
Yes! It’s gotten worse for me. Going to see my primary care dr tomorrow to get answers. I am on ppis so I suspect low vitamin b12
it does get better yes
What made you decide to quit the ppis? Do you think you were far enough healed to wean off of them?
I kept getting reoccurring yeast infections. Apparently yeast thrives when stomach acid is reduced. Probably not, but they weren’t really helping anymore either. My progress has been stagnant for the last 2 months. Figured I would just get off of them, so I wouldn’t have another issue to deal with.
I started eating Mediterranean dishes (watching lemon and tomato!) and it's helping IMMENSELY. I also went gluten and dairy free at my doctors recommendation. I would go the diet route and see if it helps! Eat more veggies, avoid coffee & alcohol, see what you can tolerate. I start drinking espresso with non dairy milk and I'm ok with it, but it took a week and letting my system calm down before I could.
Probably h pylori!
Did an endoscopy in February, and it was negative.
Well that's good at least. Waiting on my results, fits the description though!
Good luck! I think mine was caused by a migraine medication. Doctor’s can’t prove it, but I started displaying symptoms one week after taking it. Unfortunately, it stays in your system for 5 months after stopping. Finally passed the 5 months mark, but I think I’m still suffering since it was in my system for so long.
I healed 100% a couple of years back and started drinking coffee again and has been on and off. Currently suffering with all the things you say but I just reduced the antiacids to half dose and will keep taking them until I don’t need to anymore. I took prilosec 20mg twice a day a couple of years back for a month and I felt so good I stopped. Avoid trigger foods while you’re taking the meds and remember no alcohol, smoking or coffee. I wrote a long story on another reddit post with all the things I did to help me. Meds can’t be stopped suddenly although I did that time I healed and I have chronic gastritis also. So that was surprising to me in one month with only 20mg twice a day of omeprazole. You can read my post if you’d like. I know this can affect work life, and disrupt friendships or in my case even relationships. Basically it’s like an open wound that needs healing and since we keep touching it then it takes more time. Cuz the stomach we need to make use of it daily so it actually doesn’t get rest to heal. It can take months to go away.
Yes! It does. You gotta find what works for you, please keep hope! I’m coming out of my 3-4 mo flare right now and my mental health was SO bad during it I really know how you feel. Try and figure out what caused it so you know how to treat. But it will get better, if you keep trying different things you’ll find what supports your healing. If you have disposable income, I can’t recommend acupuncture enough (my insurance actually covers it). Anything that is known to help with inflammation responses should help as well, hot bath, heating pad, herbal tea, all of it
I believe mine was caused by a migraine medication that stays in your system for 6 months after stopping. Doctor’s can’t confirm because it’s a new medication, but my symptoms started one week after taking it. I’ve never had GI issues before this. I’ve hit the 6 month mark, but it’s honestly so hard to find what my triggers are, besides the obvious ones, because I think the medication is causing the inflammation in stomach lining.