Is this the place to discuss...

Is this the right place to discuss gastritis?Also there seem pretty low activity in this part of this forum.I visited the crohn's disease part of this forum a few months back and there was quite a few active members there.


So after suffering for two years (first year or so was low to moderate pain but about last nine or ten months of second year it was quite severe pain at least to my pain scale)

I have been diagnosed with erosive antral gastritis through endoscopy after going through many other tests.wish I knew I needed the endoscopy test to diagnose the disease.

Looking forward to talking about what kind of diet you followed who suffered from this disease and/or got cured.How long did you take medicine etc.What medicine did you take?How long the it took for you to cure this disease.How long you needed to be on special diet to heal from this terrible disease ,etc.



Another thing did anyone with gastritis gets burning pain in their eyes when the gastritis pain gets severe?Eyes and whole body feels fatigued.There is also a spot in my belly where it feels some thing is digging a hole just under the belly skin particularly when the pain gets bad.That area also feels weird when I touch with my fingers.It feels like the flesh is rotten under the skin at that spot of belly.
I have already taken medicine for three months.The pain lessened a bit.It just comes and goes every few days.like the pain is low and feel like I am healed for a 1-2 or 2-4 5-6 days or like that and bam the pain comes back.

Also I have severe anxiety bouts lasting for 4-5 days to sometimes for weeks continuously.And at those times the pain will get severe like before.Its only after the severe anxiety goes away the pain will lower slowly/gradually.

Post Edited (arachnids) : 7/13/2017 12:12:27 AM (GMT-6)

hey straydog thanks for the reply.

Yes my problem started when I took nsaids for 6 months continuously.(including two two-week course given by doctor)But in the beginning the pain was just coming and going randomely kind of tolerable.But after a year or more the pain became quite severe.My eyes would hurt and onece every few weeks I would feel feverish when the pain was severe.Felt real fatigued.

And the endoscopy report says everything is normal except on stomach part it is written :Multiple erosions seen in the antrum.

Comment/diagnosis:Erosive antral gastritis

Doctor also took Clo test which came positive.That means h pylori positive.

So at first he gave me twp weeks course of levofloxacin plus two weeks course of amoxicillin with Omeprazole twice a day for one and half month.the severe pain was gone but pain was still there.

Then after one and half month later when I visited him again he gave me alverine citrate thrice a day for one and half month and tiemonium methylsulfate an antispasmodic for twice daily for one and half month.

now finished the second coure.the pain is still there but some times pain goes away for a couple of days like 1-2 days or 4-5 days or so but pain is eventually.some days there is no pain in morning but after launch there is pain or after dinner there is pain.

Also last few days ate a few spicy meals that seems to have cause the pain to increase.

I generally eat white rice at launch and dinner with a egg plus some vegetable curry some days add a piece of fish with launch or dinner.And for break fast two -three slices of bread with milk in morning.Plus I am taking banana with breakfast, launch and dinner.Also mango with launch or dinner.

Btw Is biscuits(store bought) bad for gastritis?how about some vanila Ice cream? bad too?

Also is eating canned tuna and sardine bad if you have gastritis?I kind of liked taking them as they have no spice.but is the salt in the canned fishes bad for my gastritis?And I eat a canned tuna/sardine dividing it in 3 meals not in a single meal

Post Edited (arachnids) : 7/13/2017 1:32:22 AM (GMT-6)

Susie has given you a lot of good information, the one thing that I would like to add is to work on getting your anxiety under control because it can also have a direct effect on your gastritis.

The white stuff in the stools is mucous & perfectly normal. We all have a certain amount of mucous in our stools. Sometimes we can see it, other times we can't. That is not a sign of active h-pyloria or infection.

Like you, I questioned my dr about the h-pyloria being gone & he assured me the meds took care of it. I trusted him as he had been my gi dr a number of years. So, I would not worry about that.

It varies with each dr on how long they will keep the patient on the scripted acid reducer. If this a gastro dr or your PCP? If it is the gastro perhaps go see your GP & talk to him about extending it. He may even recommend something over the counter. Or you could even ask your pharmacist to recommend something.

No, stay away from the oily & greasy foods. Also, just an after thought, since you have been on antibiotics go to the drug store & talk to the pharmacist about a good probiotic to help restore the good flora you need in your gut. Sometimes the antibiotics can take out the good stuff while eliminating the bad.

You know you did not get this way overnight. It can take months for this heal up completely. Just be patient & do your best to avoid the foods that will irritate your gut. More often than not, we see people that start feeling better so they start eating foods they shouldn't & end up in trouble again. That is strange that yogurt does not agree with you when dairy is ok.

And, yes as Sharon mentioned, get the anxiety under control. That aggravates the stomach in a negative way.

Take care.

Hi arachnids,

a dietician told me that poppy seeds and sesame seeds contain a high amount of calcium.
So I mix a spoonful or so of sesame seeds into breakfast cereals. Mind you, dental floss is an absolute necessity!