Yes fair point- reason I thought Finnish is they tend to use double Ks and other letters such as A Any hoo I too have had different levels of anxirty issues ( esp health - I put that down to being an...
Thanks for that rrakkms ( sorry I didn't get the name right ~ it sounds Finnish?) I must say it's tough with the anxiety thing as it's what I am trying to address - I've got some beta blockers to...
Hi RN and rkhamna - I really do find these forums so helpful as our loved ones and friends often don't understand. Had a bad night with a sinus headache ( also have sinus probs intermittently) then...
Thanks RN - I have started then today 50mg- I've had a really stressful time ths last year and diagnosed today with high BP ( always had terrible white coat so this was a blow) so am on two new meds-...
Thanks SC will do😊...
Interested to hear everyone's/ anyone's ecperience of Zoloft - I have just been Rxd it today (at my request) for chronic anxiety as a result of a horrible stressful year trying to get a new house...
Hi Lubblady- sorry to hear that- funnily enough I never attributed my anxiety to the PPIs until I briefly changed to an H2 blocker as I am a natural worrier and have always been a bit 'hyper' so...
Hi Linda Sue thanks for your thoughts x I wish I could but fear I've been on them too long now- the H2 did work for a week or so but didn't seen to work thoroughly enough- or long enough for me. I...
I have just changed medication today -had been on omeprazole for years with a small dose but since April have had flare ups galore so increased dose right up to 40mg but only worked for a couple of...
Best of luck Mo with whatever you do-Jeff Im not having such a good day today with lots of acid in my throat and an uncomfortable stomach-my own fault as I made an apple tart yesterday and had two...
Hi Mo welcome - sounds corny but we literally feel your pain😊! Reflux and gastritis do seem to go together and most people have both- it seems that some people don't experience obvious reflux...
Ain't that the truth! Cheers mate - good night...
Yes I like the yoghurt too-really gentle on the stomach -I eat the plain goats milk variety when i can get it with honey-another tip by the way is to drink goats milk rather than cows milk-it is so...
Yes me too Jeff! I think about it all the bloody time its so depressing! I'm sure you will be able to get licorice tea bags on line so give them a whirl. I know the not worrying thing is easier said...
Hi Jeff yes I do drink tea a lot as a typical Brit-I drink a relatively strong ordinary tea for breakfast then during the day sometimes go for a weaker one like Darjeeling. it doesn't seem to cause...
Yes salad is a funny one as recently have found that lettuce tends to not be digested too well - I eat rocket leaf salad as a preference which is much better and tastier than lettuce anyway- spinach...
Normally I am fine with salad and put on olive oil and just a little bit of balsamic vinegar-I find rocket rather than lettuce is best for me-agree about all the no no juices-although oddly I can eat...
ps i read that apple juice is supposed to be good for gastritis as well-as we speak I am drinking an apple and raspberry juice drink having survived (and enjoyed ) a beef stewfor dinner...
Qatar the arab country :)-suspect the food will be spicy -its such a shame as when I'm well really enjoy trying different food-havent been able to do so with any confidence for months now though...
Cheers Jeff-bizarrely I want my rest to be positive! I need an explanation as to why things have changed for me and would love the chance to blitz it with antibiotics and get back to normal=I'm...
Cheers Jeff- my wife bless her is fed up to the teeth with me/it -but as i say to her not a fraction as much as I am pi**** off with it!!! I've not come across the Pespin GI before -what is it? I...
Ps apple juice is ok for me provided it's the pure not concentrated stuff...
Ha ha nice one Jeff- yes reckon I will work on that :wink: the technology came a bit late for our band sadly- our live performances were caught on the desk and I only have them on cassette (!) now...
Hi you two-interesting posts! Actually I think it is possible to mistake intestinal/ bowel pain for stomach pain- I have done that, Pain can be 'referred' pain- in other words be felt somewhere other...
It certainly is Jeff! Once my stomach/ gullet is sensitised like it is at the moment certain things are definitely out- coffee is an absolute no no- that caused a flare up more than once- chocolate a...
Thanks mate- yes I used to love scotch and what's worse was the fact that for several years after friends kept buying me bottles for birthday and Xmas! God it hurt ;) but i had two occasions ( Xmas)...
Yes its a bloody depressing thing - I am suffering as we speak having foolishly had a little bit of wine and cheese about an hour ago before I had my dinner -stupid given I had an episode last night....
Yes absolutely - I often read of other's experiences and wonder how the they cope. Sounds like you are in that category too Andy. What makes it worse for me is the fact I had more than 7 years of...
Tanks Andy - very interesting - would Never have thought veg would be a problem! Funnily enough lettuce isn't great for me. Ditto fibre- they usually recommend you increase that! Will keep my eye on...
THanks Andy for taking the time to reply-believe me I know what you mean about the depression -I have been/am very close to it since this started up again; I can really see how easy it would be to...
Thanks that is good to hear -trouble is everyone I meet says how awful it is so it doesn't help the anxiety! :) I think it depends where you go -I have heard of some places who wont sedate you (!) no...
No-not yet anyway-always had a paranoia of them as I observed when I was a nurse (admittedly many years ago) which gave me the fear. I guess its inevitable though that sooner or later it will...
yes hate the weight loss thing-i lost a bit when it flared up in April and I cant put it back on-ironically I wanted to lose about half a stone (even though Im pretty slim) as I was just getting a...
Update to last post - test for H Pylori in 2 weeks time but I have to stop taking Omeprazole for 2 weeks which I'm pretty worried about as if affects the result - but my Dr has given me Ranitidine to...
Thanks Firelightow that is really helpful- I'm so pleases that anything ominous was ruled out! I am actually sitting in the GP waiting room at the moment waiting to discuss my stomach again as it...
Hi firelightglow I've only just seen this post and was very ineterested to know what happened and how you are as I am going through a very similar thing where my omeprazole did work at a very low...
ive never had one done (amazingly) but to be fair until this year it was totally managed by the omeprazole-i last had an H Pylori test about 15 years ago....
Hi there -yes maybe that is the case I had thought I would ask the GP about that -it seems odd though after all those years which is why i wondered about the H Pylori. I don't know Protonix and...
Hi folks I wonder if anyone has had a similar experience to me? I was stable on 10mg Omeprazole for 7 years with no problems at all. Then in April after a very stressful time I had a bad week on...
thanks James a very cogent reply-sorry to hear about your troubles with the medical profession-lm guessing you are in the UK as well?? As is often the case unfortunately its a bloody lottery isn't...
Deffo not alone! I have to say i really feel for some of the poor people who post on here who seem to be suffering worse than I am. I haven't been right though since April and the paranoia is now...
Hey mommanoesbest -hope you feel better soon as well-i was feeling quite optimistic that i had stabilised it until today and once again feel terrible with gastritis and dizziness etc -Im dreading...
James I meant to ask you to explain the 'right/left entantometer ' thing sounds very technical -so either you have done the research or you are in the biz??...
Oh very interesting - i cancelled my meal tonight so feeling a bit sorry for myself and hoping the 20mg will kick in soon cheers...
cheers thanks -I think its a tolerance thing-i have friends which have had the same and perhaps as you get older (im now 57) the sphincters wear out (!) Im in UK and I don't think we can get Nexium...
I have been on 40 mg for 4 weeks having moved from 10mg (7 years) to 20mg for 4 weeks then 40. I want to get down to 20 again as I have felt worse generally on the higher dose with (i think) more...
Hi there you don't say of its fresh (red) blood or not? My guess is that it will be from your gums-we all suck our teeth and gums during sleep and if there is a tiny lesion or bit of inflammation...
I would love a minty taste ;) I've got a horrible Metallic taste which I now seem to get every two to three weeks for a few days - I have recently been on increased Omeprazole dose ( 40mg)so have put...
Thanks for all your sympathetic replies- and firelight glow you sound very much like my position. No I haven't had scope yet - my gp is going to give me 4 weeks on 40 to see if it does settle it down...
Thanks for that and sorry to hear that you have really been through it- I'm hoping that I won't need any surgery - my reflux had until April been settled and had no problems for 7 years - which made...