Hello all, I wanted to share with you that vitamin C at 1000mg a day has basically eliminated my gastritis. I was on carafate on and off for a long time, and this is the best I've felt in about a...
Bekster, thanks for writing. I found the PPI's to be counter-productive since acid is the stomach's only defense against bile injury. Carafate helps my stomach generally feel all right, but the...
Another question: is the pain caused by gastritis or by GERD itself? I tend to think that gastritis would not present in the form of chest pain. Any ideas?...
I'm curious who else has chest pain and if this is definitely a result of reflux. I have this basically on a daily basis--the sensation of a golf ball in the middle of the chest. Of course, this...
I was originally prescribed Nexium for what was thought to be acid reflux. Of course, bile reflux/chronic gastritis turned out to be the real culprit. Acid is the stomach's only defense against bile...
Hi Nancy, How's the carafate working for your gastritis? I seem to go 7-10 days feeling generally ok (I say generally ok, because I can usually tell at times during the day that something isn't...
The doctor says that it typically takes 2-3 months for the healing process to occur. He classified my gastritis as chronic. Ok, I've read that most people who have chronic gastritis don't have any...
My question is, how long does gastritis take to heal? I've read conflicting reports about this. Some days I've hardly noticed my stomach, while others I can still feel discomfort in my upper abdomen....
Hi Nancy, The gastritis symptoms were stomach soreness (especially after eating), periods of calm and then inexplicable sensations/discomfort and inability to eat too much. So far on the carafate the...
Hi Nancy, Carafate took a few days for me to start noticing a difference. The improvement has been gradual, now my symptoms have almost disappeared. I would recommend the liquid version, though--the...
Hi Sazie, Yes, I did have the fleeting lump in my throat. What concerned me most, however, was the fullness in the chest...at times I was convinced that I was dying. It took a little while to get...
Hi Hearty, The endoscopy is nothing to worry about. You don't remember anything from the procedure...the only side effect is a sore throat for a few days. My view is that the test is the only...
So far it's been about five days on the carafate and I've been feeling better. I've still had some of the common symptoms (pain after eating, heartburn, burping and chest fullness) but they have...
Hi Nancy, I'm so sorry to hear that!! /community/emoticons/mad.gif It's so baffling and frustrating when no one can find anything. Are you feeling any better now? -Jason...
Hi Nancy, I agree with you. Was there gastritis that was caused by something else initially, that then caused the valve to open? Or was there a problem with the valve in the first place, which...
Hey Nancy, He implied that curing the gastritis will help to return the valve to normal function. I'm not sure if this is sound medicine? Yes, I plan on just using Carafate but no acid blockers... I...
The results from the endoscopy showed pharyngitis, gastritis and a build up of bile in the stomach. Obviously the bile was causing the stomach distress and the reflux. The doctor said the valve that...
Hi Nancy, Thanks for checking back. I was feeling well until last night, when I had a bad bout of reflux. It's been rough but I'm still hanging in there. How are you doing? Today I was reading about...
Third day and it's the best I've felt so far. I noticed a little tightness in the chest at breakfast, but that's about it. No other symptoms at all....
Hi Nancy, I'm so sorry to hear you're not feeling well. :( Maybe you need to come off of it very gradually, but five months? It's as if the drug companies designed these medications to have people...
It's the second day off the Nexium and the withdrawal is starting to kick in. I'm feeling more jumpy than usual, a little off-center, and kind of anxious after eating. All of the pains I attributed...
Hi Jamie, Thank you for the words of advice. I hope you find some solutions and begin to feel better soon. I have to get my hands on the books that you mention!! To answer your question, I'm...
Hi Cathy, Thank you for the advice! I'll be the first to admit that my diet over the years was not the healthiest. I've tried to increase my intake of fruits and vegetables, reduce the fats in my...
Yes, I get the terrible sense of fullness also. Today my symptom has felt more like abdominal soreness, as if I did too many situps or something? The symptoms are constantly changing and more and...
Hey Nal, Thanks for the response. I did indeed read your posts--I'm so glad to see that I'm not alone regarding these drugs. I haven't had the burning (YET), but just this general sense of atrophy in...
Hello everyone! I appreciate this forum and hope you all find relief. I was hoping someone out there would find an interest in my story. I was a perfectly healthy 27 year old man with no history of...