Gastritis

[unico_love]

No, I don't know if I have gastritis right now, but it's possible. I found out from my most recent doctor visit with a new doctor that my endoscopy from last year showed gastritis. My doctor who did the endoscopy told me all my tests came back normal! Gastritis may not usually be a very serious thing, but it's tied to stomach ulcers and I had stomach ulcers in the past (which was a major reason I had the endoscopy in the first place). So that might have been why my symptoms worsened a little over a year ago, and it seems possible that's happened again. I was given some kind of IBS medication for muscle spasms to see if it helps my abdominal pain at night. The first night it didn't and I woke my mother up with my yelling (I stayed at her house). Last night was better, but the pain started up again an hour or two ago. I am taking the chemo nasuea medication more often now, every time before eating, and it's helping me to at least eat some solid foods and not vomit. I do have other nausea/digestive medications to switch over to once my eating has become more normalized again. I'm still sleeping odd hours from the pain and fatigue.

Comments

[cluelessinchi.livejournal.com]

Gastritis and ulcers are related. Perhaps you do have another gastritis. That would explain the loss of appetite that you have recently experienced. That should be checked out by a doctor. Good luck!

[unico-love.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[thetwitchychick.livejournal.com]

Yuck. Are there certain foods that make it worse, or is it just one of those things for certain people? (not that I can't look it up myself :P) Either way, I hope you get it checked out, again, soon. I had a doctor tell me once that, if your pain wakes you or someone else up, you've got something that needs to be taken care of, even if they can't find a cause they like.

Glad you're able to hold some stuff down, and I hope you feel a bit better and manage to grab some decent sleep.

[unico-love.livejournal.com]

I don't think certain foods are worse other than obvious ones, like really spicy food, etc. At least for me.

Thank you:)