Gastritis?

[cuchas 51]

I was admitted to the ER today for Gastritis! Honestly, when I went in, I was just feeling shortness of breath. Afterwards, they ran some tests and made me take a liquid. After the liquid, I felt a hardness in my chest and definitely feel worse than when I went in there.

They said I have to change my diet... to not eat any spicy foods, a lot of Water (the only thing I drink) and you know the rest. Just basic healthy eating. I presume I got this from adding a lot of spice to my food but also these pills I took. They told me not to take them anymore.

Does anyone have experience with Gastritis??? If so, how long did it last? Any tips?

[Renkoss 420]

Gastritis is simply an inflammation of your gastric system. Obviously something really irritated your system. I would stick to eating a bland diet for now. It may take a few weeks to a month to help improve your system. I would also look into a probiotic in the meantime.

Hope all gets better soon for you.

[Christinamo7 4,041]

oh yikes! I have not, but you'll sure be in my thoughts and prayers tonight. I hope you recover very quickly!

[Recycled 2,182]

I'm kicking around a few different possible issues I might have right now, and one of them might be Gastritis. What were all of your symptoms?

What was the test they did? Can you explain exactly what Gastritis is?

[cuchas 51]

I'm kicking around a few different possible issues I might have right now, and one of them might be Gastritis. What were all of your symptoms?

What was the test they did? Can you explain exactly what Gastritis is?

After taking my antibiotic, I waited 15 minutes to lay down. I just wanted to take a nap but right when I laid down, I felt a heaviness in my chest. I walked around a bit and then started having a shortness of breath. In panic mode, I tried to vomit out the pills but nothing would came out - which lead to a weird taste in my mouth.

When I went to the ER, they took my vitals and then wanted to do a cardiograph. It came out fine but then they wanted me to take this liquid. I forgot the name of it but it began to numb my mouth. I asked her if that was normal and she said it was a numbing liquid. Weird but ok... So then after about 30 minutes they discharged me and said I have gastritis and would be fine in 3 days, just not to eat spicy foods, chocolate, or carbonated drinks.

Honestly, they didn't give me much information. I got most of my information on gastritis online. It's basically an inflammation of the stomach.. Right now, it hurts to swallow so I'm just eating fruits and drinking Water. I also am taking the gas X strips to get gas out.

[cuchas 51]

Gastritis is simply an inflammation of your gastric system. Obviously something really irritated your system. I would stick to eating a bland diet for now. It may take a few weeks to a month to help improve your system. I would also look into a probiotic in the meantime.

Hope all gets better soon for you.

oh yikes! I have not, but you'll sure be in my thoughts and prayers tonight. I hope you recover very quickly!

Thanks ladies! I will admit I did kind of steer away from my usual diet. This month makes 11 months that I've had gastric sleeve surgery, but I did steer off gear. I did have 2 sodas this weekend, not all at once. It took me a while (few days) to finish them but I honestly don't have a good excuse as to why I did it >.< Definitely a big regret of mine. And I did have chocolate. I think this could be something that triggered the gastritis, along with the antibiotic pills I took.

[LColandrea 25]

Yes, I've had it and basically diet change will help and keep it at bay for the most part. I would stick with some soft foods for a few days, no coffee, nothing spicy or irritating. Mine lasted a few weeks at times, but everyone is different.

[cuchas 51]

Yes, I've had it and basically diet change will help and keep it at bay for the most part. I would stick with some soft foods for a few days, no coffee, nothing spicy or irritating. Mine lasted a few weeks at times, but everyone is different.

What kind of food did you eat? Sorry you had to go through this also!

[Recycled 2,182]

I think the sleeve may make us somewhat over concerned when anything unusual occurs, which typically compounds the problem or symptoms. Then we jump on the internet and start clicking on symptoms and before you know it.... a dozen possible conditions. I know I have done this.

I am over two years out and have had zero issues. Then outa the blue I get horrid Gerd. Coughing, everything causing heartburn and coughing, stomach hurts. (thats another point too. details to follow) food tastes blah, Water tastes blah, don't want to eat anything, low grade fever, chills, sweats, etc etc. I lose a quick 12 pounds over two weeks. (only good part) I guess maybe Gastritis, Gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, Gerd, H Plyori, Gallbladder, and a few more I already forgot. I get some antibiotics for any potential infections and it does help to control the fever. Now here almost three weeks later and I don't really know anything for sure. I have an appointment with GI doc to get endoscopy and had a Abdominal Ct scan to see if anything shows up. Oh, and throw in some canker ulcers in my mouth to complicate things even more. (I know, probably stress related) I feel like I'm going in circles.

What's worse is I don't have much confidence in them finding anything. Probably gonna get a lot of tests with inconclusive as the answer. Talk about frustrating.

Ok, enough of my issues. sorry, I didn't mean to hijack your thread.

Cuchas, at least they gave you a diagnosis and a simple treatment.

The point I was trying to make is........before the sleeve, I probably would have paid little attention to the symptoms and just let it work thru whatever it is.....(not saying that is good or bad) but I certainly wouldn't be obsessing over it.

[cuchas 51]

I think the sleeve may make us somewhat over concerned when anything unusual occurs, which typically compounds the problem or symptoms. Then we jump on the internet and start clicking on symptoms and before you know it.... a dozen possible conditions. I know I have done this.

I am over two years out and have had zero issues. Then outa the blue I get horrid Gerd. Coughing, everything causing heartburn and coughing, stomach hurts. (thats another point too. details to follow) food tastes blah, Water tastes blah, don't want to eat anything, low grade fever, chills, sweats, etc etc. I lose a quick 12 pounds over two weeks. (only good part) I guess maybe Gastritis, Gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, Gerd, H Plyori, Gallbladder, and a few more I already forgot. I get some antibiotics for any potential infections and it does help to control the fever. Now here almost three weeks later and I don't really know anything for sure. I have an appointment with GI doc to get endoscopy and had a Abdominal Ct scan to see if anything shows up. Oh, and throw in some canker ulcers in my mouth to complicate things even more. (I know, probably stress related) I feel like I'm going in circles.

What's worse is I don't have much confidence in them finding anything. Probably gonna get a lot of tests with inconclusive as the answer. Talk about frustrating.

Ok, enough of my issues. sorry, I didn't mean to hijack your thread.

Cuchas, at least they gave you a diagnosis and a simple treatment.

The point I was trying to make is........before the sleeve, I probably would have paid little attention to the symptoms and just let it work thru whatever it is.....(not saying that is good or bad) but I certainly wouldn't be obsessing over it.

I'm so sorry you're dealing with this It all sounds very stressful and we know how stress can make things worse... Is your appointment to see the doctor soon? If it helps get a better grip on things for you, I was also diagnosed with H Plyori a while back. I never noticed any symptoms before but my doctor did tell me to stop eating spicy foods. I did for a while, then went back on it, and well... I have gastritis. I guess my stomach can no longer handle it?

I hope you find time to relax and hopefully not stress out too bad anymore. I hope everything works out. God bless <3

Edited May 25, 2016 by cuchas

[Recycled 2,182]

Both spicy and chocolate are my nemesis.

I'm holding out little hope they will survive recommended things to eliminate.

[LColandrea 25]

Yes, I've had it and basically diet change will help and keep it at bay for the most part. I would stick with some soft foods for a few days, no coffee, nothing spicy or irritating. Mine lasted a few weeks at times, but everyone is different.

What kind of food did you eat? Sorry you had to go through this also!

[LColandrea 25]

Oops, sorry! I basically ate Soups, anything soft (cottage cheese), fish and ground turkey, and fruits and veggies that are non-acidic. And if you can juice, do smoothies or Protein Drinks is always a good back up:)

[LColandrea 25]

I can't count how many times my endoscopes showed up negative when there was really something going on. If you have all of those symptoms and your doctor says nothing is wrong/showing up, don't take no for an answer. It's not normal to feel like that every day. Something is probably going on, it's just doing what needs to be done to figure out the "what".

[Renkoss 420]

Cuchas, what antibiotics were you on, and if not too personal, for what? Antibiotics can do a number on your system. Any time I'm prescribed an antibiotic, I take Florastor probiotic with it. Florastor is the only one that the antibiotic will not wipe out of your system. I've had great success with it in the past. I usually take Align daily (I've had IBS for several years. The Align keeps it all good).

Hope you heal quickly!