symptoms of gastritis?

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Registered: 09-27-1999
symptoms of gastritis?
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Tue, 03-22-2005 - 3:03pm
For the past week I have had terrible pains in upper abdomen and under my ribs. I get cramps in my stomach that seem to follow the path of the intestines. My GI put me on meds for colon spasms but they don't seem to be working well. I have had a colonoscpy and upper GI sereis where you drink all that thick stuff and they take lots of pictures but everything was normal.
Today I had an ultrasound and blood work. All fine for liver and gallbladder. Now the doctor put me on Previcid since I complain of bloating, pain under lower ribs, and spasms still. He said it may be a bad case of gastritis.
Anyone else get these weird sort of stomach/intestine spasms. I feel like I am constantly massaging my stomach but nothing helps. It feels much better when I lay down or stand but worse when I sit or bend (like I am squishing my insides).I feel lousy but all tests are fine. I am not a complainer and don't know what else to do. Any advice would be great! I feel like the doctors think I'm nuts or something. I am hardly ever sick and don't know what to do! TIA for any advice
Jan
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Registered: 03-28-2004
Tue, 03-22-2005 - 3:30pm

Sorry to hear about your problems.
I had an endoscopy which revealed mild gastritis and I get bloating, nausea, and full feeling after only a few bites. I also have gallbladder problems as well which might be causing some of those symptoms.
Do you have diahrrea with those symptoms? It could be IBS. An endoscopy would be the best thing to have done. It would tell you if it's gastritis, ulcers, cancer or anything else related to the stomach.
Did you look in the stomach recipes folder below? Wren, one of the leaders, has put some helpful recipes in their for the stomach.

Donna

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Registered: 10-14-2003
Tue, 03-22-2005 - 5:21pm

Hi Jan and Welcome to iVillage and this board, Well You are not alone with this problem.


I am no doctor but

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Registered: 03-23-2003
Thu, 03-24-2005 - 8:09pm

HI Jan,


Welcome to the board!