Help!! Terrible Gastritis - Digestive Disorders Message Board

Narda99 · 10-20-2008, 08:39 AM

Does anyone have any answer to chronic gastritis? I have been in agony for over a year now. I was diagnosed with that 10 months ago. It has been a very rough year. I live on Nexium, Carafate, Pepto-Bismol, Rolaids and anything else that I think will help. It does feel better when I eat and I have not lost any weight. I have had a colonoscopy recently and that was fine. Have had all kinds of blood work, which has been fine.

I am due to see my GI on Thursday and wondered what I should ask him about this Major Problem! I have read that Mastic Gum and Peppermint work. Does anyone have any experience with anything that makes them feel better? I think he will probably suggest that I have another endoscopy.

Harry · 10-21-2008, 11:32 PM

Gastritis as you know is inflammation of the stomach lining.

The best thing that I have ever used is Mastica -- 2 500mgm capsules take beween meals twice daily along with a probiotic supplement like PB-8 once daily.

Narda99 · 10-22-2008, 08:04 AM

Thanks, Harry, I will ask my GI about it tomorrow. Do you have this horrible empty, hungry feeling in your stomach? Once in while I have a day that is wonderful, but most of the time, I am suffering. I even wake in the night with it. I get only temporary relief with Pepto-Bismol, or peppermint Rolaids.

Harry · 10-22-2008, 10:45 AM

Narda,

The standard treatment for gastritis is a PPI like Prilosec, Nexium, Prevacid -- for a month or so but I have taken them and they don't work for me to cure gastritis.

Your Doctor uses standard medications and probably will not prescribe OTC remedies like Mastica -- and may not even heard of it. And -- yes he will probably want to do an endoscopic exam.

Every time I use an antibiotic for a week I get gastritis and I have used Mastic Gum with good results several times. It usually takes 2 to 3 weeks to cure gastritis.

Harry

Narda99 · 10-22-2008, 01:10 PM

And where do you find Mastica? I am desperate for anything. All the medications that I have taken so far (over a year) don't seem to do a thing for me.