Gastritis

Refuah Sheleimah. Sorry, no advice.

i was diagnosed with gastritis in my early 20’s. which was also stress related. i was put on a regimen of librax, nexium, and an SSRI. worked wonders! feel better and good luck!

Sleeping later is not really a direct syptom of ADHD, because of other things that ADHD causes you dont go to sleep at a normal time or get as much sleep as you really need,so you sleep later then usual and is actually one of the more annoying things of adhd i feel formyself personally. refuah shleimah i hope you figure out what needs to be down and your out of your pain soon!

hi snowbunny!!

so u sed ur stomache thing is stress related, rite? so i think anything phycho related cud be cured w dr sarno… he has this whole technique… supp to work rlly well!! u cud look him up online nd get his book if u like the info u find… also if u feel ur docs bad then ttly go get a second opinion:)

mercury, do you still take Nexium? Most insurances in the U.S. don’t cover it these days — they claim Prilosec does the job (which it doesn’t).

Snowbunny3318 ask your doctor for a diet for gastritis that your mother can prepare for you, and maybe help heal your condition. If possible avoid junk food, and try to substitute with healthier choices. Feel better.

i remember paying a copay of 20 dollars each time i refilled the RX for nexium. BH im not on this regimen anymore. people do swear by prilosec/omeprazole. i dont know ive never tried it. for now i take zantac becuase I am pregnant and get terrible heartburn. for my gastritis i really think it was the SSRI that helped me most during that time. it helped me deal with my stressors and once that was better my stomach started to calm down. librax was really a huge life savor for me as it not only calms the stomach muscles but it is also a mild sedative. but i havent taken it in years. for now i just continue with a low dose SSRI.

Don’t listen to “Health”; stress can cause myriad troubles ranging from inflammation to sapping you of energy.

In addition to the other good advice about diets and medication, for the long term, it would help if you learn some relaxation techniques to deal with managing your overall stress level. There are simple routines you can learn from listening to tapes, CDs, apps or downloads that teach relaxation. You can see a therapist about various treatments, too.

There is something called NeuroLinguisticProgramming (NLP). This is something you can do for yourself, even if people won’t leave you alone or you’re in a situation where you can not leave the presence of the stressors. I suggest you try it.

SB -“so I sometimes wake up later in the morning than other people would (like 11 am).

by constantly yelling at me why they need to leave me alone a bit more often and let me do my own thing”

I’m actually surprised that all they do is yell; getting up at that time, all the time, is cause for them to chuck you. Start conforming and they’ll stop yelling!

SB -“I am only getting up so late because of my stomach pain!”

I’m not going to charge because I’ll be Dan you L’caf Zecus that you’re for real and you need help. Tell me your symptoms and maybe I can help you. I got pain, but that’s it. On a scale of 1 -10, tell me a number with 1 being the least & 10 being the worst possible. Where is it located? Does it hurt all the time? If not, when? Describe it -gnawing, burning, sharp, dull, etc. Does it go from it’s location to the other places (radiation)? Anything make it better? Anything make it worse? Do you take a lot/any of aspirin or ibuprofen or Aleve (NSAIDS)? How often? Any alcohol?

Any Nausea and/or vomiting? Diarrhea or constpation or both? Any blood or coffee grounds in your vomit? Any blood or dark, tarry stools? Indigestion? Gas and/or bloating? Any reflux/heartburn?

What tests did the Doctor do, if any? What medication did he give you and what dose? Does it help the medication? A little bit, a lot, or not at all?

Disclaimer: This post is Not to imply that there is any medical relationship here, only to point out possible medical info, causes, etc., not to diagnose or practice medicine.

SB – I don’t know what you mean by “blood in your stools”? Are you talking about blood when you wipe or actually in your stool?

This is by far the most worrisome symptom. Since I can’t actually examine you, I can’t figure out what’s going on. Anyways, since there is a possibility of a serious diagnosis, because of the possibility of “blood in the stools”, I recommend you see a Gastro Doctor ASAP for a colonoscopy AND a endoscopy. They have to look at the almost the whole digestive system for a diagnosis. So if you’re Not going to a Stomach Doctor tomorrow -you better. If you’re going to a regular Doc, cancel your appt. and go to a Gastro. Anyways the other symptoms sound like IBS, which is treated by a Gastro and a psycholgist and a psychiatrist. Anyways, I feel it would be beneficial for you to see a psychologist for therapy (once or twice a week) and a psychiatrist for anti-anxiety medications, because you have a lot of stress, even if you don’t have IBS. Anyways, either way you have to see a Gastro because IBS is a diagnosis of exclusion.

Re: acupuncture, you might try wearing “sea bands,” inexpensive little wristbands meant for pregnant women with morning sickness. They are designed to stimulate an acupressure point that helps with both stomach ache and anxiety/stress. These points really work — my wife used to have really bad morning sickness, and it would often go way after I would press a few spots!

I would be careful about the coffee, since it had acids in it that bother a lot of people (not necessarily right after you drink it). It might also interfere with your sleep, making it hard to get up in the morning.

If I were you, I would make sure to eat at least a little yogurt each day; it has probiotic components that can fight bacteria that cause or encourage gastritis. Hatzlacha!

What do your father and mother advise?

SB -“I can’t really cancel my appointment.”

When you are there ask him/her for a referral to a Gastro and get an appt. right away. Tell the Doctor you want to see one (Gastro) today!

“I do see a therapist, but she is an intern, and to close to my program in terms of involvement for me to gain much benefit from it.”

You need to see a Psychologist that is Not involved with the School. I shouldn’t have to tell you something you already know!

“I am already on anti-anxiety medications, been on them for almost ten years…”

Again you need to see a Psychiatrist to update or change your medications. You’re beginning to make me sound like a broken record.

“Also, these symptoms started three weeks ago, IBS needs it to go on for six months.”

Congrats! I didn’t know you got your medical license. Let the Med Prof., like me, worry about making diagnoses and how it falls under the criteria. You start worrying how to take care of yourself. You can get the help you need, but you have to put in the effort.

commonsense,

i am not sure which medicine your refering to that you took while pregnant. i never tried prevacid or tagamet. my heartburn isnt unbearable its just uncomfortable. either way when i told my dr she said just drink milk (huh!?). i literally go threw a bottle of mylanta a week. but zantac seems to work much better and after researching it online i see that many doctors tell their patients its ok as its only a catergory B so i am listening to their advice. shes very against taking anything at all while pregnant. so when i told her i take a low dose ssri (category C) and an occasional klonopin (catergory D) she freaked out. my psychiatrist said its ok and i researched a TON on this topic. apparently many OB’s do give the go ahead especially for someone on such a low dose as i am (altho i was on a higher dose till i got pregnant). eventho she wanted me completely off, i stayed on the regimen anyway based on the fact i feel this is whats best and so did a genetic counselor i spoke to.

Snowbunny, after reading all your symptoms my heart just sank. i feel so bad for you that you have to suffer. my gastritis was much more mild compared to yours. do you think maybe you should leave the seminary? obviously the people there are not supportive and it seems like right now its best to be in a supportive environment. maybe check out Neve Yerushalayim in Har Nof. I was there. people there are so supportive and amazing as well as the learning. they work with you emotionally, and spiritually as well as financially if you cant afford it. no maderichots are on top of you yelling at you all the time. you just may feel better in a different environment then the seminary you are in.

SB -“I know that I need to see someone not connected to my school, preferably in person to, however, I talk to someone on the phone once a week to check in, and my mom pays a fortune for that, I don’t really think having three social workers is a practical solution at this point- nor affordable.”

Listen young girl, first of all, you need to calm down and try to comprehend what I’m telling you. Tell your Mommy, she needs to pay for the things that I’m saying. From my knowledge, your problems aren’t here today and gone tomorrow. You obviously don’t need 3 therapists – I never said that.

You do need to find a good therapist in the city you are now. Forget the one from school and forget the one on the phone. You also need to go to a Psychiatrist in your city for medication therapy. You also need to go to a Gastro Doctor and let him/her decide if you need a workup which would probably include a colonoscopy and/or an endoscopy.

“I just saw a doctor- I thought I was going to see the same doctor as last time, but it turned out to be someone else… she gave me a prescription for fish oil, and basically ignored my symptoms and said she couldn’t do anything about it (which unfortunately as a result of my emotional problems happens way to often), it wasn’t covered by my insurance (obviously) and since I don’t have enough money for it, I didn’t get the fish oil. I feel like it is much cheaper”

Don’t worry about the fish oil -it’s not important. Probably one of those Russian Docs that they have in Israel.

All you have to do is concentrate on the things I just told you.

Perhaps s/o from the seminary can help you, like a teacher.

If you want you can have a teacher post here in this topic to me and I’ll try to answer any questions they might have.

mercury -“i am not sure which medicine your refering to that you took while pregnant. my heartburn isnt unbearable its just uncomfortable. either way when i told my dr she said just drink milk (huh!?).”

Now this is an old wive’s tale. They used to say drink milk for heartburn because it’s soothing on the way down, but they found out that Milkfat actually causes more acid to be generated.

But it’s ok to drink a 8oz cup of skim milk even if you have heartburn. It’s funny lots a Docs when they specialize, like Ob, all of a sudden they forget everything they learned in Med school. The mantra of Ob’s is don’t take any medications and this is fine by me, but there is no reason a pt. should suffer because they won’t take any medication for their conditions, esp. if the risk is extremely small and the pt. wants to.

Snowbunny: You can reduce stress by writing shorter sentences. Your second sentence ran on for several lines and several separate thoughts. Writing shorter sentences will help you calm down and make you sound more articulate.

SB – It doesn’t matter whether you have Health insurance or Not, you need to go to a Gastro. Your mother can pay for it. Like I said previously your symptoms sound like IBS, but you claim there is blood. If there is blood you need to be worked up by a Gastro.

Blood can be from many different causes, not just ulcers, some serious.