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What Causes Recurring Gastritis, Stomach Pain And Acidity?
Question: Hi , I am suffering from gastritis.I have undergone endoscopy and was diagnosed with hyperemia in the antrum. I was given nexium.I took it for 3 months.It worked and I was fine for 3 months.Now it is back again. My symptoms include stomach pain, acidity.
Kindly provide me a solution. It would of great help.
Kindly provide me a solution. It would of great help.
Brief Answer:
Let us find the original cause.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
To recapitulate: Female/*22 - young - recurrent gastritis/acidity - took Omeprazole for 1 month, 1 year ago - fine for 5 months - Endo 7 months ago, hyperemia in antrum - nexium and normaxin for 3 months - fine for months - now its back again and have stomach pan and acidity - have sinusitis and recently diagnosed PCOS hence taking diane 35 and metformin - allergic to zinc and iron...
Since you are a female patient and are just I was wondering for some things that cause recurrent gastritis problems like:
Smoking and drinking; I hope you must not be doing these.
Anxiety, stress and related problems- common now-a-days and also a coexisting reason for PCOS as are>
Junk food or something in daily foods and
Beverages of many forms.
Untimely food and sleep particularly inadequate inadequate.
To the reasons to enumerate such things above is these are the most common reasons for having recurrent acidity and gastritis. If these are kept at control all your problems including PCOS will get cured.
Ultrasonography must have shown pancreas to be normal, I suppose. Occasional mass in pancreas called gastrinoma or so can be the reason, but in that case the acidity will be continuous and very severe.
Well, I understand that you will undergo the Endoscopy and similar medicines
will cure you again. But if you take care of the factors mentioned above or any other that you must have observed to cause or increase acidity, you will be cured forever.
I hope you would agree with me.
Please give me feedback and also tell what sort of allergy you had with Iron and Zinc.
Let us find the original cause.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
To recapitulate: Female/*22 - young - recurrent gastritis/acidity - took Omeprazole for 1 month, 1 year ago - fine for 5 months - Endo 7 months ago, hyperemia in antrum - nexium and normaxin for 3 months - fine for months - now its back again and have stomach pan and acidity - have sinusitis and recently diagnosed PCOS hence taking diane 35 and metformin - allergic to zinc and iron...
Since you are a female patient and are just I was wondering for some things that cause recurrent gastritis problems like:
Smoking and drinking; I hope you must not be doing these.
Anxiety, stress and related problems- common now-a-days and also a coexisting reason for PCOS as are>
Junk food or something in daily foods and
Beverages of many forms.
Untimely food and sleep particularly inadequate inadequate.
To the reasons to enumerate such things above is these are the most common reasons for having recurrent acidity and gastritis. If these are kept at control all your problems including PCOS will get cured.
Ultrasonography must have shown pancreas to be normal, I suppose. Occasional mass in pancreas called gastrinoma or so can be the reason, but in that case the acidity will be continuous and very severe.
Well, I understand that you will undergo the Endoscopy and similar medicines
will cure you again. But if you take care of the factors mentioned above or any other that you must have observed to cause or increase acidity, you will be cured forever.
I hope you would agree with me.
Please give me feedback and also tell what sort of allergy you had with Iron and Zinc.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi Doctor,
Thank you for reply.As you have assumed i neither smoke nor drink alcohol.It has been a chronic health condition since my childhood.I am a premature twin child born when i am 7 months old.I have stopped eating junk food long back.I don't drink carbonated water as i came to know it triggers my condition.
My condition worsens when i eat any food that contains wheat sometimes.I am studying abroad away from my parents so Stress and anxiety is something i have to control.Earlier i used to skip my breakfast frequently for about 2 years because of my schedule.As you i don't have proper sleep.I usually wake up midnights and it takes sometime for going back to sleep.Any suggestions about food intake like citrus fruits, vegetables or lentils that might trigger my condition would be greatly appreciated.
And regarding Nexium i was told that it has side effects such as diarrhea, abdominal pain,bloating etc.
would you suggest continuing Nexium for few more days?
And regarding allergies i vomit when i take iron syrup which was suggested as my blood number was low earlier in my childhood.
Thank you for reply.As you have assumed i neither smoke nor drink alcohol.It has been a chronic health condition since my childhood.I am a premature twin child born when i am 7 months old.I have stopped eating junk food long back.I don't drink carbonated water as i came to know it triggers my condition.
My condition worsens when i eat any food that contains wheat sometimes.I am studying abroad away from my parents so Stress and anxiety is something i have to control.Earlier i used to skip my breakfast frequently for about 2 years because of my schedule.As you i don't have proper sleep.I usually wake up midnights and it takes sometime for going back to sleep.Any suggestions about food intake like citrus fruits, vegetables or lentils that might trigger my condition would be greatly appreciated.
And regarding Nexium i was told that it has side effects such as diarrhea, abdominal pain,bloating etc.
would you suggest continuing Nexium for few more days?
And regarding allergies i vomit when i take iron syrup which was suggested as my blood number was low earlier in my childhood.
Brief Answer:
As detailed.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your detailed feedback and understanding about the problem as well as the efforts you must be taking to be healthy.
Very good to know that you have stopped junk foods and carbonated water, this will help you for PCOS too.
Please make a list of the foods and beverages that instigate or enhance your problem and strictly to avoid them.
Make another list of the foods and the beverages that suit you the most.
Small frequent meals, the daily requirement to be divided into at least 4 parts and spaced equally helps a lot as the stomach is not empty all the time.
Citrus fruits may increase acidity. Here too you have to notice the ones that suit you, never to take those which you caused you any problem.
I can very well understand to be so much away from home, the parents and the coziness of your own home.
Waking up at midnight is a contributory factor as it increases acid production, You may please take antacid gels when you are empty stomach.
Every medicine has side effects but have to be taken when the disease or disorder is to be treated and treatment outweigh the side effects. Please continue nexium till you are alright.
Iron is available in different salts, capsule forms, you may try other salts of iron or capsules in consultation with you Doctor. Pomegranate is by far the best fruit that increases hemoglobin and take daily as a medicine if it suits you well.
I hope this answer is going to help you. Please feel free to ask for further queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
As detailed.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your detailed feedback and understanding about the problem as well as the efforts you must be taking to be healthy.
Very good to know that you have stopped junk foods and carbonated water, this will help you for PCOS too.
Please make a list of the foods and beverages that instigate or enhance your problem and strictly to avoid them.
Make another list of the foods and the beverages that suit you the most.
Small frequent meals, the daily requirement to be divided into at least 4 parts and spaced equally helps a lot as the stomach is not empty all the time.
Citrus fruits may increase acidity. Here too you have to notice the ones that suit you, never to take those which you caused you any problem.
I can very well understand to be so much away from home, the parents and the coziness of your own home.
Waking up at midnight is a contributory factor as it increases acid production, You may please take antacid gels when you are empty stomach.
Every medicine has side effects but have to be taken when the disease or disorder is to be treated and treatment outweigh the side effects. Please continue nexium till you are alright.
Iron is available in different salts, capsule forms, you may try other salts of iron or capsules in consultation with you Doctor. Pomegranate is by far the best fruit that increases hemoglobin and take daily as a medicine if it suits you well.
I hope this answer is going to help you. Please feel free to ask for further queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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