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How Can Gastritis Be Treated?

I have a 15 year old daughter that spent the day in the er with severe abdominal pains. The er dr diagnosed her with gastritis. prescribed her Famotidine. This was yesterday. She is still in alot of discomfort. The pharmaacist told her she could take Tums and Gasx. Is there anything we can do for releif?
Sat, 7 Jul 2018
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Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

* Additional guidelines to cure gastritis over and above the current
measures already mentioned.

- Allow her more liquids in sessions.
- Strict dietary precautions to avoid all spices, oily, dairy fat.
- Addition of anti spasmodic medicine as dicyclomine or else for pain
relief.
- Discuss need of any antibiotic and lab tests with her doctor.
- Be in regular follow up with her doctor.

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How Can Gastritis Be Treated?

Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. * Additional guidelines to cure gastritis over and above the current measures already mentioned. - Allow her more liquids in sessions. - Strict dietary precautions to avoid all spices, oily, dairy fat. - Addition of anti spasmodic medicine as dicyclomine or else for pain relief. - Discuss need of any antibiotic and lab tests with her doctor. - Be in regular follow up with her doctor. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.