and my g.i. doctor kept me on prevacid for another 6 weeks..so at the end of those 6 weeks he did an endoscopy which he said my stomach was normal no inflammation (wouldn't you know tho that for 4days before and after EGD i didn't have the first problem with my stomach). now however my stomach is irritated again and has that sandpaper feeling in it...is it possible to have gastritis that comes and goes like that? could it be the h pylori