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1176471 tn?1263733305

gastritis..gas, bloating, rumbling in tummy?

Hi,

           I'm a 44 yr old that has been diagnosed w/ gastritis 2 months ago...I had an endoscope done and that  result came out that I had gastritis...they tested for h plyori but that came back negative...I am wondering if my symtoms are normal for gastritis...the dr. put me on protonix for a month and said to stop it and see how I do...I still have days that our worse than others..I'm trying to figure out if maybe I have a food allergy which is causing it..I also am trying to read on food combing and diet to see if that would help me...I cut out alot of foods that I think might be causing my symtoms like, onions, caffeine, spicey, fatty, fried foods, tomato based foods...I have not had a test done to check my gallbladder yet...please give me any advice you can,,,I also have cut down on my milk...I even went to drinking fat free milk, but I've always been a milk lover, never had a problem before w/ milk products..can you become lactose intolerant at any time? Any information would be greatly appreciated...

                                                              thanks,  Sheila
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Sheila, I hope your efforts are going in the right direction for you.  Since I had and (bleeding/vomitin) esophageal tear back  in Dec 2016, I have developed severe IBS--with onset of gluten, sugar (especially alchohol), and LACTOSE intolerance.  Ergo, I have been buying Lactaid brand, lactose-free milk; and since I have never drunk milk on a regualr basis (reports say adults do NOT need milk), just use the Lactaid for cereal in am.  Never EVER have cream or cream-based foods. (If you have to have ice cream, Lactaid has that as well.)  Milk or cream-based and anything with sugar just KILL me afterward.  Hope this info is of use to you!  
Oh, and because I have GERD, I am now taking Pantoprazole 20mg; and as a result of this PPI, I get what I call the "burbles" when trying to fall asleep.  I hope that my GI doc will let me off this med after the 60-day recommended period.  
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1176471 tn?1263733305
well, I think I was mistaken, I think it was prilosec instead have to check the medicine...hopefully things will work out...I'm 44 and it seems that I don't wake up with out something hurting me...LOL..I just ate ice cream, waiting to see if I can tolerate that, so far so good....
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OMG - I'm sorry you had such a bad reaction to Prevacid - I never knew that was a possible side effect of it.  It's good that you recognized so quickly that it was the Prevacid and stopped it immediately.

I'm sure stress does add to the problem, but it's also important to find out if there is another underlying cause other than JUST stress.  If the protonix seemed to help while you were on it, maybe talk to your doc and see if he/she would suggest you staying on it at least a little while longer to help settle things down some more.

I agree, getting old is definitely NO fun!  I'm 46 and most days I feel more like 146!
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1176471 tn?1263733305
thanks for the advice, I am not on the prontonix...it is funny you mentioned prevacid..my dr told me to take that before I saw the gastro dr and I took  that...OMG...I thought I was going crazy...took that medicine and I became sooo depressed and had crazy crying spells for no reason...when I read the phamplet of side effects it states in their about mood swings and depression, so I stopped that immediatley and week later I was back to normal....so cannot take prevacid...my symptoms have not gotten worse but they seem to come and go...I do believe that stress has alot to do with it..just trying to figure this stuff out...growing old is no fun!  

                                Thanks again....Sheila
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Hi Sheila -

I'm sorry you've been having tummy troubles.  Yes, you can develop a lactose intolerance at any time, same as you could with any "true" allergy.  Although changing to fat free milk helps to cut down/out the fat from your diet, it does nothing to elminate the lactose from the milk.  Also keep in mind that the lactose from the milk will be present in all other dairy products as well, such as cheese.

Are you now off the protonix?  If so, have you noticed an increase in symptoms since stopping it?  If so, it could be that you need a longer course of it - but before starting it again, check with your physician.  Never start, stop, change, alter, etc. any medication without talking to, and getting approval from your doctor/s.  There are also other PPI (proton pump inhibitor) type medications out there that could be tried if the protonix didn't seem to help - one that helped me is Prevacid - it used to only be available by prescription, but now is available over the counter)

I hope I've been helpful and also hope you feel better real soon.  Keep us posted!

You've made a good first step as far as experimenting with your diet to see if some foods are causing or at least adding to your symptoms.  I would suggest when you start adding some of these foods back into your diet, add them one at a time and slowly (at least a couple of days in between adding a new item) - that way you will be able to have a better idea if that certain food is a culprit.
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