“What helps gastritis pain?”
I am a 51 year old male and I have gastritis. What helps gastritis pain?
3 Answers
In the past it was H2 blockers such as Pepcid, these days it is PPI as Nexium or Omeprazole. Avoid spicy food.
Change to a bland diet. Treat any infection you may have I.e. Helicobacter Pylori. Stop eating all food that’s high in acid. Avoid aspirin and NSAIDs. If that doesn’t help then please consult a gastroenterologist.
Most people have at least some degree of gastritis, but they don't have symptoms from it. So when you say you have gastritis, I cannot automatically assume that it is causing pain. In fact, the majority of people with gastritis do not have pain. PCPs, ER doctors and even some GI doctors tell patients erroneously that their pain is from gastritis. This is unfortunate since successful treatment usually doesn't involve directly treating the gastritis. A common cause of gastritis is H pylori infection, but less than 25% of people with H pylori gastritis have symptoms from it.
Bottom line: If you have H pylori then it should be treated but otherwise, the exact source of your pain needs to be identified, because it's probably not from gastritis. See a good GI doc who will take time to get a thorough history, will treat the pain and will go beyond just doing a procedure.
Bottom line: If you have H pylori then it should be treated but otherwise, the exact source of your pain needs to be identified, because it's probably not from gastritis. See a good GI doc who will take time to get a thorough history, will treat the pain and will go beyond just doing a procedure.
