caloocanboy
21-10-11, 16:15
Hi, I just browsed over some of the topics about acidity in the stomach and gastritis-related symptoms and I am glad that I am definitely not alone in this battle. There seems to be a lot of people who suffer from the same thing!
Just this June this year, I suffered from symptoms which include excessive burping, hunger pangs after eating, NOT feeling genuinely hungry, soft stools, and acidic-related sensations in the stomach that goes away when I eat. No heartburn or nausea. Those symptoms lasted for almost two months. I went to my gastroenterologist and was prescribed with Omeprazole (40 mg) for two weeks. He said that my symptoms were caused by my poor diet (I was skipping meals for 2 months) and constant anxiety and stress.
After a week of the meds, I felt way better. After finishing the medication, the stomach issues were gone for 4 weeks :)
However after the feeling better, I started worrying about other things (stupid HA!) and felt that my stomach issues were coming back. For 2 months I had on and off indigestion and excessive belching. There were weeks that I was okay and there were days that the indigestion and hunger pangs would return. I'm a bit relieved to say though that the stomach issues I had after the medication were never as worse as they were before I took omeprazole. No more "softer" stools and I can still feel REAL hunger whenever I'm hungry.
This week was particularly stressful. I had on and off mild hunger pangs and excessive belching.
Today, I didn't feel the hunger pangs yet I did burp and fart a lot. I also had three episodes of mild nausea (first time, I think?) which lasted for about 15-20 minutes. Nausea was accompanied by slight rumbling in the tummy. As of this moment, I feel fine.
I am just hoping that this is gastritis.
Do you think that I should go back to omeprazole and let my stomach heal?
And...
Is it a good sign that I responded well to omeprazole when I first took it and the symptoms I have now were not as worse as before?
Thanks for your time.
xxx
Just this June this year, I suffered from symptoms which include excessive burping, hunger pangs after eating, NOT feeling genuinely hungry, soft stools, and acidic-related sensations in the stomach that goes away when I eat. No heartburn or nausea. Those symptoms lasted for almost two months. I went to my gastroenterologist and was prescribed with Omeprazole (40 mg) for two weeks. He said that my symptoms were caused by my poor diet (I was skipping meals for 2 months) and constant anxiety and stress.
After a week of the meds, I felt way better. After finishing the medication, the stomach issues were gone for 4 weeks :)
However after the feeling better, I started worrying about other things (stupid HA!) and felt that my stomach issues were coming back. For 2 months I had on and off indigestion and excessive belching. There were weeks that I was okay and there were days that the indigestion and hunger pangs would return. I'm a bit relieved to say though that the stomach issues I had after the medication were never as worse as they were before I took omeprazole. No more "softer" stools and I can still feel REAL hunger whenever I'm hungry.
This week was particularly stressful. I had on and off mild hunger pangs and excessive belching.
Today, I didn't feel the hunger pangs yet I did burp and fart a lot. I also had three episodes of mild nausea (first time, I think?) which lasted for about 15-20 minutes. Nausea was accompanied by slight rumbling in the tummy. As of this moment, I feel fine.
I am just hoping that this is gastritis.
Do you think that I should go back to omeprazole and let my stomach heal?
And...
Is it a good sign that I responded well to omeprazole when I first took it and the symptoms I have now were not as worse as before?
Thanks for your time.
xxx