I Found out a few days ago that i have "Acute Gastritis", from what i understand its a inflammation in the stomach. It comes with terrible pain in the upper area of the abdomen and back. Only after i had my daughter 3 months ago i started getting this pain like every 2 weeks or so. One of the reasons why people develop gastritis is becuase of a damaged stomach. My question is , Is it a possibility that my pregnancy caused this to happen? I am thinking so because in pregnancy your stomach flattens and i only got this pain only after i had my baby. Maybe there is another reason but is it at all possible what im thinking may be true?

That's an aweful thing to have.

I suffer from time to time with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, that was caused by "trauma" of a major fall... Fortunately, i have learn't to control it by eating a small meals constantly throughout the day and avoid certain food groups.

I also seem to pretty much every second, or third year at least, during winter, suffer the lovely "gastric flu bug" and i double up in pain, sweat, feel nausea, feel like vomiting but don't for some reason, most of the times but the pain is escrutation and i recall that this started in my 20's.

So the accident in 1999, assisting in creating the IBS, seems to have nothing to do with it, i just have a weak stomach.

I know that trauma does play an effect on acute gastritis, and something pertaining to the stomach lining, eroding so if your pregnancy was a difficult one, a bit traumatic then it's possible.

All i can offer as advice is what i experience from time to time, and how i combat it. Apart from medical advice of course.

I don't drink milk unless it's lactose free, ensure i eat heeps of green vegetables and salads and minimum meat 200grams maximum and avoid of course the chillis and Indian foods. I eat eggs, love them but sometimes they play havoc.

Being a little bit more at peace even if things seem stressful, seems to help a lot to, i try very hard to avoid feeling stressed, touch wood, it's more rarer than it used to be so maybe that helps with what we put inside our body that it likes verses what it is rejecting.

Hope that helps a little....

CW

Thanks CW!

Since i posted i have not had that severe pain which comes with gastritis. I have been taking prevacid. I admit i dont follow a diet to help with this. I love coffee which i have in the morning sometimes during the day. My mom has this exact problem she takes aciphex. I also eat curry which i know is bad on the stomach and i love hot sauce LOL, so i know my eating habits play a big part in this!

Thanks for much for the advice!

I developed similar symtoms after I had my daughter. I had a c-section. I also developed IBS after I had her too. The gastritis has flared up less and less frequently as time passed. Same thing with the IBS, unless I am under alot of stress, then symptoms will return. But I do feel that my digestive problems resulted from pregnancies and my c-sections. I hope you feel better soon.

LOL, i just actually replied to your other one, which didn't seem to have any and there i was saying well spicy foods, some milks, bugger... Yep, it appears that you perhaps also may need to consider that you have a small case of IBS...

Sorry, weak stomach creates this, stress esculates it and so does everything your eating, bad, bad, stop it... So cut out that curry and spice, and milk unless it's lactose free, eggs, bugger... what are you allowed to eat? Lot's of greens, only joking but well, that actually helps trust me...

CW