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Gastritis after upper GI procedure

Posted by lobste @lobste, Oct 12, 2016

I was diagnosed of gastritis after an upper GI procedure. my worry is that I lost about 10kg and has been on 70kg weight ever. I am eating high calories of food but I am not adding any weight. I also notice that when I have the urge for bowel movement, I feel funny until I use the convenience. I am worried about this and wondering if this is only gastritis or any other issue not identified by the medics.

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Janell, Volunteer Mentor | @jlharsh | Feb 11 8:28am
In reply to @craigjulian "For hepatic steatosis, losing 8-10% of your body weight is very helpful. Regular exercise, staying away..." + (show)
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For hepatic steatosis, losing 8-10% of your body weight is very helpful. Regular exercise, staying away from sugar, fried foods, and excess carbohydrates will also help.
Hepatic steatosis (fatty liver) is diagnosed with an abdominal CT or MRI.

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Do you think your symptoms are related to how your liver is functioning?

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skymaiden | @skymaiden | Apr 8 5:47pm
In reply to @craigjulian "About 7 months ago, I had too much alcohol and food one night and the next..." + (show)
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About 7 months ago, I had too much alcohol and food one night and the next day I was sick with nausea, burning in my upper GI, bloating, gurgling, and completely miserable for almost 7 weeks. I went to the ER during this time and had an abdominal CT scan and labs and all were normal. I started omeprazole for 2 weeks that did nothing and avoided all the trigger foods. It finally went away after 7 weeks. Then, about a month after it went away, I had another night of moderate drinking and some fatty foods, and it came back. This time is lasted 10 days. I am going through another bout now that is going on 9 days and I didn't have any alcohol, only heavy food this time. I am Completely miserable with nausea, bloating, burning in middle upper GI, constant belching, and just plain sick. I have cut out everything from my diet- NO booze, caffeine, fried foods, citrus, and carbonated drinks but it's not going away.
I have another GI appointment in 2 weeks. I don't know if this is gastritis, IBS, or something else is going on. So frustrating. H-pylori is negative also. Anyone else had something like this?

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I hope this doesn't apply to you but I read that many years of heavy alcohol consumption can permanently destroy the lining of The stomach, and many people experiencing this have to cut out many foods because of it. I'm not sure what the fix is or if there is one but I would do research on that. TikTok & YouTube seem to be much better sources for solutions than Google.

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