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  1. cristiana
    Hello experts! I have another mystery complaint and would value some feedback. This summer, as documented on this website, I had what the doctors thought was gastritis. I did have acid heartburn and burning pain under my sternum. During this time I noticed a sensation to the left of where the burning was. Sometimes it appeared at the same time...
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    Hi JMG I'll send you some iced mince pies if you cannot find any! Nil desperandum! They are in the larger stores so they must be elsewhere - maybe you need to try a bigger branch? There is a small one near us and it had none... The other bit of good news is Cadbury's Heros has the chunks in it this Christmas. And guess what - a nut warning, but...
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    Ahoy there Fellow Mince Pie Fanciers! Yes, I have to say that the iced mince pies from Sainsburys top the bill - mind you, probably not for the purist, or those who do not have a sweet tooth. I am ashamed to say I think I have consumed five boxes since November!! Nothing piles on the pounds quicker than those iced mince pies. The Costa mince...
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    Hi there. This caught my eye as I got phlebitis which wouldn't shift for month when I was in my late teens. My sensible GP at the time said I just had blood that clotted easily and to never take the contraceptive pill. Fastforward to my diagnosis at 45 (I'm now 50) the docs discover that even while my blood iron has been low, my haemoglobin is...
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    Hello Nicole My thoughts would go straight away to some sort of issue with the ovaries, or appendix, but presumably these things have been checked? Has she had a colonoscopy in recent months? In my own case I've had pain on the left side, in the groin and pelvic area, which goes through to my back (not the spine area but just around the hip). ...
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    I say, JMG - half a lemon meringue pie in one sitting? Steady on, old chap... (Actually, I think that shows great restraint!)
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    And well done, Morrisons.
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    Num num num. I'm losing count of what products we have posted on this long thread, but just in case these haven't been I'd say they are worth a try for those who miss cheescake and can't be bothered to make one. Well done Tescos. https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/295348454?sc_cmp=ppc*GHS+-+Grocery+-+New*PX+|+Shopping+GSC+|+All+Products...
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    Brilliant - well done!
  11. cristiana
    Hi Jherm I think some people on this board take nsaids but I find increasingly they make my stomach sore. It's difficult as I think nsaids used as anti-inflammatories aren't they and that would be useful in your circumstances I imagine. I do have a friend who like me has had gastritis over the summer and her GP told her if she wants to take...
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    Hi Icelandgirl Can you recall what the figures were when they wer lower? I'd be interested to know. C
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    I'm so glad you are making such good progress. It sounds like you'd make a good detective - sometimes the cause of symptoms can take so long to work out it is not surprising people give up trying to find the cause. I thought I'd post a progress report. I believe I am now in my third week sans Zantac. I came off my 75mg pretty much cold turkey but...
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    Glad you are feeling so much better! I am also in the waiting room for ttg results. Believe it or not, for some reason my usual consultant hasn't been giving me an annual test - although he has always tested liver enzymes which were wonky at diagnosis. I saw another guy who thought it was high time to have the test again and so now I'm waiting - I...
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    Hi Icelandgirl - thank you. I am just so surprised the packaging is so similar! Shows how important it is to read the labels! x
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    SORRY! I have just posted something under a new topic - Floradix/Floravital. I've just discovered that I've been glutening myself taking Floradix. There is a gluten free version I should have been taking insted called Floravital - make sure that if you have this range in your country that the version you are taking is gluten free. I'm sorry for any confusion...
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    I can't believe I've been diagnosed for nearly five years and have managed to gluten myself for weeks without realising it. Completely my fault as one should always read the labels and I didn't. Here in the UK I've been buying an iron supplement from the Floradix range and taking it daily, not realising that it contained gluten. Only yesterday I realised...
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    Thank you. I think I am now on the road to recovery but it is strange, my system still feels not quite right when I'm hungry. It is a different version of 'feeling sick because I am hungry' than I had before. I don't know, perhaps it's nothing to do with the gastritis, probably old age. Nowt a mince pie and some Hendersons Relish won't fix!! As regards...
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    Ahh... mince pie season again. I had a very pleasant experience at our local hospital the other day. I was waiting to see the gastroenterologist and decided to call in at the hospital Costa for a mint tea (still being careful having had gastritis all summer) and couldn't resist something to eat. When one recovers from gastritis, one shouldn't have an...
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    Mine was 6 at diagnosis and has been as high as 40 since, but has recently gone down to 12. I've had gastritis over the summer so have been staying away from supplements as iron hurts my stomach. I wonder if you have any symptoms? I find that my hair thins when my iron reserves are low. I also get itchy skin, and a sore tongue. A consultant said...
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    A friend of mine had some serious neurological symptoms going on. She also had a rash. I don't think anyone ever thought the problem might be gluten (apart from me!), but she is a great baker and spent a few months baking stuff for a friend who was told to go gluten free. So she kept this friend company, eating all this stuff. All the symptoms went away...
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    Its interesting you should say that. I don't normally drink alcohol, I've always felt it tasted like medicine - no idea why! - but drank some sparkling wine recently out of politeness. Oh the pain! At my last appointment my gastroenterologist had asked me if I drank - she never told me why, but if that's what alcohol does to people with gastritis it should...
  23. cristiana
    Hello everyone Thank you so much for all your contributions and tips, I'm sorry for my absence but I've had a big project deadline to complete. Over all, I think things are on the mend for me too. I was quite cynical at the doctors' approach at first. I'd have much rather had a scope to find out what was happening, instead of being prescribed three...
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    Couldn't agree more. If only it were so simple.
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    Also, carrying heavy weights. Try not to! I find heaving heavy shopping bags, especially carrying them on one side, causes dreadful pain. It is difficult but if you possibly can try not to carry heavy weights. I even find if my handbag (purse) gets over-stuffed with heavy things it can set things off. x
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