I can't quite clarify for you b/c I'm not sure myself, but I can tell you that the doc did an endoscopy (went in with a tube through my throat) and looked at my stomach. He saw inflammation which he described as gastritis. My symptoms are nausea after eating a spicy food or too much food or no food at all (I guess too much acid churning). I am under the assumption that this is different from GERD which seems to impact on someone's esophagus and has more like a heartburn feeling. But again, I have no clue if that is the right difference...just how I view it.
To answer your question about IBS, I had IBS for a very long time before getting the gastritis so I don't know if the two are related. However, I think in general us IBSers just have a very sensitive system to EVERYTHING especially related to digestion. It seems a lot of us get other symptoms more easily too (nausea, chills, fever with d, etc.). It really stinks, yes, but at least it makes sense when you don't feel well.
Hopefully you got some info from your search about what to not eat with these conditions. If you click on my name (line415) anywhere on the screen, you can look up "see all user's posts" and then you will see some info I have added to the boards about my experience. Feel better and don't give up on the SF. Are you IBS d or c or a? I took Nexium not Parlosec (spelling?) and I can only say that I am unsure if it increased the d since I was having so much d then before following the diet. Maybe keep a journal.
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Re: been reading boards regarding GERD & gastris......confused help?
