Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Need some advice

I was recently diagnosed with gastritis and also suffer from IBS-D. I have been having the gastritis problem since the first of the year. My GI put me on Protonix. I have been taking it for a week now, but haven't felt it doing a whole lot for me. I'm guessing I need to be on it longer to see results, at least I hope. Anyway, I was wondering if there are any other things I can be doing or taking to help this sometimes unbearable pain and pressure in my upper abdomen. Some days I don't have this feeling, but the days I do it is really miserable. I am watching what I eat. I have also looked at past posts on gastritis and only saw that some people are taking Protonix for it.

My GI doesn't seem to think that the gastritis could be causing all of this discomfort. He did blood work on me and an ultrasound and found that everything was normal. A couple of months ago I had the scope down the stomach and that is when they found the gastritis. They took biopsies and found there is NO bacteria. Any advice would be VERY appreciated.

Thanks,
Diane

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