Is chronic gastritis permanent?
I've never seen anything to suggest so. I had gastritis about a year before my current predicament. Chemically induced, brought on by alcohol. Not that serious. As soon as I stopped drinking, it was gone. I was cured. Then chemically induced by vinegar, and then ongoing overdose of testosterone. Suspect its because of my long use of benzodiazepines (just look up benzo belly) to cope with that and the fact that some of my old meds increase acid that its still here.
Its definitely chemically induced. Its not atrophic. Its not immune gastritis. Its not cancerous. Its not anything else. I've had every test done. Its a symptom, right? My last endoscopy said it had gone out of chronic (but then. Prescribed benzodiazepines long term as it was still healing). Recently off the meds and now on mirtazipine (like 10 days ago. Stopped clonazepam in march). Some people online insist its permanent no matter what if its chronic. Ive found my root cause though. Two people in my life (who dont have it. One HAS had it before the other is just insistent I have to accept that ill be sick forever and is. Legitimately fucking angry at me for not believing gastritis is permanent???). It was acute before this. Chronic after. Literally got out of the chronic phase with hard work. Just got on benzos after before it ever fully healed.
Everything is telling me, every logic i can think through is telling me this is a symptom and not all permanent (unless atrophic or immune gastritis i would think). Yeah it can last years if you dont treat the underlying cause. But that's the point; the underlying cause. Am i right? I feel like these people are crazy. Ive never had my gi say one way or the other. But she was confident id heal at last endoscopy. (If you're deep into black and white thinking please dont respond. I really dont need someone taking out their depression on me when im off my meds and already trying not to kill myself for other reasons. Please be respectful of that.)