17F is this gastritis or just normal diarrhea?
I often had gastritis when I was a kid because my parents were away or busy with work so I tend to neglect my responsibility as a child to eat right on time which might have caused gastritis. I would sometimes eat my food supposedly for breakfast during lunch and eat my lunch in the afternoon. It eventually led to ulcer (Idk if that's true but that's what my mom told me after we went to the doctor.)
Having gastritis was really common for me since I was a kid and up to this day I was used to feeling nauseous, bloating, etc.
2 days ago, I woke up at 4 am with a sharp pain on my stomach mainly in the belly button area(?). I also felt like po0ping. The pain was like 8/10 and it felt like period cramps but worse since it's in the tummy area. It was bad but bearable and it was 4 am so I just forced my self to sleep. I thought it would go away but it didn't. The breakfast was heavy and my stomach still hurts a bit it reduced to 6/10, I also was able to po0p but it was really watery and i feel like i was peeing p0o. I just thought it's diarrhea. The pain isn't as excruciating as it was that morning. It was on and off like it'll hurt and it'll go away and then after a few seconds, it'll come back. I felt like something was slowly poking me in my belly button area or somewhere near that. My mistake is, I didn't eat much that day. It was because none of the foods I have in the house is good for my stomach ache that day. Too salty, too heavy, and too soury. I can't bring myself to cook too because of the pain.
I told my dad about it and he probably thought it's just the same gastritis I've had before.
Yesterday, the pain was still the same slow poking on my stomach but less painful. 7/10. I was able to do some chores and finally proper food. I still po0ped watery in the morning. My dad told me to eat papaya and thanks to that, I po0ped solid stool. While eating, I'd randomly feel the pain which makes me freeze for a while because of how painful it is.
Today, my stomach hurts a bit in the morning. I think it was because it didn't like the food, I ate bitter gourd with eggs. It was the same pain again but less painful. 4/10. I don't feel like po0ping right now but I feel nauseous.
Could it be a simple diarrhea/gastritis?
The reason I'm posting this is just for me to know if I need to go to the doctor. Don't worry, I already told my parents and they're aware of the stomachache I felt these past few days. We planned on going to the doctor tomorrow if it hurts again.
I'm so sorry if there are grammatical errors in this post since English is not my first language. I also forgot to mention, I drank blue gatorade yesterday because I thought it would help with diarrhea.
Thank you!