Fighting Biliary gastritis
I think the most frustrating part about bile reflux is that I can’t find a GI that gets it. After my gallbladder removal I became severely ill. Nausea that was other worldly horrible. My GI just put me on a ppi and nausea medication. It wasn’t until I did my own research I discovered what bile reflux was. At one point my GI had me on 40mg of omeprazole twice a day. To treat a problem I didn’t even have. I had to suggest bile binders and had to wean myself off the PPIs. The bile reflux went away after four months. Now several years later it’s back. I got an EGD and my stomach was full of bile reflux. What is their focus, again? PPIS!!! Well, maybe we should switch the ppi and anytime I mention the bile they switch the subject back to PPIs. It’s insane. That isn’t the predominant treatment for bile reflux. I did decide to try the PPIs because I’m like well maybe I do have an acid problem now, too because they diagnosed me with GERD after the EGD. I thought because they saw acid in my esophagus but, then, I asked if they could tell if it was acid or bile upsetting my esophagus I was told they can’t really tell a difference. My stomach was FULL of bile. I have horrible gastritis and I didn’t have this long last time. I tried ursodiol and it gave me stomach pains that were pretty brutal. Tried colestipol and now I’m trying welchol. I was on 40mg omeprazole and told my GI I want to go down to 20mg. My GI did order an MRCP to look at my bile ducts. This is just awful and I do take sucralafate in the morning and evening. I’m just so jaded, it feels like there is no end in sight-I’m sure some of you can relate.