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Symptoms Of Nausea, Heartburn And Abdominal Pain Can Be Due To Gastritis?

I have been experiencing nausea, heartburn/acid reflux, and abdominal pain daily for maybe a week now. It is usually in the afternoon and goes away in the evening. I m on Protonix already. I have an eating disorder (mainly anorexia nervosa) and have had it for the past almost 12 years. Mostly restricting behaviors, almost no binging and purging. I also have had parasuicidal behaviors with ibuprofen in the past; I would take inappropriate amounts of it as a form of self harm. This includes 5+ overdoses of 80-100 200 mg pills, 25+ instances where I would take ~25 200 mg pills, and have taken 4-20 200 mg pills on more occasions than I can count. I have not taken it inappropriately for about a year now; I do take it on occasion for migraines, maybe 2 or 3 times a month. My dietitian suggested that it may be gastritis. Could this be accurate?
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You have suicidal tendencies and also anorexia nervosa since childhood. You have taken large amount of ibuprofen. Ibuprofen used as pain killer definitely causes gastritis. In gastritis there is mucosal damage in the stomach. It produces symptoms like heart burn, reflux and abdominal pain. You have to be treated with anti ulcer drugs. Psychiatric treatment is mandatory.
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Symptoms Of Nausea, Heartburn And Abdominal Pain Can Be Due To Gastritis?

Hello You have suicidal tendencies and also anorexia nervosa since childhood. You have taken large amount of ibuprofen. Ibuprofen used as pain killer definitely causes gastritis. In gastritis there is mucosal damage in the stomach. It produces symptoms like heart burn, reflux and abdominal pain. You have to be treated with anti ulcer drugs. Psychiatric treatment is mandatory.