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gastritis

For past 2 months whenever I eat any red meats or anything other than chicken and baked potato.  My stomach starts to gurgle, severe gas pains upper abdomen and gas pains by shoulder blade.  Md. took blood tests all negative.  Had colonoscopy last year so he dont want to repeat that as pain is mostly upper.  Did endoscopy biopsy showed all gastric juices inflamed and irritated.  I take many medications for numerous problems over 30 years 19 pills a day so he thinks it finally caught up.  However when I eat anything hi fat I will have 1 normal bowel movement then watery.  He is now doing a cat scan, can diverticulitis show in a cat scan.  If its negative can one have such severe gastritis that only chicken and baked potato are digestible.  How long must I be on this diet.
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You need a CT scan to determine if you have diverticulitis, not blood tests.
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Then its gastritis,  but the only thing I can digest is chicken and baked potato and cheerios.   When I eat the food, it feels like my stomach is cold.Ive had blood tests no diverticulitis,  pains in shoulder blades, under breast bone straight down middle of stomach to belly button,  been going on for a3 weeeks. . How long does this last.  Given prilosec, bentyl.Md going to take a cat scan
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Alright, inflammed gastric tissues is gastritis but "gastric juices inflammed" doesn't exist.  What other problems are you having?
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just irritation as in gastritis
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Welcome to the gastroenterology community!  What do you mean by gastric juices inflamed?  What other problems are you having?  Yes, diverticulitis can show up in a CT scan.
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