Gastritis Support Group

Gastritis is a medical term for inflammation of the lining of the stomach. It means that white blood cells move into the wall of the stomach as a response to some type of injury. Gastritis has many underlying causes, from infection with the bacterium H. pylori, bile reflux, or excessive consumption of alcohol or certain foods or drugs like aspirin.

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soretum
soretum
Hi everyone,
I've been discussing my gastritis with a dietician from work and want to share her tips for gaining weight.
She said to eat as much protein as your system can handle and to include it in all of our meals. So eat as much cheese and dairy, meat, fish, chicken and eggs. She said think of it as putting meat on your bones. Normally carbs would be good but we need to build our immune systems and protein will do that more effeciently.
I'm going to start having it in all of my five meals every day from now on.
Here's to weight gain and better health.
Cheers,
Soretum
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thats such good news about the weight gain! I'm currently desperate to put some back on, appointment with consultant this week put it at 38kg which is lowest I've ever been. The consultant basically sat their and told me he thinks I've got an eating disorder?! I wanted to scream! If it wasn't for the pain, I would be eating 24/7! Its so hard to put weight on though when my intake is about half of what it used to be. Sorry rant over!
soretum
soretum
rant and vent any time. That's part of what we're all here for. We have stomach disorder not eating. Hang in there and hopefully it will slowly return. It took me so long to gain the little I did and while I have a long way to go I'm glad the scales are finally my friend again.
Take care,
Cas
soretum
soretum
Woohoo, the weight is piling on! I'm now 53 kg which is a gain of 2 kg in two weeks. I wore a pair of jeans last night that haven't fitted for 18 months. They were a little snug before I got sick. Guess they won't last much longer then.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am so happy to hear stories of folks putting on weight after a struggle. Gives me some needed confidence that I can gain weight back *again*.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thanks for this post!
It really is helpful to hear what people are eating. Maybe we can all expand our horizons--and our waistlines-- a bit by gradually adding new foods, a little at a time.
soretum
soretum
It happens slowly and my weight has fluctuated over the last 18 months but I really feel positive about going in the right direction. The mistake I made in the early stages was forcing more food in than was comfortable. You only make that mistake ONCE. Now I listen to my body and increase the amount I eat according to its needs.
It is slow but we can all get to better health again. I may never fully heal from this, in that I may have to manage it on some level always but if I'm pain free and feeling well I can live with that.
This morning I tasted my first cup of weak tea since April 2010 and did it taste good. If its sits well with my I'll still limit my intake to maybe one cup in the morning.
Hang in there and together we can be well again.
Cas
deleted_user
deleted_user
That's such an important point, soretum--I find I have to have VERY small meals at one time. If I have even small meal which includes a little meat, potatoes, and a vegetable, it's too much for me. I have to divide it up and wait an hour or so for at least one of them.

I sometimes think it's more about overloading the digestive system than what you eat, though what one eats is certainly important, too.
soretum
soretum
Yes. so many factors come into play don't they? I'm ok with most combinations of foods at sometimes the time of day makes a difference but this is more with the IBS than the gastritis.
Cas