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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dan1967 08/05/2015

can someone educate me ive just been diagnosed with gastritis and apart from water what else can i drink.
thanks

Andy1986 08/06/2015

not much lol. Some people can tolerate herbal teas but I can't tolerate even that. depending on how sensitive my stomach is I can normally have milk or soy milk

dan1967 08/06/2015

thanks andy1986 i take it not full fat milk

Nina1959 08/06/2015

I find it easiest to drink liquids at room temp for starters. Cold or hot both seem to make my stomach work harder to fix the temp or something.
As far as what to drink, I am an herbal studies student. I have been soothing my chronic gastritis for 3+ yrs with marshmallow root tea and flaxseed tea. One or both should be avail at your larger groc store in the natural foods section or at any herbal shop.
I make it up by the gallon and keep it in the fridge then warm it to room temp in the microwave and keep it by the bed, soothing in the middle of the night.

shannon0303 08/07/2015

All I drink is water and almond milk! I drink it for the calcium, as I am lactose intolerant. I drink unsweetened regular almond milk.
Giving up coffee and tea was the hardest part.
I've tried a few herbal teas, like ginger and camomile as suggested by others, but it didn't make my stomach feel any better. Fresh carrot juice too, was recommended to me but made my tummy sore also. trial and error, of course!

shihonage 08/07/2015

Water. Also, consult the website in my profile.

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