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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a possible help for the suffering

johngreen
johngreen
Earlier i was reading a post about anxiety and panic and I suddenly thought of marijuana. Why it never occurred to me before I don't know but now that I think about it, it could be very effective with this illness.

"Because of all of the medicinal purposes marijuana has, it has become legalized and a very popular drug used both within the hospital setting as well as prescribed in the home. It's even the drug of choice to treat the symptoms of the deadliest diseases including cancer and AIDS. Marijuana has been SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN to cure nausea and vomiting (as popularly used with chemotherapy patients), loss of appetite (anorexia), anxiety, depression, assist with Post Traumatic Disorder , glaucoma, asthma, and numerous others."

I copied that from an article I was reading.

I'm not saying you should all go out and bake yourself some special
brownies, but in situations like this, I think I would personally open my mind to something new, than suffer endlessly and needlessly. This disease is truly awful. unfortunately for me though I suffer from a mental illness that is effected negatively by mj, so it is not an option for me.
herrlehmann
herrlehmann
Sounds good, but how do you take it?
Smoking is bad for Gastritis, and i'm not sure if the cookies are.
johngreen
johngreen
i guess it would be hard to take. maybe a vaporizer? never thought of that
toomuchPho
toomuchPho
funny brownies crossed my mind before. I guess it would not be very practical for every day use, and I don't smoke.

I'm actually trying Iberogast as of today. I didn't before because I heard it had alcohol, and it seemed like a contradiction to stomach issues. The booze content is actually miniscule. The instruction pamphlet says there's more alcohol in a glass of apple juice (?) than in the daily dose of Iberogast...

I will report on how it works for me.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am using the Iberogast with some success. It definitely helps with the bloating and digestion in general. I still have the burning if I consume unsafe foods, but overall I am pleased. I have been using it 2-3 times per day for the last 2 and a half weeks or so. I would suggest taking it directly after you eat to negate the small amount of alcohol. I will purchase it forever if I have to as long as I continue to see steady improvement. I am also on 20mg of nexium and pepzin gi. This combination with the modified diet seems to be th ebest combination for me. I am starting to have more good days than bad. ( almost afraid to say it)
toomuchPho
toomuchPho
that's good news, needtobewell, the toughest thing is to find what works for you. Once you see improvement, stick to it!

I'm curious about Iberogast.. I get terrible bloating as a side effect of the PPI (I'm on Dexilant), so excited to see if it will help it. I hit a pretty low point last week when I bought my holiday beach dress in the maternity section. Yea!!!
Sara59
Sara59
I wish they sold it in capsules in vitamin catalogs already. I asked my daughter and daughter-in-law if they could get me some seeds. My sons are all, oh-no-mom. I wouldn't smoke it now, yech. I think I would start out with tea maybe. I used make that in my teen years, not bad with lemon and sugar Would rather grow my own than get it on the street since my state is oh-no-it's-drugs. Never mind I have sixteen bottles of drugs on my shelf from the doc. :\
johngreen
johngreen
tea? hmm didn't know you could do that. yeah it's funny eh? most people think of it as drugs, yet you go to the doctor and no matter what's wrong with you the first thing he does is push drugs on you, some of which have just horrific side effects.
herrlehmann
herrlehmann
I did some research, and it seems that marijuana really seems to help against Gastritis. The stomach produces less acid for example.

I think the best way would be to drink a tea with it, there are some guides online. I will try it next week maybe!
rosebrook
rosebrook
Hermm, well let you be our test student. When I told my dentist about my illness, first thing he said was why don't you try majaranna.
Azalea35
Azalea35
In Canada, there is a new prescription drug called Nabilone, with a chemical component similar to marijuana. It was prescribed to me by a gastroenterologist, who said it will improve my appetite and help me put on some weight.

However, I didn't notice any improvement with my gastritis, so I stopped taking it.
johngreen
johngreen
azalea- i don't think any synthetic or mimmick of it will ever really be as good as the real thing. I mean I wouldn't use fake honey to make a drink for my sore throat.

marijuana i think has just taken a bad wrap and so it is a no no. funny how we live in a society where everyone is constantly sucking down wine or beer, which is one of the worst drugs ever, but a little weed is so awful.

as long as you ignore all the propaganda about it, it will greatly improve your mood and should really help with your stomach. oh how i wish i could use it.
enf1946
enf1946
have trouble believeing Iberogast works when it is 31 % alcohol.
it may be the water you drink with it that helps.
water gilutes acid.

wonder why its in there to begin with
herrlehmann
herrlehmann
You only take a few drops of Iberogast, the Alcohol in it doesn't affect your Gastritis.