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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joham 01/21/2016

As we all know fresh fruit and vegetables are hard on us in their raw forms full of fibre but what about juicing them?We need to be able to take those vitamins and enzymes from somewhere right.
I believe that it makes a big difference for the stomach to have it raw or as a juice.Am I making any sense?
I think I will start with small quantities of carrot and celery juice.Oh speaking of which I noticed that celery sticks work great for my acid reflux.The juice seem to calm down the acid.
What do you think?

joham 01/21/2016

I also sometimes make canned tuna salad with a tiny bit of mayo and a celery stick chopped into it.My stomach has no problems with it at all.On the contrary its one of my safe foods to eat during a flare.

Nina1959 01/21/2016

Sadly, I came back as fructose intolerant after testing. Even high fructose corn syrup sets off my flares... but veggie juice sounds lovely, I do love spinach blended into a smoothie.

GwenY 01/21/2016

Yes I juice, carrot, celery, cucumber, apple. I make a huge batch and fill 6 glasses and put them in the freezer, one for each day. We certainly do need the vits and enzys.

joham 01/21/2016

OMG Nina I feel sorry for you.Theres HFCS in pretty much everything in the u.s. isn't it.
Yeah I love spinach as well.Im currently trying to boost my iron with it.

joham 01/21/2016

Alright Gweny.That sounds lovely.I need to give it a try:)Thank you!

calten 01/24/2016

I juice everyday. My brother got me hooked it on last year. I highly recommend it!

I mix together cucumber, kale, beet, ginger, celery, carrot, and a little bit of apple, peach, and strawberry. Sooo good. I make a weekly batch, put it in mason jars in my fridge and drink 1 jar per day.

I try to avoid lemons, limes, and oranges when possible as they are very acidic. Also bananas tend to hurt my stomach for some reason.

To anyone considering juicing, you should definitely give it a try. It's extremely healthy and after a week or so, you will definitely notice you are feeling better, have more focus, and have more energy since you are getting all the vitamins your body needs.

Lesleygm 01/24/2016

peaches, strawberries and ginger can be bad for gastritis as well as apples. I know ginger is considered an anti inflammatory but most people can not handle it in their stomach when they have gastritis.

I would take those ingredients out of a smoothie. Try papaya instead. Peaches I think are worse than oranges on the acid scale.

The veggies chosen are good. They create more alkaline.

Everyone here should check out shihonage on this site. he is a pro on healing gastritis. Go to his website. He goes through everything he has done to get to a good place.

This can be healed in a much shorter time if you stick to all the rules and treat any mental health issues. Also prop yourself up at night.

I also think raw veggies are good for us but may not be so good for an inflamed stomach.

Just keep doing the hard work. This is a hard road but it can be done.

Follow the diet shihonage talks about and you will get there more quickly.

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