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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extremely low iron

joham
joham
I also learnt today that my iron level is extremely low.I only have 10 and its heading towards anemia.I really need to figure out a natural way to increase the iron in my system.I am afraid iron supplementation will be too rough on my stomach with gastritis so Im trying to research what foods and herbs would be available to me.Any ideas?Thank you
soretum
soretum
I don't know of you eat meat but lamb and kangaroo are high in iron. Sadly the non animal sauces can be hard on out gut in large amounts. Thankfully my iron levels are good as I don't eat a lot of red meat and don't eat lamb or roo.
shihonage
shihonage
There are innovative ways to create iron supplements, which are much easier on the stomach. Studies favor this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Extension-Protein-Capsule-100-Count/dp/B000LLWI58/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1434603333&sr=1-1-catcorr
shihonage
shihonage
... of course you should still not take it on empty stomach.
smilelikeyoumeanit
smilelikeyoumeanit
My iron levels are always borderline or low.

I've tried spatone iron water - (which was fine before I had gastritis)...but now it does mildly aggravate after a few days... so I try to just eat well - plenty of veg - spinach etc.

The 'irony' is that iron can help heal gastritis... but most iron supplements irritate gastritis.
joham
joham
Thank you guys.From what I know the ferritin level can fluctuate between 5-148 which is quite a range.I still believe 10 is rather low.I cant eat red meat but Ive heard that chicken or lamb liver is extremely high in iron(and in vit C which is essential in order to absob the iron) and so is stinging nettle which they make extract of in Poland.These 2 are supposed to be very potent in raising iron levels.of course,there are other things like blackstrap molasses or beetroots which I am already trying.Plus some liquid form of iron supplements like Floradix are also said to be very good.