I can attest to Fish Oil being a good anti inflammatory. I used it and it takes some time.. like 1 month for you to notice the difference, but I felt it did work extremely well.

However, Once I started getting my stomach issues, I stopped taking it for fear that it had something to do with my issue.... I am just starting to reintroduce it now... But taking a lesser dose.

It's a funny thing about supplements. Every time I start on them I get tummy trouble. And it doesn't seem to matter what I take.... vitamins, Fiber gummies... liquid concoctions...pain gels. They all kind of make me feel a little sick. The days I stay off all supplements and most prescriptions are my best days. The only problem is that I need some of my scripts for pain. They tend to dry me out which causes other problems.

I tried to find out in another thread.... is fish oil the same thing as the Omegas in gummy form? I think they are. I'm not giving up on these remedies... just have to take it slower.

For gastritis people, most supplements should be taken after food. Doing otherwise is... obvious self-harm.

Fish oil doesn't do anything for my stomach, I take it for dry eyes. And even then, it's just part of combination treatment.

The real anti-inflammatory oil is GMO safflower oil, which is sold as "Stay-Weight" by Lindora, and "Ultra GLA 500" by GNC. The next best thing is Borage Oil, which is far more common, but requires 2x more consumption for same effectiveness level.

While taking the latter, fish oil should also be taken for safety reasons as it may deplete DHA/EPA in the body.

All in all, however, neither oil does anything good for the stomach, in my experience. In fact fish oil can irritate it - especially when it's one of those stupid brands that add "lemon flavoring" to it.

shihonage I think I went back on the Omega's ( are these the same as fish oil? ) was because I saw that you recommended it for the dry eyes. I'm sure you're right about the possibility of Omegas hurting my stomach a little. I know I can't take a lot of supplements in one day.

Guess I'm better off without all the "helps" and just toughing it out when I can. My inflammatory blood tests came back negative. But I tested positive for antibodies for either RA, Lupus or Sjogrens. Explains the dry eyes and mouth.

I'm slowly learning what to limit. I truly hate meds! And I don't trust everything that is labeled "natural" because I know that they can be harmful to some people. Some are good and work, but still need to be researched. Folks need to be just as careful about supplements as they are about prescriptions.

I don't know what your "omegas" are. Not only Omega-3 is completely different from Omega-7 or -9, but quality of manufacturing differs as well. I prefer to use names of actual supplements.

Omega 3 is an excellent anti inflammatory. I've been using this Omega 3 http://www.amztk.com/ultimate-omega and I've seen unbelievable results. Because it's all natural it did take a bit of time until it worked but it has been worth the wait. This is a real high quality fish oil and the EPA and DHA levels are amazing. I absolutely love the fact that it leaves no fishy aftertaste. Whoever I recommended this to has not been let down.