Its all about diet as no medicine is there for permanent cure. Leave spicy and oily foods and try to eat as much seasonal fruits and vegetables as you can. Carrot juice is very useful to repel the severe attacks of gastritis. Eat almonds and dates every day. They are full of fiber and help protect and heal the stomach lining slowly. The stomach takes quite a long time to get back on track so be very very patient and keep an eye on your diet and stay away from acidic foods.

Thank you Luqman - sound advice and very reassuring to hear that it can take a while for the stomach to heal. I often feel like the pain will never go away!

Hi Philjo,
yes Luqman is right... I have been battling this horrid condition for almost a year..I didn't get on with the PPI's at all, including zantac..(h2 blocker) had bad side effects...I am much better but not 100% from really blanding out my diet..no dairy/citric/spicy/alcohol or even processed foods...it's really difficult but can be done..plenty good lean meat/fruit/lots veg and for desserts I eat soya yogurts and digestive biscuits (not sure what they are called in us )..I still have a mild ache just about 2 inch above belly button and around the bottom of my ribs..which comes and goes daily sometimes goes through to my back which I really hate..but otherwise much better than I was. Did you ever get the pain around the bottom of your ribs?..not sure how that happens? anyone know? Praying for us all to get well :)

thanks for your reply boobear. Yes I have had the pain around the bottom of my ribs but thankfully that seems to have stopped. Bland diet is helping. I've also found cabbage juice and gastrazyme (cabbage juice in pill form) to be very soothing. I hope you continue to feel better!

I've had gastritis 8 months now. Also tried everything like slippery elm, l-glutamine, Dgl, zinc carnosine and low acid diet, with little success. Take Tramadol for pain. However, I just made a couple discoveries that might provide insight. Since I couldn't drink coffee (even low acid decaf) or regular tea, I was drinking rooibos tea. It's low in tannins, naturally decaf and ph neutral so I thought it was ok. But, last 6 days I have been doing the Japanese water therapy (google it). Because I drank so much water in the morning I didn't have time or desire for the tea and I had my first day with no pain, until I came home and made rooibos tea one afternoon. Before I had 1/2 cup down, the pain was there! Pain lasted two days. So, it has been an irritant all along preventing healing. So now it's just water or chamomile tea (which I dislike) and again the pain has subsided. Will continue with the water therapy and all above supplements now til it heals. Just look at every single thing you ingest everyone! Healing to all!

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So, as previously posted, water therapy did not work, only made me very nauseas. Tried rice water for 3 days, did not work either. Tried 80g of l-glutamine spread throughout the day as suggested by someone. Suppose to be for 5 days then lower to 20g. I only made it two days because of terrible nausea and diarrhea! I have been taking Dr.'s Best zinc carnosine twice daily right after b'fast and supper but just read extensive studies done in Japan and the recommended dosage is 150mg daily for 8 weeks. 75mg to be taken right after b'fast and same just before bed. So that's two not one Dr's Best capsules each time. I'm going to try this and pray it works. I don't have much more fight left in me after 9 months

I also experience pains under rib cage. The so called bland diet it's not working for me either because for the whole year I'm vomiting each and everything i eat. I don't eat any fats, I boiled or steam everything i eat which constitute of veges mostly but still I can't keep anything I throw up. I've lost a lot of weight and I'm still losing it since I can't seem to get the diet that works for this gastritis

I have been dealing with this for almost 3 weeks now. I haven't even been able to see a gastroenterologist yet, and I'm expected to wait 3 more weeks before I can. I have nausea everyday. No matter what I eat, what I drink, the nausea is the WORST symptom for me. There is immense pressure in my stomach and chest. It feels very tight. I have no pain, barely any heartburn, just tightness and nausea. Ekg's came out fine. Each time i went to the doctor, they've sent me home and told me to take Dramamine.. which doesn't even work all of the time for me
I've taken pepcid, Pepto, tums,. Omeprazole.. I've changed my diet several times. The only thing that has gotten slightly better is the diarrhea after the first week. I feel very hopeless.. I've missed my anniversary and can barely focus on my work. Doctors just send me home and say it's a stomach bug and it's been 3 long weeks. There's no way. Nothing I do takes the nausea away. No acid reducers, nausea medicine, nothing. Its so uncomfortable to even stand. It really depresses me because I have no control or idea of how to fix this. It even makes me feel suicidal at times! 3 long weeks of pure nausea and chest tightness with no relief. It's the worst thing I've ever experienced

Flora, Take heart, It get's better! I remember being in the same spot, missed my anniversary and my birthday... I had the same psychological thoughts too, and dealt with tremendous anxiety. I dealt with severe Gastritis for 2 months, with symptoms going back for months prior to that - I just unknowingly kept making it worse. Horrible Nausea, Pain, Aching, Burning, Discomfort, Fatigue, Diareah and Anxiety/Bouts of depression, reduced appetite, fullness after eating little... I thought I was dying from something far more severe, despite the doctors assuring me it was gastritis... that's how bad it was... This past weekend, I finally ate and drank everything I would have normally. I took Propranolol/Protonix issued by my primary care for 60 days after the pepcid seemed to give me diarrhea. I had a double colonoscopy/endoscopy which confirmed the diagnosis of Gastritis, I had this after 30 days worth of treatment. I lost 30 lbs and changed my diet around to roughly this:

1: Organic Greek yogurt with a few nuts/sliced banana for breakfast (a litle honey) with some Raw spinach & carrots/Celery on the side.
2. Went vegetarian for a couple weeks than introduced chicken with mild flavors.
3. Rice & Beans
4. Lots of raw fruits & Veggies
5. Absolutley No alcohol, sugar, carbonated beverages, or citrus fruits/tomatos
6. small portions.
7. Take the pepcid/acid blockers... supliment with tums and pepto.
8. I also took carafate for 30 days early, then came off and after a day or two of increased discomfort, my condition greatly improved.
9. I did take meds to help with the anxiety & sleeplisness related to anxiety... Pantoprazol daily, Clonazepam nightly. That helped to curb the psychological issues. I am pretty much off of both of those now. I still use the pantoprazol on increasingly rare occasions.

I still have some minor discomfort, but nothing like the Branding Iron I felt in my stomach 2 months ago. Nausea and everything else has mostly subsided... I know I am improving every day.

Hang in there! It feels like it wont end, and you feel like your going crazy - but it is a real illness and these things are all related. It can and WILL improve. Godspeed!

I have been struggling with gastritis for about a month now. Terrible stomach pain, belching, and diarrhea. I joined this support group a few days ago and started trying Zantac. What a difference in just a few days. My doctor also increased my bentyl to 20 mg 4 x day. I am als taking digestive enzymes and carafate 4 x day. I sure hope I continue to make progress.

I started suffering gastritis symptoms after gallbladder surgery. I have episodes of nausea, burning in my upper right abdomen, lack of appetite, etc. The Gastroenterologist prescribed Protonix in the morning and 300 mg of Zantac at night. This seems to be helping but I continue to eat very small, plain meals. I tried drinking homemade ginger tea to soothe my stomach which helped a bit. I also missed birthday and anniversary celebrations and am hoping that I am on the mend. To complicate all of this I broke my arm in March and it is not healing. I think it's because of my poor diet and the proton pump inhibitors. I am hoping we all get relief soon.

Hello to all, very glad I came across this site. Not certain if my issue is gastritis, but I tend to think it is. July of this year experienced what I thought was a heart attack at the time, but now know severe heartburn. I was also experiencing nausea, nervousness, jittery, and hard to catch my breath. At that time, I was started on omeprazole which only helped with nausea. It increased all the other symptoms, so I stopped taking it.I had no appetite and was losing 5-9 pounds in days.I have lost close to 60 pounds to date. Ultrasound and hida scan showed gallbladder issues. Had gallbladder removed in September, and just knew this was the reason I was having these issues. Boy! was I wrong. I had an EGD and colonoscopy which showed mild esophagitis but the heartburn and indegestion were horrible. I had begun taking OTC ranitadine which was helping, but it says to not take for more than 2 weeks without consulting Dr. So gastro doc gave me protonix which gave me heart palpapations, then he tried aciphex which does the same thing. So, I went back to ranitidine and just as needed. I also chew tums which help for a while. I didn't want to keep trying pill after pill so I went to another gastro Dr. who has ordered a gastric emptying test. In the meantime, he put me back on Omeprazole which did the same things it had done previously so I will not be taking it, and carafete which gives me stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea. Not certain how much more of the carafate I can deal with. Keeping a food journal has been helpful,but I pretty much live on salads and smoothies. I hope to find some relief soon. Slippery elm, aloe vera juice, finugreek did not help either as they caused me burning as well. Teas do the same thing. So, I drink plain water as flavored water gives me grief too. Sorry so long winded.

Hello. Im so thankfull to find this group niw i dont feel so alone.

yes it's all about diet. Drinking ginger tea and probiotic yogart helps also you need to take supplements -probio7 is a good one to take

Hi everyone.
Had abdominal discomfort for couple months. started Famotidine but help little. finally got endoscopy which showed that I have chronic gastritis and small hiated hernia. I am on Omeprazole 40 mg in AM, Famotidine 20 mg at bedtime, and Carafate 1 Gm before meal and bedtime.
I started to only porridge, sweet potatoes, potatoes, fish, vegie, avocado. I used yo have good bowel movements before (3 times a day). Now I am only have 1. Any suggestion to improve my BM beside pills. I am so afraid to eat thing can cause a dull pain after meal.
I also could not sleep well. I know stress could contribute it. Any suggestion.
I also try slippery Elm, DGL licorice, and Zinc Carosine. Any herbal help for BM. Thanks