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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How do you people keep your weight stable?

joham
joham
How does everyone manage to keep their weight stable?On the gastritis diet I find it difficult to consume more than 1000 calories per day which makes me keep losing weight.I have other health issues and if this continues I will probably develop anemia.
I can tolerate plant fats w/o any problem so I try to use reasonable amounts of coconut oil,olive oil and I eat avocados.I still find it hard to keep weight.Any help would be appreciated.
herrlehmann
herrlehmann
I gained 10kg, because my stomach hurts more when empty.
You can eat Croissants for example, i have no problem with them and they have a lot of calories.
joham
joham
I see.Unfortunately my ND told me to stay away from wheat and dairy products and that makes it a lot harder to keep the calories.Plus the low fat gastritis diet is really a bummerand it adds to the overall feeling of misery.haha
herrlehmann
herrlehmann
There is no reason to stay away from wheat, if you're not having celiac disease. I have no problems with dairy as well.
joham
joham
Naturopathic doctors in the u.s. believe that both wheat and dairy are inflammatory for our stomachs and intestines.Its hard to say.I do feel better when I stay away from those but the calorise become a real problem then
blh123
blh123
I have the same problem. I am 6 foot tall at
probably at the beginning of the year I was around upper
180s. This morning I stepped on the scale
and I was 160. I eat boiled chicken, some vegetables,
Activa yogurt and some other things. I hate this!!
herrlehmann
herrlehmann
JoHam: What about rice or potatoes? You can eat as much you want of them
joham
joham
I can but its boring:)
joham
joham
blh123: Ive lost a total of 30lb since January.Still going:(
angee7
angee7
I eat cookies through-out the day. For some reason, certain types of cookies don't seem to bother by digestive system.
I also drink high calorie beverages diluted with water. This helps me keep my weight steady at 122 lbs and (I'm 5'7).
smilelikeyoumeanit
smilelikeyoumeanit
By avoiding wheat & dairy my IBS-C has vanished.... but my gastritis is not happy. I think my stomach likes wheat & dairy to absorb & buffer gastric acid..... but the rest of my system currently hates wheat & dairy.

Dilemma.
joham
joham
Yes I have the same problem with wheat and dairy.Ive been avoiding them for a couple months but thinking of re-introducing it again slowly just for the calories:)