from my experience 2 years of eating super bland and not adding any new foods at all, if trying out new foods too early maybe 10 or a lifetime but gets better over time.

2 years eat super bland 5-6 things and u can eat w/e u want after that.

10 years eat bland if you add stuff too early.

that's just from the info i've collected. I had it "cured" with no meds for a while but reverted back to old lifestyle too soon and messed it up much super worse than before.

Goodness gracious

I got gastritis back in 2010. No matter how bad things were I kept experimenting with new ingredients. In the early stages these were still bland type foods. As time went on I broadened the ingredients I tried. The mental preparation is important as not every attempt is successful.
I took the natural route and am no longer on any meds for the gut. I will stay on the St. John's wort for my anxiety.
While I eat more freely and have my life back I remain vigilant and avoid known bad foods and always read food labels.
Healing time varies. For me I guess three to four years.
I ate half a slice of frozen lemon cheesecake the other night and wham. I had some discomfort the next day. I checked the ingredients before and after, must be one of the additives. I don't normally eat that stuff, it was left over from a family visit. The rest is going in the bin.

So it meansi have to wait for 2 to 3 years

If you're on medication you will probably be symptom free much sooner. It only takes me a month or two on medication and a bland diet before my stomach feels ok. The problem is the reintroducing foods or weening off the medication which is the bit that can take time. But once you have a list of safe foods it should only be a couple of months at most before you're symptom free.

Andy if you have trouble weening off meds or reintroducing food. Stick to oatmeal/brown rice while you do those to coat your stomach. DOn't eat the insoluble fiber though...the soluble fiber you won't feel it when chewing because its like water the insoluble you will.

I hope you are doing OK andy. I think you are one of those who probably need to reduce/change their meds...it hurts but it might be messing up your digestion it did to me and couldn't recover even with safe foods. I can be wrong though but it was really really hard to tell.
Vitamin D in high dosage can help with rebound too try sublingual form or in cream form. It strengthens the LES.

Anyways I hope and pray you are doing better if not i hope you improve too i got really really useful tips from your posts. Read mine too so maybe it can give you back insight.

Mine started 5 years ago and put on PPIs which I took for two weeks. Did nothing so researched and spoke to an online TCM guy. I took no antacids and used Tumeric caps/Silicol Gell/Aloe Vera juice/Manuka honey. I stopped eating anything acidic or spicey or the treat of bacon and eggs. I don't eat processed foods regularly so that was not a problem. It took me about 2 months and it was gone. Since then the only problems I have had were very occasional heartburn purely down to my excesses.

This time round I have had it about 6 weeks now but I am still not on meds nor antacids. Gone back to what I was doing all those years ago and am getting there slowly.

Forgot - I also took a high quality probiotic plus digestive enzymes and organic bio plain yoghurt for good bacteria.
Regards
G.

not sure why everyone else is taking years to heal but with medication and easy to digest foods (yogurt, melon, mashed potatoes and steamed veggies) you should be better between 3-6 months. you wont have symptoms anymore after about 2 and a half months but will still have trouble eating. You gotta go on a prescription to heal quickly, get an endoscopy and try some herbal supplements (slippery elm, marshmallow root or probiotics)

Make sure you eat very small portions (like baby sized) every 2-3 hours until you can handle food in larger amounts. the only way you will have it for years is if you neglected your condition for a long time or have something more serious going on. even people with ulcers (holes in the body) heal faster than years lol. i say 3-6 months if u follow strict diet, take meds (not over the counter, like a ppi or h2 blocker) and control your stress, dont worry it will be over soon. just gotta give up smoking, alcohol and caffeine/carbonated drinks to prevent it.

This is a challenging issue to completely heal and it does tend to come back. I do feel the stomach is prone to inflammation once you have had gastritis.

Sticking to the diet rules all the time is not easy. it does take a lot of discipline. That is the hard part. There are things you always will have to stay away from.

The key is to catch it early and eliminate it as quickly as you can.

All the doctors i have seen said it goes away. Just shouldnt drink much alcohol and quit smoking to prevent it. It may be more prone to inflammation im not sure, but for example ive sprained things or have gotten a rash before and its not like im now prone to these things. Any person can get inflammed if they dont take care.

Evidenced by this site you can tell how difficult it is to eliminate gastritis. Many are very disciplined and it still can come back after many years of hard work. I am suspicious that the cells in the lining of the stomach change in some way.

Many more things than alcohol and smoking can trigger gastritis to develop again.

It is a trial and error process.

Just stay the disciplined course for a very long time.

I heard the cells kinda change too actually now that i think about it but once you figure out the cause and illiminate it you should be able to live a normal life. I'd hate to think at 18 my life is completely changed because my stomach got inflammed from drinking too much then getting food poisoning. I feel better already after 2 months and doctor said i will heal and go back to normal.

I understand.. just be very careful after you stop taking the ppi.

if you didn't have gastritis symptoms for very long you have a better chance of doing a lot better.

I nipped it in the bud pretty quickly and I can tell after 2 years of no symptoms I still have to watch it. it can creep up on you. just be aware.

Ive taken ppis before. Just stopped when the prescription was done. Didnt have 1 problem. People are just scared because only the negative experiences are online. Normally people who are doing well dont rant on the internet. Everyone on here is sick so were not gonna find help here nor will we find good experiences. Also people say they tried them and waited for like 2 weeks and didnt have relief, it can take 8 weeks for a ppi to reach full potential.