Hi Jan Im sorry you are suffering this. Last night I had the worse pain in the top of my stomach and couldn,t sleep. I don,t know if its throwikng up acid or what. It has calmed down today but Im worried it will be back. Im getting together Aloe vera,Slippery elm and that olive oil. Today I had some Slippery elm porage which was ok and some olive oil at dinner time. Now,its early morning in fact,I can feel it coming up. I feel a bit sick but if this stuff keeps the pain off it will be good. When I was in town I had a banana milkshake. I would just eat and drink mild stuff for a bit. Im not sure what those seeds are. Keep taking your meds and the Aloe vera or Slippery elm instead,or maybe both. I don,t eat peanuts but used to try walnuts or brazils. They played havoc with my stomach as they are high in fat. Butter with peanut butter is proberly very high in fat and high fat can upset gastritis and it is high in calories. Avocados are a good fat to have though. I will have to get some more of them. I read that they are the best fruit of all to eat. You could look up Avocados and see.

Jan, I think soft mushy foods are good when you are having a flare up . I would stick to things that are easy to digest . I always think the harder the belly has to work to digest the worse it is .
Everyone seems to be different as to what they can tolerate . Peanut butter always worked well for me and is still my go to when I don't feel like I can tolerate much . I did sweet potatoes , pudding just rice or vanilla and chicken breast . I stuck to that until I could move on to other foods .

I wouldn't worry too much about trying to loose weight right now - your body already has enough to deal with and your weight will eventually even out especially since you are, theoretically, eating very healthily and not drinking empty calories. Just take it easy and try to get yourself through this flare-up. Bananas are very soothing - as are potatoes. I would be careful of chia seeds. Flax is a very good prebiotic so aids digestion, but I only introduced it a long time after I was stable. But as we know, everyone is different! Good luck to you!

Firstly, I'd say don't be so hard & critical on yourself. The title of your post 'I really messed up' seems to be a common emotion for gastritis sufferers. We all need to love & nurture ourselves a lot more. We're all doing the best we can & we all have good weeks & bad weeks.

Personally I avoid anything remotely seed-like or gritty or hard as these can be abrasive on delicate, inflamed tissue.

I've tried Aloe Vera several times (different brands, different dosage forms etc), but I just cannot get on with it at all. It makes me burn! Also I made a flax seed tea a couple of times, but that made me burn too even though it wasn't acidic.

Different things work for different people at different times. I couldn't tolerate rice until a couple of weeks ago, but now it is a staple for me.

I agree that now is not the time to be thinking about weight-loss. Stick to whatever your stomach can handle right now & doesn't hurt. You might find the inflammation goes down pretty quick & you can re-introduce other foods again. When I used to severely flare up it was weeks of sweet potatoes, cottage cheese & bananas for me!

You're doing great. One more thing - do you use any coating agents - carafate or gaviscon etc? These might be worth a try.

I can't do aloe either. tried Chia seeds and am uncertain about them. For now I'll leave them as I'm really interested in gaining old foods back. I tried a small amount of oyster sauce yesterday and that has been ok. I'll try it again in a few days to be sure.
When things are flared up I agree with the others - stick to easily digestible and soft foods for a few days and let your tummy rest a but.
Take care,
cas