Primarily, protein is a big concern with rapid weight loss. (I dropped about 60 pounds). Eggs are great. That is one good thing you already have on track.

Have you tried juicing or any protein type drinks? They may be helpful. Also, I found personally potatoes where okay, as was white fish (skinless, baked).

You have to eat food that has higher calorie content. I'm also trying to gain weight. I eat whole wheat peanut butter sandwiches. Both are higher in calories and peanut butter also has more protein. You may also try sweet potatoes, they don't usually hurt your stomach and have more calories

Hi, weight loss is a big concern and unfortunately means that you have to deal with stress and anxiety induced by people around you that want to know what's going on.

If it doesn't hurt, you could try (to gain weight) fat fishes,advocatos, olives and oils like canola. Rice and pasta are also very good.

Think that this illness can be an opportunity to eat very healthy food that are good for other parts of your body

I lost a bunch of pounds too. This started around last September and I was just now dx with gastritis. I'm very small anyway, so it shows up and worries everyone. I never know when I CAN eat since I'm always nauseous. I eat whatever I can, whenever I can. It really throws off the scheduling of Carafate since you have to take it on an empty stomach. I eat a lot of peanut butter, chicken, potatoes, cookies, ice cream.. anything that I can get down. Maybe not the best diet, but it's the best I can do at times. I've noticed that I can eat better if someone else does the cooking! But, I have MS and Graves Disease and IBS etc etc. So, I guess it's ok to be a little "pampered" at this stage. I'm so glad to read these messages. We all start out feeling so alone in this trial.

littlemart - agree with your comment about on occasions it is easier to eat when someone else cooks. I think this is because when we prepare/cook the food ourselves we are exposed to all the sensory stimulation & aromas which trigger the release of additional stomach acid & cause pain.
This used to be a big problem for me in the first year or so of my gastritis, but not now.

It never ceases to astound me how different each of our journeys are with this horrid illness. Protein is you best bet, especially if you can combine it with some fat and carb. With an egg you only need to add carbs.

@Johngreen: Since you eat eggs, you're semi-ok. However, if you can stomach eggs, it means you can also eat salmon. It could also mean that you can eat plain boiled chicken.

You can with 100% certainty eat cottage cheese (with sugar sprinkled into it for edibility). It contains protein, it is a natural antacid and a probiotic/stomach comforter. In Russian stores it's sold under name "TVOROG" ("").

Most importantly, buy Gastromend HP, Ulcetrol and Dr's Best PepZin GI.

You shouldn't be stuck for 9 months at this stage.

In my experience I was stuck for several months and dropped 30lbs, resulting in inguinal hernia due to rapid weight loss... and the reason was, H2 blockers weren't actually HEALING the stomach, just reducing damage to the lining, and every little "food mistake" I'd make would set me back by 2 weeks.

PepZin GI was clinically proven to shield stomach lining and increase its recovery speed threehold. It is like a band-aid for your stomach and I strongly recommend it to everyone with gastritis, because it WORKS, and it's been working in Japan since the mid-90s, while in America it's largely unheard of.

Are you sure your multi-vitamin does not hurt your stomach and delays your recovery? I can't tolerate mine and I wonder if it is not one of the things that started my gastritis.

I lost weight too but very little. For breakfast I eat one cup of oatmeal with one raw or cooked banana and a few walnuts on tops (I started with very few). For lunch or dinner, I eat one cup of starches (rice, potatoes, quinoa, millet, ...) with a piece of lean chicken, lean fish, shrimps, tofu or tempeh. I cook with a little bit of olive oil and add one cup of cooked vegetables or a vegetable juice (no tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, garlic or onion). As a snack in between I eat melon or watermelon (even better as a juice to avoid the fibers) with a fresh coconut water.

Yea, my weight just keeps dropping, and it worries me.

I added a nutritional supplement which seems to be helping.

http://www.boost.com/nutritional-drinks/boost-original

I can usually get eggs down too. And I drink a lot of Ensure. Been drinking it for 5 years now. Started right after my small bowel resection. I got down to about 86 pounds and seem to have stopped there. But not gaining.

Does anyone notice that their teeth kind of ache or are sensitive during a gastritis attack?