I've tried kava ( a popular low acid coffee) with little success, still hurts about an hour later. However I can drink something called maxwell house international coffee beverage if I stick to the flavors without chocolate. I'm drinking the decaf one currently because I've found that in general caffeine is a bigger issue than the actual coffee, therefore if there were a low acid decaf.... but I like the sweet stuff.

Wanted to say, also that I use a product called Prelief ( I'm not trying to hawk a brand. I'd just say the chemical name but there doesn't seem to be a store brand). I used it originally for my interstitial cystitis but thought of it recently for this. It's a special kind of calcium you take just before you have something acid-y and it cuts the acid in the food. There are tablets and a powder. I put the powder right in my tea and coffee. (I dont drink juice but it would work in there, too) I took 1 before and 1 after a slice of pizza this weekend and no pain.

I Haven't Tried It Yet But Someone Mentioned Folgers Simply SmOoth Was Good. Make Sure You Make It With Bottled Water!

Thanks. We do get the Folgers and Maxwell brands here, so will check them out. Do they specifically say 'low acid'? I did look at our store shelves and didn't see anything that specified low acid. On Amazon I saw one called Puroast Low Acid Coffee, which is what I am thinking of getting.
Nina...I can check out Prelief as well. Thanks.

One more question...does the Prelief interfere with other meds (i.e. PPIs)?

Here's some info about the Prelief. I'm very excited about the possibility of taking it, but am a bit worried about aluminum being an ingredient (even though it is not listed as one of the first ingredients). Does anyone have any thoughts about how dangerous this much aluminum would be?
http://www.prelief.net/

Hmmm...the fact that it contains aluminum sounds a little scary.

Coffee made from 100% arabica beans is lower in acid than coffee made with "columbia" beans. I've been using Walmart's instant coffee. It's the Great Value brand and is 100% arabica:)

I've recently found a trick to make it easier on my stomach. I ran out of sugar so I grabbed the powdered sugar. I used that for 3 days and noticed my stomach was much better than when I used granulated sugar. I read the powder sugar bag and noticed it was made with sugar and corn starch. The starch must coat my stomach like the slippery elm powder does:)

I drink 5 to 6 cups a day. I know that's foolish but I have cut down. I was 8-9 a day prior to 2007 when I got my gastritis. I do make it weak and I also use 4-5 tbs of extra rich powder creamer.

Lots of good info on here. Thanks. :-)

Had no idea about arabica beans being less acidic. Am impressed that you are able to drink 5-6 cups. I stick to one cup a day...mind you, my mug at work is quite large. Am definitely goign to look at getting these lower acidic ones.

I tend to use stevia in my coffee, but interesting about the powdered sugar.

Re: Prelief - it's mostly calcium and magnesium. I can't find aluminum anywhere? You take 1 or 2 with food. It acts on the food, not your stomach. It just neutralizes the acid. As if you were to put baking soda and vinegar in the same place, they would end up inert, but this is without the bubbles :) I'm not advocating taking any med or supplement several times a day. I was just saying two a day with a cup of coffee cuts the acid to almost none. Honestly, I far prefer that to another rx. Oh the powder is just calcium, that's what I use. A shake in my tea.

Thanks Nina. Do you know if they sell Prelief in stores (e.g. Wallmart or Target)? I'll be making a trip to the States soon and so would have the opportunity to pick some up if they sell it. Or is it an online item only?

Hi Lu2013,
I looked on the Prelief's website and found Prelief at Walgreen's pharmacy near me. Here is a link to the locations throughout the U.S.:
http://www.akpharma.com/prelief/sto_loc_prelief.html

I went to Walgreen's today and bought a bottle of it. It was about 13 U.S. dollars for 120 pills. I'm going to try it tonight.

It does not say anything about aluminum on the bottle, so I went to their website and realized I was at Prelief.net:
http://www.prelief.net/
and they do list aluminum, but the website that the store locations are listed at appears to be their official website for the AkPharma who makes it and they don't list the ingredients, but they do have a toll free number, so I'm going to call Monday and find out what the deal is. It's probably not a big deal, but I'm just curious.

Thank you ChattDana. I do see a Walgreens listed in the state that we're heading so will look out for it. Let us know what they say if they do call.

PS - I looked at the coffee I make at work and it says 100% Arabica beans, so that's good as at least I'm already drinking that when in the office.

Hi,

So my husband was in the States and he picked up some Prelief for me. Question though...the bottle states that it's for bladder issues. So is it ok to take for gastritis (there is a mention of heartburn too but that's almost secondary). Also, is it ok to take if also taking PPI?

Folgers simply smooth doesn't have decaf, and I usually drink half-calf. So anyone recommendations on low acid decaf???