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.
My biggest worry is taking supplements at the same time as my meds. I do wait an hour or two before I take a supplement but still worry. I wonder how many supplements you can take together? Anyway has anyone tried hemp oil? It is meant to work wonders on inflammation for one thing. Also how about Aloe Vera and Slippery elm? Cabbage juice? Silicol gel? Coconut water? Probiotics etc? What are your experiences with these things? Im wondering what will get it under control and what to try for the best. Im fed up of struggling and my meds don,t work. Ive struggled now for around 4 years and the pain hardly lets up. It causes me many sleepless nights. Is anyone else struggling with pain like this? I know many have nausea. Thanks.
Regarding probiotics, I have taken them for several years now. As far as taking them with other supplements or medications... they usual recommendation is if you are on an anti-biotic of any kind, you will want to space it out several hours. I also found that taking them at night, about an hour after I was finished eating for the night, helped. It allows the good bacteria to repopulate in the GI system then before the acid and everything kicks back into gear in the morning.
I hope this helps some and that things begin to improve soon.