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.

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littlemart 07/04/2015

Acid Blockers Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) and Histamine-2 receptor Antagonists (H2 blockers)
Prilosec, Pepcid, Tagamet, Zantac, Axid
Depletes: Vitamin B1, folic acid, B12, calcium, iron and zinc. Acid blockers can also alter vitamin D metabolism and decrease serum levels of beta carotene

22Lynn 07/05/2015

Your right about that, plus when you have digestive problems you might have absorption problems. I needed both vitamin D and iron after my first bloodwork for vitamins.

My neurologist has ordered a blood work up for vitamins/minerals not usually tested for since after a year of Botox I'm still having a daily migraine. I'm really happy about this.

Good post.

jenniferrsanchez 07/06/2015

Oh no! That's horrible. How can we restore our vitamins? Do you take PPI? Im on Prilosec I want to wean off it. Ive been on it for 8 months

littlemart 07/06/2015

I'm concerned because I am taking Zantac and Pepzin GI AND now I have iron anemia. Between a rock and a hard place.

22Lynn 07/06/2015

Jennifer, have your doctor run the blood work to see if your deficient in any of your vitamins. Don't just start taking them. Too much of a vitamin isn't good for you either.

Littlemart, can't you take iron tablets?

littlemart 07/06/2015

Yes, never start iron on your own.

littlemart 07/06/2015

22Lynn my doctor gave me Vitron C which is a Iron supplement with C. She is talking about an infusion.

Sara59 07/07/2015

This is true, and if you are taking meds for other ailments it adds to the problem sometimes. I quit all the PPI meds and H2 blockers. Magnesium and calcium and vitamin D are what I am using now. These are working well for me. Probably not for everyone. I have been battling reflux and stomach pain for a long time. The acid reducers weren't providing relief, neither did I experience rebound so oft mentioned when I quit taking them. Fig Newtons were a godsend too. Don't particularly like Fig Newtons. I would rather eat ripe figs to be honest. but for some reason the cookies work as well. Don't care why. Just glad I can sleep on my right side again and my hip pain is gone.

shihonage 07/07/2015

H2 blockers like Zantac aren't nearly as guilty of this as PPIs. Zantac-created deficiencies really don't affect most people, except the elderly.

@jennifer: Taking methylcobalamin supplement would take care of the crux of the problem - B12 deficiency - too.

You can't really overdose on B-vitamins. It's exceptionally unlikely. Unlike beta-carotene and Vitamin D, they're water-soluble and are flushed out with urine.

luckymamaof3 07/08/2015

I had my vitamin blood work done not to long ago and I was low on calcium, zinc and copper. I was on prilosec and got off but I unfortunately had to go back on a PPi recently. So I'm taking all of those plus a B12 everyday. I think everyone who takes a PPi longterm should have their vitamin levels tested.

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