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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kristjan93 02/07/2018

roughly two months ago i had an endoscope done and i got diagnosed with mild gastritis. The doctor was not sure what caused it, i had been using anabolic steroids and was on an heavy diet prior to the stomach pain, and i had experienced anxienty from time to time prior and during. What are youre thoughts on the steroids and heavy diet regarding if it caused the gastritis? also the diet was basically same food all day for months.

Now i am on a clean diet, and i got pretty good recently but i ate a little bit of ben & jerry ice cream and some cereals and i got my stomach pain again, now i am going to be on a good diet and let my stomach fully heal and that is why i need youre advice everyone.

I bought probiotics ( Bio-Kult ) and wanted to ask if i should take them with diet? and i bought digestion enzymes ( Digest Basic ) and waiting for zync carnosine since it is not sold in my country:/ ps. also if there is any other supplement that you reccomend that helped you heal

What about exercise? after i started doing yoga 2-3 times a week i felt alot better, so i though maybe that the gym would be okei also? little bit of lifting and cardio maybe, thoughts on this? i have read that meditating helps, anyone experienced that?

Regarding diet, i would like to know about food sources that were crucial in youre diet and that helped you, also is there any rule on eating in the evening? usually i eat a bowl of oatmeal maybe one hour before i go to sleep

and just overall what would you reccomend for me to try/use to help heal?:)

Comencme 02/07/2018

Hi my gastritis is similar to yours except i wouldn't call mines mild bc i couldn't even hold down water at first. I don't take any medications that the doctor gave me. Bc i don't think these medications cure they just helpwith the symptomsbut the side affects from these medications are something i already have. Vomiting, nausea and stomach pain and i don't want to enhance these feelings or create new symptoms. I can't eat an hour before i go to bed, i need more time for digestion. I had very poor easing habits prior to this. Not any more. I eat a lot of fish and sometimes chicken, baked of course. I just started taking extra virgin pine nut oil and it's working like i don't have any of those symptoms I've complained about. This is only my second teaspoon though. I don't like oatmeal, so i eat a small cup of Apple sauce with fruits like strawberries and grapes. Grapes have really been helping me at least be able to intake something when i couldn't hold down anything. Baked or grilled salmon with onions and mushroom,rice baby kale and spinach. I eat such a small amount it all fits in a bowl. Last night instead of rice i had mashed potatoes with no milk made from scratch. I don't like bland foods and even though in my past I've been eating unhealthy, i will only eat fruits for life if i had too bc I CAN NOT EAT BLAND FOODS. And for me this is very unrealistic to only do it to ur stomach feels better. This is all about life changes for me. No more fast foids. No foods in a can. No carbonated drinks. It's weird but i can eat spaghetti with ground beef. U just have to find foods that work for u. Everyone is different. I also have been taking slippery elm bark from my health food store. I boil it and drink it. The longer u let it sit the better. It helps coat your stomach. Helps with digestion but it doesn't always work for me. But the extra virgin pine nut oil is great. I don't like the taste but u only have to take a teaspoonful 3 times a day. The slippery elm bark does not have a bad taste. I eat in the morning bet 7 and 8. I eat fruits at about 4:30 our 5pm and i eat dinner at about 7pm. But i just started eating dinner this past week bc i couldn't hold it down, but i started feeling weak and dehydrated. So now I'm eating a little bit more i lost 22 lbs in 2 months. But now that I'm eating again i still expect to lose but not nearly as fast. I'm over due to lose weight any way so this is not bad as long add I'm eating healthy gone start taking probiotics and have my doctor give me a jump start shot of b12 and continue taking it daily.but I'm finally starting my recovery. Is baby steps for me. I went from eating whatever i want to literally NOTHING. Couldn't even hold down water. So this is progress for me. It's been7days since the last time i threw up. This is a big deal for me. I'm not sure anything I've said is helpful. I hope it was. I will post daily about how it's going with the extra virgin pine nut oil. Good luck.

kristjan93 02/07/2018

thank you so much for this info, its baby steps or us, but the healing will eventually happen. I will see if i can buy this oil here in Iceland, how much are you taking daily, one tablespoon?:)

kristjan93 02/07/2018

i would try zinc carnosine, i have read that it helps a lot of people here with gastritis, i am getting mine next monday, i will let you know how i feel when i start to take it.

Comencme 02/08/2018

I take 1 teaspoon 3 times a day. Yesterday i was able to eat and this is a big deal. I ate Apple sauce and fruit in the morning. Fruits for the rest of the day.. At 6:30 i had dinner. I ate 1 baked piece of chicken with carrots, onion, garlic and mushrooms. Mashed potatoes and baby kale with spinach. Water as my drink. No vomiting. No bloating. No stomach pain. This is day 2 of taking extra virgin pine nut oil.

kristjan93 02/08/2018

glad to hear:) you take them before meal or at what time you take the teaspoons?

Comencme 02/09/2018

It says u should take it 30 min to an hour before u eat. I've been doing just that with no side effects. Yesterday morning i was so hungry. I'm not really a breakfast person so i ate what i had for dinner. Not one problem. A week ago i couldn't even eat a meal. And it helps me poop everyday. Bc i wasn't doing that either. I hope ur feeling better. I will never take what the doctor prescribed. He was trading me as if i had acid reflux. I know for a fact that i don't have that. I never have heartburn. My friends that have acid reflux this is one of their main symptoms.

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