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.
I just get pain with the gastritis and not really any other symptoms but the pain is really bad, enough to stop me sleeping. Anyway I got offered morphine but am worried about this. Other than that I can take codeine and paracetamol instead but that does not touch the pain. I used to get a good day and a bad day for some reason whatever I ate. I used to look forward to the good day. Ive now cut out lots of things but still suffer. I can hardly eat when it flares up as it hurts too bad. I have oat cereal, yogurt and an apple or banana. I drink coconut water or plain non citrus juice. I only have a bland sandwich for lunch no tomatoes but salad with turkey. I eat only chicken or fish with potatoes and veg for dinner. Sometimes though I will have something different. I have had spicy from time to time or had a coffee but realise that I pay for it. Anyway I will keep trying. I also have started taking Slippery elm and other supplements like ginger and probiotics. Anyone else on morphine or codeine? What PPI do you take? Im on Lansoprazole. I also have Gaviscon. I see the gastro on 23 July so I hope he takes a look at it again and can offer some help.
I find that only the raw pure coconut water is helpful, the processed one can be too acidic. Which other juices do you drink?
You may want to avoid fibers and juice the vegetables or cook them well. I would stop the ginger, it is irritating. I did not notice that probiotics really help.
DGL licorice helped me a lot for the pain. Pepzin GI helped me too but I was taking it when I was not taking the PPI, not sure if it goes with the PPI.