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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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Peppermint tea: Yes or No?

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I always thought my homemade peppermint tea was helping my gastritis, but I sometimes wonder. Mint is usually soothing, but someone here (I believe) posted that it causes more burning. True? Or does it depend on the person? I do water my mint tea down quite a lot, so it's probably more like 'mint water,' so I wouldn't think it would cause burning, but I'm a little uncertain if I should continue to drink it. My gastritis is not as severe at first, but I still get occasional burning, though I've been very careful about my eating and drinking. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.
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i think it really comes down on the person , but i was told from several doctors to avoid anything with peppermint its on the no list for Gastritis so i leave it alone , i just leave tea alone period till this Gastritis is gone cause they have me all confused about which tea is good and which is not good so just dont have none i drink warm milk with honey at night now and that dont cause no problem for me
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Thanks, dagmar68. Your warm milk with honey sounds delicious! I'm thinking of leaving the peppermint tea alone for awhile to see if anything changes.
Silkakc
Silkakc
Prior to my Gastritis, I got an ulcer from peppermint. I tried every PPI known to man and none stopped the ulcer pain. Once my Dr mentioned "No Mint"- I stopped popping Altoids and my ulcer cleared up in no time!

I know mint is supposed to be good for your stomach because it has anti bacterial and microbial tendencies but it really eats away at mine.
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i was told that some things are good for your stomach if u have a stomach virus or an upset stomach but they are bad when have gastritis or an ulcer.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thanks for the replies. It's helpful in weighing the pros and cons. Sounds more and more like the mint can be tricky!
soretum
soretum
In the early stages I avoided peppermint tea as I had a reaction to a supplement with peppermint oil in it. SInce I've been diagnosed with IBS I thought I'd try the tea and the IBS and gastritis have been ok with it. It is so individual. Resting it would be good if you're uncertain. It did take me over 13 months to brave it again.
Have you tried ginger root tea.
I chop up some ginger and put it in a coffee plunger and let it steep for 10-15 mins once the water is in. Very soothing for gastrtitis and safe. You could add a dash of honey to sweeten.
sambod
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nightangel73
nightangel73
This is why it is so difficult to heal gastritis. What works for one does not work for others..
Like ginger. Many raves about ginger and it is good if your problem is indigestion but for gastritis ginger is irritating. I tried it and had to stop.

Milk + honey. Both are not okay for gastritis. Honey is irritating and this was told to my friend by doctors at Duke hospital. Milk is acidic. You have to understand anything with a ph less than 7 is not going to be good for your gastritis. I drink rice milk and I used lactaid 1% fat mixed with rice milk to cook my cream of rice cereal in the mornings. And if you have a doubt about the ph buy pH paper so you can test yourself.