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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deleted_user 08/03/2010

Two days I've been on my new regimen.. and I admit so far so good. I can tell you in about 2 weeks or in a month an update. But I think I'm hitting something with this current regimen. See below.

Ulcetrol by Now Foods take 2X a day
plant based enzymes 1 w/ea. meal- (the one I'm using also contains NAcetyl and Gamma Oryzanol both proven effective in gastritis)
zinc 50mgs 2x/day
L-carnosine 500mg 2x day
mastic gum 1,000mg 2x/day
AloeVera 1 ounce 2x/day
chlorophyll 100mgs 2x/day
a daily broad-spectrum probiotic Probiotic Defense Powder from Now Food and VSL#3 probiotics (Miracle!! probiotics)
psyllium husk fiber (1 heaping Tbsp 2-3x/day)
DGL 20 min before meals
1 slippery elm or chamomile tea or some soothing hot tea before bed
L-Glutamine- I add 1 tsp in the morning to oatmeal

I also really like Bastyr Formula B- but I open up the cap and add it to my hot tea at night.

Every one of these items I have researched read in books in deep and talked to doctors and they all prove effective in gastritis and ulcer treatment. I know one man who cured his ulcer just on zinc and L-carnosine.

Eating a healthy alkaline based diet, with distlled water, and light exercise. And Guess what! HUGE RELIEF so far.. HUGE HUGE no burning, no stabbing, no belching, if anything very little gas..well see how it keeps up! I'll report back.

* Everything can be found online most on amazon.

deleted_user 08/03/2010

I'm also really in love with IntestiNew from Right Start, they have the Lglutamine and N-Acetyl D-Glucosamine in it so you can buy that all in one.

deleted_user 08/04/2010

I am happy to hear you found some great things that work. Probiotics are a miracle for the GI track. Keep posting the good news and if you find some that don't work too. The more information we all share, the better.

deleted_user 08/05/2010

Update: still doing very well no ill side effects or problems working and I havent belched or felt burning in days now.. going on into a week soon..ill keep u posted! Yippeeeeeee! lol.

deleted_user 08/05/2010

Just a warning to those not going herbal and who are going the PPI Route: be sure to take calcium as you may or may not know PPI's deplete calcium and can lead to other host of problems, as well do know that PPI's were not studied for long term usage. Just so you guys know in case you don't know :)

deleted_user 08/07/2010

im still pain free and feeling fine. Looking good.. i think ill stick to this plan and regimen! Blessings and hope this helps someone.

deleted_user 08/13/2010

Final update its been some time now.. weeks. Working good! No problems the plan is def worth it, I'm on the right track!!!

deleted_user 08/13/2010

keep us informed, sounds like it maybe the way 2 go. I would love to get off the PPI's I just have not found a way to get off of them

deleted_user 08/15/2010

Yeah I'm doing a lot better and I have had gastritis for years, and took PPI with little relief, but I can finally say I'm def able to manage now! If you stick to it with the herbs and light exercise, and you eat the best alkaline diet you can, it goes really well and will at least give me a life that is productive and manageable. Maybe it will even go away, I'm not due for an endoscopy though for a year, but when I find out I'm in prayers he says its gone and I can thank this plan. Even if this never goes away, this is a plan at least I can not constantly have to feel stomach burning and problems all day long, I can go about my days and feel good. I'm not having flare ups like I use to. I believe the plan neutralizes the acid and calms the inflammation for I barely even burp anymore. I've started making healthy veggie-fruit based juices with a juicer and adding some of my probiotic and herbs that way too.

And just so you know when you first go off PPI you may have PPI rebound for a while, just go straight to the plan and it'll help in that phase. You can look up PPI rebound.

I'll try to let you guys know if this plan is still working or going sour for me in a bout a month or two.

deleted_user 08/17/2010

Okay so update here....The plant enzyme I was taking was a childrens version because I didn't want to over do enzymes. Now that I know that my problem comes from lack of enzyme support, the doctor has moved me to an adult enzyme and I have to take it with every meal its a higher dosage enzyme, but he will taper me down to a slight lower one once im balanced better. I stil follow this routine but my enzyme is higher quality.

deleted_user 08/17/2010

I also took fiber out of the plan I cannot handle fiber or process it well everything else stays until my gastritis is gone, and then once it is Ill be only on a multivitamin and my enzyme support this a life long support I'll need. This will be my last entry update on this discussion thread hope this did help someone though!

deleted_user 10/14/2010

I'm bumping this up for 3 women who msged me to see a list of herbs that Ive tried.

Update on this though I'm back on a PPI but its due to having to take antibiotics and it has caused the inflammation to come back the herbs are not strong enough for my burning right now so Im on Protonix. I may go back herbal if I can ever get the burn back down, well see... Ive become a bit worried with going all herbal because theres a guy at the gym I go to who I spoke to time back who had milk gastritis and he went all herbal for a year no western meds and now hes CHRONIC gastritis, so he wishes he just used his PPI, so its a risk you take...but you never know. Good Luck!

deleted_user 10/14/2010

not milk lol *mild typo.

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