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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Stress induced gastritis

fruitsbasket01
fruitsbasket01

Hi everyone,


I'm trying to find some good relaxation tips as my gastritis is flaring up again. I haven't had any issues in about 6 years and the last time I had this, it lasted about a year. I would really like it to not last that long this time so any help you can send my way would be appreciated!


Basically this all started because I got a second job, my apartment started falling apart, and then I met a really great guy and I think the combo of all of them have just stressed me out more than I anticipated.


Ive been taking omeprazole twice a day, trying to force myself to eat anything. Just been really difficult because I get sick first thing in the morning and am nauseous and shaky the entire rest of the day. 
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

RainbowAlpaca
RainbowAlpaca
I have exactly this and I suspect the omeprozole actually gave me gastroperisis and SIBO. I wake up early in the morning with abdominal pain and belching. Do you have belching as well?

So here is the issue. When your body is stressed is stops producing stomach acid and slows digestion. I did not realize this until after months of omeprozle use that made things so much worse. I would shake and my stomach always felt like it was vibrating.
The omeprozole is going to slow digestion and lower acid production even more. This will cause your lining to become even more inflamed.

Get yourself some aloe juice and marshmellow root powder. Drink the aloe juice a few times a day and the marshmellow root twice a day. And karafate from the doctor is also helpful.

You need to rebuild your mucus membranes in your GI tract.
ryan81
ryan81
I've been diagnosed with reactive gastropathy or chemical gastritis last month after my endoscopy. Symptoms started back in July so I've had it for almost 3 months. It's been discouraging to say the least. I've tried so many things from ppis, slippery elm, marshmallow root, aloe vera, zinc carnosine, l glutamine and basically spent a lot on other natural herbs. Recently I've tried a drug named Mucosta from Japan. You can order from Ebay but it might take a while to get here. But so far it's the only thing that has helped me along with l glutamine. It doesn't hurt to try. Some people have had some adverse reactions to it but others have found it beneficial. You can also look into Siberian Pine Nut Oil available on Amazon. I feel like it has helped me too. I hope you can find this helpful.. Good luck to you...