Me too, Littlemart, I do eat a well balanced meals, but can't gain any weight, and still losing. I have my good days and my bad days.
I hate looking at myself I'm down to 98 lbs from 129. Since April. There are days I force myself to eat.

I wish I could give you each 5 of my lbs :) I gained 10 since June. I was always a mean lean machine, now I'm this pasty whale that's about to have a beach vacation. yay.

toomuchPho how did you gain weight? My doctor told me to get some whey protein powder and add it to cooking and drinking etc. Haven't been out to get it yet. I eat ice cream... cookies, lunch meat... anything I can whether it's healthy or not. I wonder if it's because I had a small bowel resection 6 years ago and am missing about 6 inches of bowel.

From my perspective the weight loss is due to the depression and loss of appetite. We restrict our foods and eat smaller meals which don't taste great so we eat less.

@ littlemart - We've been getting these giant 6lb tubs of nice honey. I found that it perked me up and gave me energy.. so I ate LOTS. Plus, it was the only palatable thing to eat for weeks and weeks.. so I ate overcooked oatmeal with bananas and the honey.

I also switched from a super healthy whole grain diet to bland plain bread and rice...that sucks. I hope to eat well again, but whole grains are killer for the stomach.

Thanks guys. I have to say, my doctor never changed my diet. He told me to eat whatever I always ate in the past. No restrictions. I've only found a very few things that kind of bother me at times. Not sure what he was thinking when he didn't give me any diet advice. Maybe I don't have a lot of acid. My LES is weak so I expect it does allow some acid to flow back up. I know I get some of the burning in my throat and mouth and some spasms in my esophagus. Anyway, my appetite is poor and I suspect malnutrition. My PCP suggested I use whey protein powder in cooking and drinking. Gonna try it.

Your Doctor is so wrong. Eating everything with Gastritis is the worst thing you can do!

Eating spicy foods is asking for trouble. Vinegar = acid is another one
Many others that are acids or irritants.
. For most people gastritis goes away .

Adding the spicy goodies can come but let the tummy heal more first. Even in the early stages safe doesn't have to mean bland. It's work but flavour can exist in a gastritis diet.

" Your Doctor is so wrong. Eating everything with Gastritis is the worst thing you can do! "

haha. yeah.. I have to agree. let's remember the great quote from my own (*former*) doctor - "take this pill and eat whatever you want".

That a-hole cost me months and months of pain until I figured out that NO, I really can't eat whatever I want. And if I knew that I would never end up on the Nexium/Protonix/Dexilant bandwagon. Too late now.

Toomuchpo, are you taking PPIs?
Some days my stomach feels so good, my brian fools me to think I can eat whatever I see, but I relieve I will pay the constsegues.
I'm 7 months into this gastritis, and I'm gluten free, I know that's what keeps my weight down, if you want to gain weight it's carbs that will put it on. I was never gluten free, but my natrapath said gluten is like sandpaper on a gastritis stomach.
Yesterday I had a navel orange, after supper, and my stomach felt real good and it speed up my digestion. So I try to have a small amount after each meal, to put some natural acids which our stomachs need, but I would never use vinegar that's to harsh.
If I eat one thing wrong I'll pay for it all day.
I eat vanilla frozen yogurt about 1-2 cups every night and I still can gain weight, I eat plenty of protein foods and supplements and vegetable carbs.I put pure maple syrup on my sweet potatoes, in my plain yogurt, and mix it with my avocodo spread with my rice cakes.
Any more suggestions?

Hi Rosebrook,

Before I got this thing, I was always trying to lose weight, even though I was actually pretty fit. The thing I could never stay away from is the bad food and I know that just like losing weight, gaining weight can be sidelined the same way.

I think what you have to do is start counting your calories. Make sure you are getting above your needed amount every day. You need approximately 3500 calories EXTRA to gain 1 LB, so if you are coming up short some days and over others, its going to average out.

Thats generally why we are all losing weight is because the good foods we are eating are smaller and have less calories, so you would have to make up in quantity.

Tummy2, I'd be lucky if I got 1800 cal per day. I never consumed 3500 cal per day. In my life. I'm a small person.
I have not had any beef for 8 months, but I can tolerate chicken, ground pork mixed with rice, and white fish, I can't tolerate salmon.
This will be the first thanksgiving that I won't be eating any of those foods. I'll eat ground chicken patty, mashed potato, acorn squash and my homemade gravy without any fats.
That's it. I may attempt to make a pumpkin pie and substitute Lactaid milk for reg milk, or I'll make a lemon meritge pie. But, I'm glad I'll be eating of food, and know next year I'm praying I'll be better.

Hi Rose,

As long as the calories you get are above your daily functioning requirement, you will gain weight. That doesn't mean you need 3500 calories each day, but it should average out to > daily functioning req over time. 250 extra calories per day and you will gain 1lb about every 2 weeks

Thanks all. So is it the kinds of foods I am eating or the amounts of calories I am taking in that is causing me to lose weight? I am not understanding this. I try to eat anything that would put pounds on like ice cream, protein, cookies, cakes... anything with calories. I know that doesn't sound right, but I eat what I can when I can. Some days I can't eat much at all. Is the disease itself causing weight loss or the resulting lack of appetite? It sounds like it's pretty common for people with gastritis to lose weight. Some of you guys seem to be able to eat pretty well but still lost weight. I'm just staying within a pound or so... not really losing anymore... but not gaining. Thanks and keep sending answers.