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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unexpected food reaction

soretum
soretum
Hi all,
I know we all hate the dreaded pain that comes with a food reaction but if I try something new I'm at least mentally prepared for a reaction if it doesn't work out.
A while back I sampled some flavoured nuts at a market once asking the ingredients question. All were safe and I decided to buy some for later at home. Months later I ate some of the nuts and wham I now am in the middle of hours and hours of that horrid gnawing, burning pain. The nuts I bought cannot be the same as the ones I sampled which were fine with me. Sadly there is no list of ingredients so I can't pin point the culprit.
With all the care in the world this can still happen sadly. And careful I am.
ravenfish2013
ravenfish2013
You may find food changes after awhile as well Soretum. One day, peanut butter is mall doses was okay, then not at all. Same with eggs more recently.

The GI system is a serious mystery to many. Hang in there and be strong. Keep breathing and remember how far you have come.
soretum
soretum
It turned out to be kidney beans and not the nuts. My usual reaction time is 8-10 hours after I've eaten the bad ingredient so the sweet almonds fitted the bill. After a very scrappy Saturday I was back to normal Sunday and had the left overs of my minestrone soup from Friday. Both times the reaction came 13-15 hours later. I know it's the kidney beans as all other ingredients have been safe for many months now.
I had tried the beans the week before and had no problem. For me, with the gastritis at least, once a food is safe it stays that way. Only my IBS plays up and changes. I can't explain this but maybe in combination with the other ingredients? Either way I can and will live without kidney beans. Let's face it I've managed for almost four years.
Thanks raven for your support again.