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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Chrissy190 09/08/2014

Hi everyone,

Quick update....I've had gastritis now for about 2+ weeks...I'm taking Dexilant, Gaviscon and went to the health food store last week and picked myself up a probiotic, intestinew (which is a powder that apparently heals the stomach lining) and something called Stomach Formula (Includes, aloe, chamomile, fennel, peppermint, ginger root, and elm bark) which I am supposed to have before meals to coat the stomach. I've also excluded dairy and gluten from my diet.....I am 31 years old and have never had GI issues in the past (I can tell that my anxiety is bothering me) but am so scared that this will never go away?

Any advise to make me feel better? Am I bound to feel better soon?

treeofstars 09/08/2014

2 weeks is really nothing when it comes to this. Give your PPI another week or two to see an improvement in symptoms.

Peppermint is considered irritating for gastritis.

toomuchPho 09/08/2014

I second the no to peppermint! I'd also be careful with ginger. try flax tea. I live by it. 1/4 cup flax seeds into 5 cups of water. bring to the boil and let steep for 10 mins. drain off the seeds, drink the liquid lukewarm. it does wonders in coating the stomach.. i ditched slippery elm in lieu of it.

as far as the irritation - think of an external skin wound - what would you avoid putting on it? (anything hot, salty, spicy, abrasive, acidic)

bad news is, 2 weeks is very little to heal... good news is, if you take care of it off the get to you have a chance to heal within a few months.

I didn't need to exclude dairy and gluten, but everyone's different.

toomuchPho 09/08/2014

I don't mean to scare you with the few months comment. everyone is different and the severity of their gastritis is different. You could feel better very soon, but be careful with what you eat for a few months.

deleted_user 09/08/2014

Anxiety will make your gastritis SO much worse. Anxiety causes the stomach to release more acid, which burns the already sore stomach lining. Try to stay as stress free as possible, which I know is extremely difficult when you're in pain. I take Valium or Xanax now and then to deal with my anxiety and it helps, but it's addictive so you have to be very careful if you go that route.

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