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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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Using DGL regularly?

littlemart
littlemart
A lot of us use DGL liqourice. I'm wondering if this stuff is supposed to be used as a preventative or as needed. The bottle says you can take 3 a day before a meal ( I think ). Do most of you use them every day, on a regular basis. It seems like they work pretty well "as needed" when the heartburn kicks up.
tummy2
tummy2
Hi Littlemart,

From what I know of DGL, you are supposed to take it 20 minutes before a meal. It stimulates the stomach to create additional mucus which protects the lining of the stomach. This is why when you take it, you have to wait some time before you should eat.

I used to take this everyday.. But I could never time it for right before a meal, so I would just take them whenever...... Whatever works for you....
littlemart
littlemart
Thank you. I read about taking it before eating but I wondered if it was meant to be a preventative measure.
tummy2
tummy2
Yes most definitely preventative, but if it makes you feel better in a pinch the by all means use ut
BrightSide987
BrightSide987
I use it when I actually feel really bad and it will stop the problems from escalating and further.

The most important thing is that you really need to chew it up because the digestive juices in the mouth are necessary to activate it.