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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blh123 01/13/2015

For folks still batting their Gastritis, what foods, restaurants, or fast food places do you miss the most right now?

For me, i would say probably Chik Fila, Sweet Tea, Beer, and Buffalo Wild Wings. Tonight I have bowling and usually would drink a beer.....but just water tonight.

eyesofblue75 01/16/2015

I'm missing coffee, and wine, and cheese. :(

shihonage 01/16/2015

"shihonage - are you still fighitng gastritis? If so, how long has it been? From how you talk you seem to be very very knowledgable on the subject so I am curious as to why you are not cured yet and can go back and eat those foods?"

I'm a lot better and can eat a lot of stuff. For example I can eat corndogs with no repercussions. However, some stuff is permanently off the menu because it's very damaging.

The reason I've been having this since December 2012, is because first of all, not knowing bout PepZin GI and mastic gum early enough, taking meds by stupid advice without learning how they work exactly, and later on, setting myself back each time I felt improved.

I believe YOU are at earlier stages of this, and it may be possible for you to reverse course more effectively yet. If you stop being careless.

blh123 01/16/2015

Do you really recommedn Pepzin GI? I was hearing things about that and I was going to also look at Slippery Elm. THoughts?

toomuchPho 01/16/2015

I tried PepzinGi and honestly can't say if it did anything. I used one jar and didn't re-order. Didn't hurt, though.

toomuchPho 01/16/2015

Slippery elm is great! but get the real stuff - a bag of ground up bark, no pills. It's very soothing and cushions the stomach.

shihonage 01/17/2015

blh123: It was clinically proven to speed up stomach lining healing by 300%, as well as protect it against damage. It is also otherwise absolutely harmless and has no side-effects. You can google the studies yourself.

soretum 01/17/2015

There are no goods I miss as time and hard work has brought most foods back. I miss the certainty of tomorrow being a good day.

Silkakc 01/18/2015

BLH123,

My gastritis is for life unless I have surgery. Mine's caused by bile reflux so PPI's and Carafate do not help and do not heal. A valve isn't working right and bile flows back into the stomach and corrodes it.

I've had it since 2009.

rosebrook 01/18/2015

@soretum, can you eat pizza?

lindsaywhite 01/09/2016

I love it all and miss it all!! This has been the hardest thing I have done in my life is to follow this diet. I am also pregnant so I just feel like I an starving always. Anyway, I have found one delicious food I can eat. I ordered pizza with NO SAUCE, spinach, mushrooms and feta cheese. Of course I ate slow and didn't stuff myself but did have half of on 8" pizza. Zero heartburn or anything!! Yay!! Hope someone else likes this kind of pizza and it works for them

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