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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stitch
stitch

This new site I'm still adjusting to. There use to be a section where you could look up the various meds and techniques everyone was trying  then it would give you the percentage of how successful each one was. I can't find this on this new site. So my question on gastrititis is what medications have you tried or diets and how successful have they been. I can't take blockers like zantac or pepcid and can't take PPI's like protonix or prilosec. I'm keeping a food journal and thinking of trying the scd diet. Also looking to find just an acid reducer that might be better than tums or mylanta that I can try. Need suggestions. My DR is not helping me at all since all he has to offer is the blockers or PPI's. He has me just trying things on my own.

Lexie8231
Lexie8231
I just joined this board so I am curious to hear what has worked for others. Back in September 2016 I was diagnosed with hplori. Never heard of it prior to my diagnosis. I didn't know any better and just wanted relief so I took what was prescribed which was the Triple Therapy for two weeks. I had a follow up appointment with a GI doctor a month later and prescribed Omeprazole 20mg once daily. An endoscopy was scheduled 5 weeks later. In the meantime, I took the Omeprazole for 8 days and stopped after reading the side effects such as hair loss and poor absorption of vitamins. Three days later, I had a really bad rebound effect so I took Omeprazole for 7 more days and stopped. At this point, I had ordered a number of different supplents that made me feel a little better but I still had discomfort. I took DGL, Manuka Honey, Cranberry extract, Broccoli Sprouts, Omega 3 Fish oil, organic aloe juice, Mastica, etc. Not all at the same time. On December 1, I had the endoscopy with biopsy. Basically, I had inflammation and redness (Gastritis). I was told to continue taking Omeprazole and was sent on my way. After much research, knowing I did not want to be on a PPI indefinitely, I found a naturapathetic doctor who specializes on the GI tract. I have been on natural supplements since 12/8/16. He has me on a liquid probiotic, colostrum, another probiotic in capsule form, and perm a Vite powder that I mix with juice. It took about a good week or so before I started feeling better. I started feeling so well that on most days I didn't even think about my stomach. There were a few doses I missed and at one point, a couple weeks ago I ran out of the colostrum. Big mistake. By the time I reordered and received it, I had been without it for over a week, which I felt was a setback. I was getting the burning feeling, although minor, as well as nausea. I've now been on the protocol with all the supplements for 12 days and I'm starting to feel better again. The only other supplement I continue to take with this protocol is DGL and a few ounces of organic aloe juice, which is so soothing.
MoStudo
MoStudo
What liquid probiotic are you taking? This is my first post, but I've been doing a lot of research and this site seems to have some very knowledgeable and empathetic people on it.
Lexie8231
Lexie8231
I'm sorry for not responding sooner. My doctor recently recommended a new one but the original one is American Health Acidophilus Probiotic. It comes in several flavors but my favorite is blueberry. I took one TBSP 3 times daily. I think you can take more or less. Since I was on other supplements, this is the amount my naturopathic had me take.