How I cured my gastritis

General health and lifestyle
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Hi Ines. Have been reading your posts with interest. I too have stomach problems and have had for 18 years now. I have stomach acid problems, burning, major

food intolerances and now my gut has started leaking which has resulted in sinusitis. 

I cant take any medications apart from probiotics which as you have said, dont help the stomach.  The one thing that I have just started doing is making a green vegetable smoothie every day.  I feel it is making my system more alkaline, gives me loads of nutrients and I definitely feel less tired. I tried juicing before, but even this made by stomach burn as it was just too strong, even mixed with water. 

When I do get it under control, I find that it can get away with eating the odd naughty thing at lunchtime, but if I have an oily or fatty dinner, then it makes me so ill.  You will probably find this too, it seems the last meal of the day is the one that causes the most damage. 

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hi ines,

do you juice the cabbage yourself or buy it?

if you buy it, is it fresh or bottled......

regular cabbage or red?

thanks!

 

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I juiced the cabbage myself and drank it fresh. Both red and regular work, I alternated. But honestly I felt so bad because of the effect on the thyroid that I would not do it anymore. Pepzin GI, DGL licorice, the diet ant patience offer the same relief. It is slower but you don't get the disagreements of cabbage.

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What did you eat for those 2  months.And I am still using PPI.Can I stop PPI when I start PEPZIN?

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wow i thought i was the only one in the world with this problem. Have had a scope and diagnosed with gastritis. No bacteria (Helicobacter) no ulcers. Made to feel the pain and nausea is in my head and to go home I probably have irritable bowel syndrome!. Will look at following what you have done and a few diet changes to see if i gain any relief. Sharon in Australia

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Hi Emma,

I am sorry you have had problems for 18 years, this is a very long time. What did you try that helped and what did you try that did not help?

I am planning to make some smoothies when I get back from vacation. I will try rice milk and banana, I could add a touch of kale. Coconut water, papaya and banana must be good. I meant to try watermelon juice too.

What did you try juicing before? I trust only carrot, celery, spinach and fennel so far. Your smoothie sounds interesting, what do you put in it?

I noticed too that the earlier and the lighter the last meal is, the best I feel. Ideally if I eat a light dinner around 6 pm, I have no LPR at all at night. If I eat a more heavy dinner (bigger quantities, more fat) around 8 pm, my throat is sore the next morning.

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Hi Sary,

I described at the beginning of this post what I eat and what I don't eat. A typical day would be: oatmeal with banana and a little bit of walnut with a chamomille tea for breakfast, grilled chicken (1 teaspoon of olive oil to cook) with a little bit of salt, rice or potatoes, steamed vegetables and a salad for lunch (no onions, garlic, tomatoes, bell peppers or cucumber), melon and coconut water in the afternoon, dinner same as lunch.

How long have you been using PPI? PPI are helpful to help cure gastritis. I would give it a serious try and then switch to pepzin GI when your doctor advise you to stop.

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It sounds like my diagnostic. Please share your progresses.

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I will do. I have started with cutting out dairy and so far i have no nausea today. Oh and bread

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Hi Innes. My problem started 18 years ago with sinusitits. I was put on antibiotics and was told to take as many painkillers as I wanted, which was up to 20 a day. I then ended up with h.pylori and a natural practitioner put me on a strong dose of oregano to kill this but it ended up doing a lot of damage to my stomach lining.

I have tried many things over the years, I tried the pepzin you recommended, dgl licorice, mastic gum, colostrum and loads of other things but they all make my stomach burn and just make the lining raw.

The one good thing I tried a few years ago was homeopath. I got really well and was quite good for five years until four years ago when we were

burgled and the stress of this just brought everything back.

I only have probiotics now but they dont really help my stomach and my green smoothies. I have bought a nutribullet from Amazon and put in it

raw brocoli, spinach, cucumber, alfalfa sprouts, romaine lettuce and avocado topped up with bottled water.  Since I have been doing this I definitely feel less acidic and have more energy. I think if I could stick to the same diet you did for a few months it would probably heal, as good as it could. The only trouble is it is such a restrictive diet and I get bored so I cheat and it just makes it worse again.

I eat a banana pancake for breakfast, salmon for lunch and prawns for dinner nearly every night. Meat is hard to digest. My stomach is a lot stronger at lunchtime so I tend to have more to eat then and a light dinner. I also have a lot of problems digesting anything fatty or greasy

as my liver is struggling down to too many toxins leaking through my gut wall. I have also found the blander and lighter the meal is, the better I feel.

I dont go to the drs anymore. I had a camera put in my tummy years ago and it didnt show anything so I am just told I have non ulcer dyspepsia.

I hope you get yours sorted soon. You sound like you are a lot stricter than me with your diet so hopefully you will crack it soon.

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I felt a great improvement when I stopped dairy. But bread does not hurt my stomach. Did you feel bread was causing problems?

I do avoid wheat but it is for a different issue (IBS).

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Hi Emma,

I just want to give some info.Did you try acupuncture and chinese medicine ?  In my research It's best and fast treatment for digestive problems.

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Hi there. Yes I tried acupuncture but it didnt help at all. My stomach is so very sensitive that i wouldnt want to risk any sorts of medicine, it wont even let me try homeopath which worked last time. Everything makes it sore and burn. Thanks for your suggestion tho.

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Thanks for suggestions Ines.

What kind of rice you eat(Brown or long grain or any other kind)?

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Hello ines

Please advise if your stomach made you suffer frim anxiety and depression with symtoms like rapid heart beat 

BYE

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Hi ines. Diet is definitely important at the moment. However some meals will make me sick one night, then the exact same meal will be fine another night. I'm thinking that, while diet is important and some foods definitely set off gastro faster than others, I think the biggest factor for me is how much I eat and how fast.

The  Omeprazole hasn't been doing a lot to help. But I'm starting to learn the signs of when symptoms are coming on. Usually happens 3/4 through a meal. It's weird socially not finishing a meal. But it's so much better when not feeling too sick afterwards.

Yeah dairy is definitely huge. Been better since going Soy milk.

Who knows about when I might get better. Some days I think it's gone but it always comes back in force after a time. I'm optimistic that I can get rid of it fully since I've been fine all my life up until these last few months. Hopefully it will go as quickly as it came on. Bit worrying that the meds aren't working either.What is PPI? Will definitely share if I find some miraculous cure. So far however just a whole lotta questions

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My stomach problems similar to all previous posts definitely caused me anxiety and depression.Also when my symptoms are really bad i have palpitations and sometimes strong and fast heartbeat.Have been checked out by cardio and heart ok.It is a common problem. 

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Hello dawn

For how many years did you had this, do you take antisepressant 

WHat do you take to calm it down

& how can it becured

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i tried taking antidepressants but they made me feel ill.I tried several different ones.My stomach has not calmed down yet which is why i am on here reading the posts.I just know that bloating and discomfort causes me to have loads of ectopic beats( palpitations) which are harmless but scary.My problems are caused purely by stress as i have had symptom free periods.

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Omeprazole comes under PPI(proton pump inhibitors).It blocks acid.