I'm not sure whether I have an ulcer or gastritis, but I have had inflammation in my upper stomach and some burning. I did go to the doctor, but they are taking forever to return my tests to me and also the lab messed up and I had to retake some. So in the meantime, after trying everything, cabbage juice seems to really be working. It's been 3 days and my stomach is deflating. I read different suggestions on how long to do cabbage juice for ulcers or gastritis. I've heard 7-10 days, 2 weeks, and 21 days. Any ideas?
Hi Acakes - I reckon there is a fair chance as you have pain that you may have an ulcer. The good news is as you have definite symptoms you would be dead unlucky for it to perforate. Look the first time a doc shows you a picture of YOUR ulcer you do tend to freak out. But you do calm down after reading heaps of info here and you soon realise that these things are easily fixable so for heavens sake stop worrying! Did you get tested for h pylori as it goes hand in hand with ulcers. Did you know it was "discovered" by a chap in Australia who had to infect himself to convince his peers that it caused ulcers and not stress as been previously believed.
The burning was just a couple of weeks and so far the cabbage juice has been clearly helping. This all started the weeke I came back from Cayman Islands. So they did an h pylori blood test and it said borderline. i did a breath test and it said negative. And I'm waiting in a stool test to come back. It's too mich of a coincidence that this all started the week I came back from Cayman. I hope the stool test shows something.
Thanks for the info - much appreciated. Have added it to my daily vegetable juice regime. I believe losing weight and vegetable juice are the keys to good health. Pray for H-pylori as its so easy to fix. Sounds like they just dont know?? Oh for my knowledge!
Anyone with throid issues should be very carefull with the cabbage juice cure. Yes it seems to work but I found if you keep on it daily for over 2 months your thyroid can really make you feel quite off.
For an update on me, I was diagnosed with Gastriris and some Gastric erosions.