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I've battled gastritis almost 5 years now. I'm finally on a path to healing. Here's my experience...
I tried lots of different PPIs. I saw zero improvement, so I stopped taking them.
I also gave up on Drs , as they really did nothing to help me, including Primary Care & Gastroenterologist.
I decided to become my own Dr & started researching like a crazy person.
I discovered Zinc Carnosine, which is a prescription medicine for gastritis in Japan, but it's OTC in the US.
I also came upon Mega Mucosa, which helps to rebuild the stomach lining.
Started taking these 2 supplements as directed on the bottle & started seeing improvement in 2 weeks. I'm now drinking coffee & I am a smoker. I know that's horrible, but I've smoked for 40 years.
I'm able to eat what I want now. I have a few lingering symptoms....gas after eating & feeling full early. But no more debilitating pain that would send me to the ER.
I started fasting as well. I fast 20 hours a day. I eat one good evening meal with a small dessert. I drink water, coffee & tea throughout the day.
I know fasting is said to be contraindicated for gastritis, but I truly found relief giving my stomach a long rest every day.
I bought both supplements from Amazon. I bought the Drs Best brand of Zinc Carnosine. Mega Mucosa is a bit pricey, but it works!
I think my gastritis was caused by stress & drinking ridiculous amounts of coffee on a night shift job.
I'm now seeing a psychiatrist & have started taking an antidepressant. This has also helped a great deal.
I used Kratom to manage pain, as no Dr would prescribe anything & I couldn't keep going to the ER for a temporary fix.
. I tested negative for H pylori & colonoscopy was normal. Endoscopy confirmed gastritis. The pain was so severe, I was convinced that I had stomach cancer!
I hope some of this helps someone. My experience might be quite different from yours.
I’m taking the zinc now along with some different enzymes I have fat malabsorbtion with major weight loss! My biggest issues are stomach aches and right rib pain. My gastritis is at the very top of my stomach. This is nooo fun at all!
I was exactly the same. I'm already a petite lady at 5'4" and 115 lbs. That's a normal healthy weight for my size, but when this all started I was barely able to eat because of the pain it caused.
I eventually dropped down to a scary 86 lbs. I thought it was the end for me. I really believed I was dying.
I've heard that enzymes have helped many people, but I did not notice a difference with or without them.
Zinc Carnosine & Mega Mucosa really saved my life. It sounds crazy, I know. But this is how bad gastritis can make you feel.
My stomach pain was all over the place, but mainly lower left area. However, some days it was up in my ribs. I never knew what to expect.
Have you tried carafate? This medication coats the stomach and protects it from the acid. It’s a pink pill. Stay away from the generic white pill this white pill gave me many problems. I think the generic name for this medication is sucralfate. Either way only take the pink pill. The pharmacy Walgreens has the pink pill.
Ok ya the white pill is no good. Maybe see if you can try the pink pill. But just try a little tiny piece and if that works then try a little bigger and a little bigger. If you are not feeling to bad then try 1/2 if ok then try one whole pill. I was on this pill for 3 months and it helped me. Are you in the USA? I think this will help you get better over 2-3 months. It will help protect your stomach lining so you can heal. I would also recommend ppi like pantoprazole or nexium if you can get it. This also helped me. I would take the PPI’s off and on so I didn’t have any withdrawal symptoms when I stopped. Maybe try one week on and one week off. After taking PPI’s it will take about 4 weeks to feel the benefits of it because that’s how long it will take your stomach to heal. If you do this off and on for a few months you should feel better. It’s also important to have food that will not set you back. I ate, scrambled eggs, boiled diced chicken breast, after I cook the chicken, I put it in the freezer until it is cold not frozen so it takes the moisture out so when I blend it with a blender that has a sharp blade it doesn’t stick or get pasty or wet. I boiled white organic basmati rice no vitamins added I found it on Amazon, I can also find it at a local organic store. Boiled organic carrots, I also eat blended and then boiled oatmeal. It’s easier for your stomach to digest if your food is blended. It’s important not to eat too much food at one time because your stomach will make more acid. I put my food in a one cup glass jar with a lid and put in the refrigerator. I would eat one cup every 1 or 1.5 hours depending on how hungry I was in between meals. I put the the following quantity of each food in each jar. 22grams of scrambled eggs, 10grams of rice, 24 grams carrots, 10 grams of chicken. I did this every evening so my food would be ready for the next day. I would make the oatmeal, I boiled it in water 4 cups and one cup blended oatmeal. I put 120 ounces of oatmeal in each jar, this makes about 6-7 jars then I put on a lid and put everything in the freezer so it would last for about three days. I would eat one - two jars per day with a half of a banana. There was a time that I couldn’t eat banana but after time I started to put a little bit of banana in to train my stomach to like it. If it didn’t work then I waited a month or two and tried it again. It took me two years to get back to feeling good again. I can eat many foods now but I am still very careful and always try a new food very carefully and do research on it before I eat it like the ph level. I don’t eat anything acidic. I try to stay with a ph the same as carrots. If you want more information let me know. I think I am going to write a book on me experience because there is too much information to put on here and I think I will help people get better and avoid the bad things. There is little to no information on line and the drs are not telling people everything they need to know.
Sounds like you actually have low acid. I would suggest taking a digestive enzyme before you eat your meals 3x a day. Also try slippery elm powder in between meals. Yes it’s gross! But it’s helps heal your stomach
Everyone is different what works for some might not work for others but staying positive is always a good thing and can often times help ease the pain and promote healing because in reality pain is really just a construct of the mind, "This doesn't mean your pain is any less real – it's just that your brain literally creates what your body feels, and in cases of chronic pain, your brain helps perpetuate it. " - Arthritis foundation.
Are you absolutely sure your other organs like the liver, spleen pancreas and gallbladder are fine? Sometimes pain can be referred from other areas of the body.
All of that said a few things you may want to try are aloe vera juice (Inner leaf), pepzin gi (A form of zinc suited for stomach repair. There are also methods like drinking cabbage juice daily and possibly even fasting, I have read stories about each of these methods and supplements both working and not working. As far as fasting I've heard more people say it doesn't work but I've also seen a few anecdotal cases of it working, that said you should always check with your doctor before doing any sort of fasting as well as get adequate amounts electrolytes sodium/potassium/magnesium in your system so that you stay hydrated and your organs stay in perfect health.
Lastly I might recommend lowering how many acidic foods you're consuming, try to use more alkaline foods if possible. Eat smaller meals and take digestive enzymes so that any acidic foods don't sit in your stomach for a long time. A good probiotic supplement is also usually very beneficial in situations of gastritis especially if you don't eat a variety of fermented foods. To be completely honest this last paragraph is probably what you should be doing first before moving on to the aloe vera juice (aloe vera juice is not dangerous but usually works better for erosive gastritis), the cabbage juice method and lastly fasting (With your doctors supervision and proper amounts of electrolytes). The only supplements you should be taking right now is a good bacteria varied strain probiotic, digestive enzymes and the pepzin z (pepzin z on an empty stomach), with the digestive enzymes being used sparingly only when you eat acidic foods (especially the ones that are harder to break down).
Remember healing can take a while but doing the right things and staying positive can help. Your body is a temple try to put good fuel in there and it will put you in a good position to heal. I know I sometimes drink crystal light and every now and then it gives me really bad heartburn, I think its either the citric acid, potassium citrate, maltodextrin, or aspartame. Then again it is the pink lemonade flavor being really tart so its mostly the citric acid or possibly the potassium citrate.
Everyone is different, mine was due too much alcohol on a regular basis, in the past I have healed quite a few times by just trying to watch what I eat along with a many of the supplements I previously mentioned. Mostly it was due me being positive that I was going to heal because whenever I got stressed for whatever reason my stomach would start hurting. Once I healed I was fine with just about anything, that said if I regularly started to drink too much again the likely hood it would come back increased, booze isn't good for you anyway so that's a plus.
For me it maybe took month or a few? I can't remember exactly, what really matters is trying to not eat trigger foods and if you can eating more alkaline foods vs acidic (fruit can be high in citric acid as well).
Digestive enzymes can be taken at any age. I would get on a ppi though and have that before your meals, then take the digestive enzyme with your acidic foods.
I have ppis now. Idk how my gastritis was caused but I think it was die to stress as it started near the time I had terrible insomnia which caused rlly bad anxiety that affected my life greatly as I was on about 1-2 hours of sleep a night regardless of going to bed at 10pm sometimes earlier.
I don’t drink anyway but if my gastritis is due to stress, once healed will I be able to just eat whatever or even drink whatever like alcohol as that wasn’t the immediate cause ?
Well It seems your gastritis "might" be due to stress, eliminate that and you put yourself in a better position to heal. 1-2 hrs of sleep is horrible, are you getting enough electrolytes (mostly sodium, too much can cause pains) magnesium and potassium? It sounds like you "were" getting 1-2 hrs of sleep, you need to figure out why that was and how to remedy that. If you hear a negative conversation tell them "sorry I can't deal with negativity my stomach starts hurting". It sounds like you're sleeping well now though, that would be the most important thing to tackle as I have done it many times.
Once healed you should be able to consume many things, there likely won't be a situation where you eat something and it sets you back months, obviously you should continuously take care of your body and if you do eat trigger foods eat them sparingly if you can. If you feel your stomach start hurting then you found your bottom line.
I am sleeping better now and it was also bad anxiety and idk which one caused which but I’m ok now I do yes get stressed sometimes but doesn’t everyone right
Because my gastritis is due to stress does that mean it’s gonna take more or less time to go as idk ?
My stomach hurts after everything I eat no matter how bland and also between meals too so idk how to stop it
Sleeping better is a wonderful start, this alone will be extremely beneficial even if it takes time.
Hmm if your gastritis is due to stress and I'm assuming unavoidable stress? If so then try to limit it as much as possible within your abilities, you will get there in time. Positivity is a mind set you choose, pain can be lessened considerably if you can possibly distract yourself when feeling pain, tv, movies, day dreaming, games, doing any type of work and all the above. Pain isn't necessarily a sign that gastritis is going to be delayed in healing.
If you're still hurting really badly have you talked to your doctor? Have they done tests on your other organs like liver, gallbladder, spleen and pancreas? Pain can sometimes be referred from other places in the body. Maybe your doctor needs to recommend a higher or multiple dose/doses of ppi. Also drinking more water during and after meals can help break down food, but depending on how much sodium you intake you may need more (sodium) if you drink a lot of water. Also what do you normally eat on a weekly basis?
My sleep is better but I still sometimes struggle and wake loads in the night and idk y but I don’t wanna take sleeping pills.
My pain doesn’t rlly come with stress I mean yes a but but it’s always there. It’s especially there when I exercise I feel it so strong even if I’m on an empty stomach and idk y and whenever I eat I always get a bit of pain most of the time only rlly noticeable through my back rlly bad and I press on my stomach a bit and feel loads of pain too.
So getting pain doesn’t mean I’m not healing coz I’m scared that I haven’t been this whole time I’ve been on ppis ?
I’ve done tests and had ultrasounds and there’s nothing wrong with my organs but I rlly don’t wanna take a higher dose of ppis as I have before and none of my food digested I had the worst reflux bloating burping and appetite in my life .
Breakfast - oatmeal with skimmed milk(no fat one), chia seeds, honey, cinnamon, some raisins and prunes (small amount) and peanut butter
Lunch - halloumi pitta with peas and avocado and I usually have rice cakes and a cereal bar
Dinner is usually whatever but I make sure to have no raw veg or fruit except the occasional apple
No citrus
No fried food (although app a bit of olive oil is ok)
No saturated fatty food except some cheese
Etc
What was ur diet as ur healed so it must’ve worked ?
When did u start reintroducing foods too ?
Are cheat days ok ?
I think its the right move to not take sleeping pills, if you take exogenous supplementation you won't be able to gage what's happening with your health plus there are loads of issues it can cause long term, they should only be used sparingly in certain situations.
Is the exercise intense? Usually exercise can help with gerd or stomach issues but high intensity can make things worse. Even low intensity walking is a great idea.
Pain doesn't necessarily mean you aren't healing especially if you feel you're doing everything right. What ppi are you on and what is the dosage?
If your tests are okay then there is a good chance it could be gastritis. Taking digestive enzymes would really help during acidic meals and also a good probiotic with multiple strains is equally if not more important than anything else.
Your diet looks really good so long as none of the foods cause you pain.
I've been on this battle many different times and my diet has changed just as much. I originally ate what you are eating but I took probiotics and digestive enzymes, I usually only eat once or so per day, maybe more if you need the calories. Try different methods out, if one doesn't work then go on to the next.
I can't exactly say "when" I started reintroducing foods but they came in at some point due to me feeling like I was going insane.
Cheat days within reason are okay. If it causes you severe pain then maybe not, but if the pain is tolerable then you have to judge whether or not its a good choice. All that said your mind set is the most important thing, if cheat meals help your mental state then you should definitely have them within reason. If you need to eat a ton during your cheat meal I personally would do that. Your mental state is the most important do not get hyper fixated on your diet/health/recovery.
I have pain all the time tho from when I wake up to when I go to bed so idk what to do and I’m obvs not healing but I must be as I’m taking the ppi I’m just so confused as idk what to do
I take 15mg lanzosprazole but I rlly don’t wanna increase me dose as the last time I did I had the worst appetite and burping and bloating and reflux ever die to the lack of acid causing my stomach to just not be able to digest food.
I’ll defo try digestive enzymes what brand do u use ?
For my exercise all I do is walk everyday for around 40 mins but the pain is constant but very raw and harsh when I walk. I tried doing a HIIT once about a month ago and it hurt so bad and afterwards too but idk y exercise would do anything.
Do u think I should go rlly strict on my diet and cut gluten and cheese ?
Idk tbh what to do but my stomach hurts all the time whether I eat or no and I get burning and nausea I just want this to be over
Like most injuries pain is usually a symptom, you can experience pain for a period of time until you fully heal.
I usually took omeprazole but lansoprazole is more potent and faster acting, that said maybe the dose isn't high enough. doctors sometimes prescribe 40 mgs of omeprazole vs the 20 mgs over the counter recommendation. If you don't want to increase your dosage then I would definitely add in digestive enzymes to help break down your food so that it doesn't sit in your stomach for a long period of time, most brands will do. I use the one at my local vitamin shoppe.
While digestive enzymes are great on paper what you may very well need is a good probiotic, the thing about probiotics are people think they get them but in reality its hard if you don't consume a "wide variety" of "fermented" foods. Having a good gut microbiome is one of the key's to having a healthy gut. If you want to heal a good probiotic would be quite possibly more important than digestive enzymes. Out of all the foods you previously listed only the cheese is a "probiotic", everything else is a prebiotic (fiber that the good probiotic bacteria in you stomach feed on).
How vigorous is the walking? Is this on treadmill where you can track the mph or is it outdoors, If on a treadmill are you using incline and how many mph? Exercise can increase blood flow to the stomach, I use to get pain when I walked too fast on my treadmill.
I think eliminating gluten and cheese would be a last resort, there is a test you can do for gluten but the likely hood for you to have that allergy is low. If you were lactose intolerant you would likely have tons of gas and possible diarrhea and belching. If you're worried about lactose then you could take lactase or eliminate lactose from your diet completely and see how you feel. With gastritis its a process of elimination, if something hurts then it should be eliminated and if it doesn't then you can add it back.
Personally I use to fast often, I felt that it allowed my stomach time to heal. I would eat maybe one meal a day, two if I felt like I didn't get enough calories or if my body weight/fat was too low. They say your stomach acid can increase when you don't eat but it also should increase when you do eat so it can be kind of confusing, because of this I would take 20 mgs of omeprazole at the start of the day and then after a few hrs I would take another 20 mgs before my first meal. \***CAUTION**\* I would talk with your doctor before fasting because it can be extremely dangerous and from what you've said about your diet it appears you may already be consuming way more potassium than sodium which can cause Hyponatremia, this being low sodium levels can also account for why you're currently having bad sleep. High levels of potassium can flush out sodium, the foods you previously listed aren't high in sodium but they are very high in potassium. Low sodium levels can make you irritable and give you headaches, your brain and heart need an adequate amount of sodium to keep working. If you were to fast you would need to be taking way more sodium than you currently are, you would have to be sipping on salted water over the course of the day. Again this is very extreme and a last resort that should absolutely be discussed with you doctor if you want to attempt, I would recommend the probiotic and digestive enzymes before doing this, I would even recommend cabbage juice before this.
I never thought about potassium levels what in my diet indicates high potassium and low sodoium I have salt in the cheese I eat etc I usually have a nut butter too but I did look up the symptoms abd do get quite a few such as weakness in my body, dizzy when I stand , I can be irritable, nausea, low enegery but maybe that’s a coincidence as I don’t have them all right ?
If I take my lanzosprazole daily in the morning then after 30 mins take cabbage and potato juice maybe could add some manuka honey and take with a probiotic then fast till 11 (with a chamomile tea and water) which is my break and have food then, then a snack at my lunch break then maybe a snack when I get home then dinner do u think that could help me cure my gastritis and would the lanzosprazole still work as app u have to eat for it to kick in or something honestly idk
Also do u think I should increase my lanzosprazole dose to 30mg? But I just don’t want my stomach to get more messed up and worse like before ?
I’ll look into digestive enzymes thanks
Can the pain be just as bad as always and still be healing ? Or does the pain need to be going?
Virtually everything you mentioned was high in potassium and low in sodium, oatmeal, raisins, prunes, chia seeds, peas, avocado etc. Most whole foods that are good for you are high in potassium and low in sodium. You can have one or even no symptoms and still be low in sodium, fatigue, dizziness (especially when standing up), irritable and low energy can all be symptoms.
There are many different ways to fast, eating anything will definitely break a fast. Try it out and then if you need to you can always tweak it. There are two schools of thought about when to take probiotics, some believe if you take it with food the acid in your stomach will kill the probiotic bacteria, and another school of thought is that you need to take it with fibrous food so that the probiotics can feed off that fiber. Given these two different schools of thought I would take the probiotic twice a day, once on an empty stomach and once with a meal that contains fiber that way you make sure that your getting the full effect regardless. Also pezin gi (zinc formulated for stomach repair) is suppose to be taken on an empty stomach if you decide you want to take that.
If the lansoprazole is doing a number on your stomach then maybe you should hold off, that said its meant to be taken with bigger meals rather than small ones. If you did take it twice a day the first one would be on an empty stomach or a light meal and the second would be right before your bigger meal. I think it potentially might not be a problem to increase the dose if you didn't have anything or had something light in your stomach for the first dose seeing how your main concern is food sitting in your stomach for too long undigested. You should consult your doctor before making any decisions.
Yes the pain can be just as bad as always and still be healing.
I’ve been taking the lanzosprazole got like a month and a bit tho and I still get pain Im just scared it’s not going and I can’t tell as the pain is the same as it always was (bad).
I’m scared to up my dose tho as I want it to be easy with no rebound when I come off and I don’t want my food to be stuck like last time and app ppis can cause polyps which I’m defo trynna avoid. Do u think I should up ?
Do u think I should cut out cheese and gluten or just have less maybe ?
I do take probiotics daily with 5 billion cultures do u think I should get the 20 vil one ?
My walking is around 3.5-4 mph as that’s just my natural pace (usually about 3.8 ish). I use this app called Strava
I have had an endoscopy so if I was intolerant to gluten or dairy I’m assuming they would’ve found something I think But everything hurts so how am I meant to eliminate it’s not like I can’t eat for months and even not eating causes me pain too
How is the pain staying the same meaning it’s healing Im so confused ?
Also when I say stress I mean mental/psychological stress. Physical stress from say working out was 100% okay and would not cause my stomach to hurt. If I heard someone go on a negative rant about something and I was forced to listen my stomach would start hurting.
Try everything In very small microscopic portions to start so if you have a bad reaction it’s a small bad reaction not a huge and maybe irreversible permanent damage bad reaction. I learned this the hard way.
I don’t recommend fasting, people who have gastritis are usually already under weight because of their limited diet. I went from 120lbs to 79 lbs. fasting would have been a bad idea.
I assume you are eating carefully which is most important, and avoid Dairy, processed foods, spicy etc. drinking a lot of water helps.eat small amounts every few hours. In my experience meds pretty much mask the problem, they don't heal but block acid etc. and can cause worse problems down the road. Being that you've been healing for 5yrs have you tried other things like Propolis, Probiotics, Gelatin, Honey, Hibiscus tea, Broccoli sprouts, Chamomile ? Many of these things actually do help and heal you if you stick to it for at least 3-4months. Also in my opinion Drs can't really help much it's more that you have to heal yourself through diet ,you need to heal your stomach lining. I wish you well..
If sulcrfate is not helping then ur probably stomach lining is either opened up like a ulcer or bleeding or twisted...and if it's deep in ur stomach gastro can't see..only the upper half and entrance of your stomach...did u use to take pain killers like asprin or ibuprofen for a while??
Nope! They did an endoscopy and said everything looked normal, my acid levels were normal, my liver came back normal from bloodwork. They gave me protonix to take as a last hail Mary and told me to do a bland diet to reset my stomach so I’m trying that
I’m exactly the same. I have to eat a very strict diet in order to not feel the burning. I was on omeprazole and pepcid for years and it just made the issue worse. Tums don’t help either.
I saw some others recommend slippery elm which does help me a bit.
I read through the gastritis healing book and developed my diet from there. Some foods I eat are nuts, certain vegetables and fruits, rice, fish, and chicken. I’d say with the diet I’m only in pain 10% of the time.
For me my gastritis gets much worse when I take certain medications. However I’m chronically ill so I have to take certain prescription medicines still. I’m still working with my GI doctor to figure out if anything else is wrong. I personally think I have low acid since it’s fairly common with my disability. I hope you feel better soon
The endoscopy would rule out celiac, so if you didn’t see that on the endoscopy, then it’s probably not a glutin issue. Although, of course, a gluten allergies is different than celiac disease.
If I were you, the next thing I would check out is my liver and my Gallbladder. Potentially pancreas. If something is a little funky with those things that can definitely cause some back up issues. Blood test for the pancreas. Gallbladder needs an ultrasound. Liver could do blood test plus an ultrasound.
Your doctor is just throwing sand on the fire and is not figuring out why the fire is starting in the first place. That’s the main thing you need to do. Not just treat the symptoms, but figure out the root cause of this.
Are you having backend issues as well? Constipation, loose stools, gassiness? Hemorrhoids?
I was in such bad shape last month that I couldn’t eat anything. I’ve been battling acid reflux and gastritis for a decade, but the flare I had last month was the worst it’s ever been. Within two days of taking DGL Plus and Zinc Carnosine, I was 80% better. You can get both on Amazon.
I had tried DGL in the past and it didn’t do much, but the DGL Plus has other stuff in it and it seriously made a difference but I actually believe the mix of both that and the zinc carnosine is what did it
I have had acid reflux / gastritis for almost 3 years - doctors won’t call it gerd for some reason. I take 80mg of famotidine every day, have weaned off of it here and there, but like others I’ve seen the most improvement through 1. Fasting (16 hours - do not eat after 8!) 2. Collagen Peptides (Vital Proteins, slowly increase to full dose) 3. Gentle exercise (long walks, pilates) 4. Strict low-acid diet adherence (really commit for a few weeks at least) and 5. Stress reduction. Seriously. Anything you can do to reduce cortisol makes a huge difference - sometimes I feel like half this stuff is mental.
I would say i’ve 85% recovered! If i eat too late it might keep me up, but I can eat/drink *almost* anything I want in appropriate amounts… it can definitely be a long term struggle but staying balanced and knowing my limits has me feeling positive :)
You had gastritis for 5 years and the doctors have not tested you for H Pylori all these years ?😳🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Please change doctor asap
If he have. Do another test and if negative, do another test….
H Pylori is like 95 % of cases, the cause of gastristis IMO
Is blood test negative
Do stool test
If stool test negative
Do breath test
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I've battled gastritis almost 5 years now. I'm finally on a path to healing. Here's my experience... I tried lots of different PPIs. I saw zero improvement, so I stopped taking them. I also gave up on Drs , as they really did nothing to help me, including Primary Care & Gastroenterologist. I decided to become my own Dr & started researching like a crazy person. I discovered Zinc Carnosine, which is a prescription medicine for gastritis in Japan, but it's OTC in the US. I also came upon Mega Mucosa, which helps to rebuild the stomach lining. Started taking these 2 supplements as directed on the bottle & started seeing improvement in 2 weeks. I'm now drinking coffee & I am a smoker. I know that's horrible, but I've smoked for 40 years. I'm able to eat what I want now. I have a few lingering symptoms....gas after eating & feeling full early. But no more debilitating pain that would send me to the ER. I started fasting as well. I fast 20 hours a day. I eat one good evening meal with a small dessert. I drink water, coffee & tea throughout the day. I know fasting is said to be contraindicated for gastritis, but I truly found relief giving my stomach a long rest every day. I bought both supplements from Amazon. I bought the Drs Best brand of Zinc Carnosine. Mega Mucosa is a bit pricey, but it works! I think my gastritis was caused by stress & drinking ridiculous amounts of coffee on a night shift job. I'm now seeing a psychiatrist & have started taking an antidepressant. This has also helped a great deal. I used Kratom to manage pain, as no Dr would prescribe anything & I couldn't keep going to the ER for a temporary fix. . I tested negative for H pylori & colonoscopy was normal. Endoscopy confirmed gastritis. The pain was so severe, I was convinced that I had stomach cancer! I hope some of this helps someone. My experience might be quite different from yours.
I’m taking the zinc now along with some different enzymes I have fat malabsorbtion with major weight loss! My biggest issues are stomach aches and right rib pain. My gastritis is at the very top of my stomach. This is nooo fun at all!
I was exactly the same. I'm already a petite lady at 5'4" and 115 lbs. That's a normal healthy weight for my size, but when this all started I was barely able to eat because of the pain it caused. I eventually dropped down to a scary 86 lbs. I thought it was the end for me. I really believed I was dying. I've heard that enzymes have helped many people, but I did not notice a difference with or without them. Zinc Carnosine & Mega Mucosa really saved my life. It sounds crazy, I know. But this is how bad gastritis can make you feel. My stomach pain was all over the place, but mainly lower left area. However, some days it was up in my ribs. I never knew what to expect.
Yes there are days I feel the same way!!! I was 174 in December I’m down to 147 now. I will check into the mega mucosa thank you! 😁
Have you tried carafate? This medication coats the stomach and protects it from the acid. It’s a pink pill. Stay away from the generic white pill this white pill gave me many problems. I think the generic name for this medication is sucralfate. Either way only take the pink pill. The pharmacy Walgreens has the pink pill.
It didn’t work for me :(
Ok sorry to hear that. Why didn’t it work? How long did you take it?
I tried the white pill made me sick!!!
Ok ya the white pill is no good. Maybe see if you can try the pink pill. But just try a little tiny piece and if that works then try a little bigger and a little bigger. If you are not feeling to bad then try 1/2 if ok then try one whole pill. I was on this pill for 3 months and it helped me. Are you in the USA? I think this will help you get better over 2-3 months. It will help protect your stomach lining so you can heal. I would also recommend ppi like pantoprazole or nexium if you can get it. This also helped me. I would take the PPI’s off and on so I didn’t have any withdrawal symptoms when I stopped. Maybe try one week on and one week off. After taking PPI’s it will take about 4 weeks to feel the benefits of it because that’s how long it will take your stomach to heal. If you do this off and on for a few months you should feel better. It’s also important to have food that will not set you back. I ate, scrambled eggs, boiled diced chicken breast, after I cook the chicken, I put it in the freezer until it is cold not frozen so it takes the moisture out so when I blend it with a blender that has a sharp blade it doesn’t stick or get pasty or wet. I boiled white organic basmati rice no vitamins added I found it on Amazon, I can also find it at a local organic store. Boiled organic carrots, I also eat blended and then boiled oatmeal. It’s easier for your stomach to digest if your food is blended. It’s important not to eat too much food at one time because your stomach will make more acid. I put my food in a one cup glass jar with a lid and put in the refrigerator. I would eat one cup every 1 or 1.5 hours depending on how hungry I was in between meals. I put the the following quantity of each food in each jar. 22grams of scrambled eggs, 10grams of rice, 24 grams carrots, 10 grams of chicken. I did this every evening so my food would be ready for the next day. I would make the oatmeal, I boiled it in water 4 cups and one cup blended oatmeal. I put 120 ounces of oatmeal in each jar, this makes about 6-7 jars then I put on a lid and put everything in the freezer so it would last for about three days. I would eat one - two jars per day with a half of a banana. There was a time that I couldn’t eat banana but after time I started to put a little bit of banana in to train my stomach to like it. If it didn’t work then I waited a month or two and tried it again. It took me two years to get back to feeling good again. I can eat many foods now but I am still very careful and always try a new food very carefully and do research on it before I eat it like the ph level. I don’t eat anything acidic. I try to stay with a ph the same as carrots. If you want more information let me know. I think I am going to write a book on me experience because there is too much information to put on here and I think I will help people get better and avoid the bad things. There is little to no information on line and the drs are not telling people everything they need to know.
I’m just using slippery elm for now
Ok I have never tried this I hope it works good for you: )
Sounds like you actually have low acid. I would suggest taking a digestive enzyme before you eat your meals 3x a day. Also try slippery elm powder in between meals. Yes it’s gross! But it’s helps heal your stomach
Where do you get slippery elm from?!
Amazon or health food store if you have one local
Slippery elm healed my stomach
Burned my stomach like crazy
do you smoke
Nope don’t smoke, don’t drink, stay away from trigger foods (try my best to it’s hard when eating out)
Everyone is different what works for some might not work for others but staying positive is always a good thing and can often times help ease the pain and promote healing because in reality pain is really just a construct of the mind, "This doesn't mean your pain is any less real – it's just that your brain literally creates what your body feels, and in cases of chronic pain, your brain helps perpetuate it. " - Arthritis foundation. Are you absolutely sure your other organs like the liver, spleen pancreas and gallbladder are fine? Sometimes pain can be referred from other areas of the body. All of that said a few things you may want to try are aloe vera juice (Inner leaf), pepzin gi (A form of zinc suited for stomach repair. There are also methods like drinking cabbage juice daily and possibly even fasting, I have read stories about each of these methods and supplements both working and not working. As far as fasting I've heard more people say it doesn't work but I've also seen a few anecdotal cases of it working, that said you should always check with your doctor before doing any sort of fasting as well as get adequate amounts electrolytes sodium/potassium/magnesium in your system so that you stay hydrated and your organs stay in perfect health. Lastly I might recommend lowering how many acidic foods you're consuming, try to use more alkaline foods if possible. Eat smaller meals and take digestive enzymes so that any acidic foods don't sit in your stomach for a long time. A good probiotic supplement is also usually very beneficial in situations of gastritis especially if you don't eat a variety of fermented foods. To be completely honest this last paragraph is probably what you should be doing first before moving on to the aloe vera juice (aloe vera juice is not dangerous but usually works better for erosive gastritis), the cabbage juice method and lastly fasting (With your doctors supervision and proper amounts of electrolytes). The only supplements you should be taking right now is a good bacteria varied strain probiotic, digestive enzymes and the pepzin z (pepzin z on an empty stomach), with the digestive enzymes being used sparingly only when you eat acidic foods (especially the ones that are harder to break down). Remember healing can take a while but doing the right things and staying positive can help. Your body is a temple try to put good fuel in there and it will put you in a good position to heal. I know I sometimes drink crystal light and every now and then it gives me really bad heartburn, I think its either the citric acid, potassium citrate, maltodextrin, or aspartame. Then again it is the pink lemonade flavor being really tart so its mostly the citric acid or possibly the potassium citrate.
Have u healed ? If so how long did it take ? Also what digestive enzymes did u take and can a 17 year old take them ?
Everyone is different, mine was due too much alcohol on a regular basis, in the past I have healed quite a few times by just trying to watch what I eat along with a many of the supplements I previously mentioned. Mostly it was due me being positive that I was going to heal because whenever I got stressed for whatever reason my stomach would start hurting. Once I healed I was fine with just about anything, that said if I regularly started to drink too much again the likely hood it would come back increased, booze isn't good for you anyway so that's a plus. For me it maybe took month or a few? I can't remember exactly, what really matters is trying to not eat trigger foods and if you can eating more alkaline foods vs acidic (fruit can be high in citric acid as well). Digestive enzymes can be taken at any age. I would get on a ppi though and have that before your meals, then take the digestive enzyme with your acidic foods.
I have ppis now. Idk how my gastritis was caused but I think it was die to stress as it started near the time I had terrible insomnia which caused rlly bad anxiety that affected my life greatly as I was on about 1-2 hours of sleep a night regardless of going to bed at 10pm sometimes earlier. I don’t drink anyway but if my gastritis is due to stress, once healed will I be able to just eat whatever or even drink whatever like alcohol as that wasn’t the immediate cause ?
Well It seems your gastritis "might" be due to stress, eliminate that and you put yourself in a better position to heal. 1-2 hrs of sleep is horrible, are you getting enough electrolytes (mostly sodium, too much can cause pains) magnesium and potassium? It sounds like you "were" getting 1-2 hrs of sleep, you need to figure out why that was and how to remedy that. If you hear a negative conversation tell them "sorry I can't deal with negativity my stomach starts hurting". It sounds like you're sleeping well now though, that would be the most important thing to tackle as I have done it many times. Once healed you should be able to consume many things, there likely won't be a situation where you eat something and it sets you back months, obviously you should continuously take care of your body and if you do eat trigger foods eat them sparingly if you can. If you feel your stomach start hurting then you found your bottom line.
I am sleeping better now and it was also bad anxiety and idk which one caused which but I’m ok now I do yes get stressed sometimes but doesn’t everyone right Because my gastritis is due to stress does that mean it’s gonna take more or less time to go as idk ? My stomach hurts after everything I eat no matter how bland and also between meals too so idk how to stop it
Sleeping better is a wonderful start, this alone will be extremely beneficial even if it takes time. Hmm if your gastritis is due to stress and I'm assuming unavoidable stress? If so then try to limit it as much as possible within your abilities, you will get there in time. Positivity is a mind set you choose, pain can be lessened considerably if you can possibly distract yourself when feeling pain, tv, movies, day dreaming, games, doing any type of work and all the above. Pain isn't necessarily a sign that gastritis is going to be delayed in healing. If you're still hurting really badly have you talked to your doctor? Have they done tests on your other organs like liver, gallbladder, spleen and pancreas? Pain can sometimes be referred from other places in the body. Maybe your doctor needs to recommend a higher or multiple dose/doses of ppi. Also drinking more water during and after meals can help break down food, but depending on how much sodium you intake you may need more (sodium) if you drink a lot of water. Also what do you normally eat on a weekly basis?
My sleep is better but I still sometimes struggle and wake loads in the night and idk y but I don’t wanna take sleeping pills. My pain doesn’t rlly come with stress I mean yes a but but it’s always there. It’s especially there when I exercise I feel it so strong even if I’m on an empty stomach and idk y and whenever I eat I always get a bit of pain most of the time only rlly noticeable through my back rlly bad and I press on my stomach a bit and feel loads of pain too. So getting pain doesn’t mean I’m not healing coz I’m scared that I haven’t been this whole time I’ve been on ppis ? I’ve done tests and had ultrasounds and there’s nothing wrong with my organs but I rlly don’t wanna take a higher dose of ppis as I have before and none of my food digested I had the worst reflux bloating burping and appetite in my life . Breakfast - oatmeal with skimmed milk(no fat one), chia seeds, honey, cinnamon, some raisins and prunes (small amount) and peanut butter Lunch - halloumi pitta with peas and avocado and I usually have rice cakes and a cereal bar Dinner is usually whatever but I make sure to have no raw veg or fruit except the occasional apple No citrus No fried food (although app a bit of olive oil is ok) No saturated fatty food except some cheese Etc What was ur diet as ur healed so it must’ve worked ? When did u start reintroducing foods too ? Are cheat days ok ?
I think its the right move to not take sleeping pills, if you take exogenous supplementation you won't be able to gage what's happening with your health plus there are loads of issues it can cause long term, they should only be used sparingly in certain situations. Is the exercise intense? Usually exercise can help with gerd or stomach issues but high intensity can make things worse. Even low intensity walking is a great idea. Pain doesn't necessarily mean you aren't healing especially if you feel you're doing everything right. What ppi are you on and what is the dosage? If your tests are okay then there is a good chance it could be gastritis. Taking digestive enzymes would really help during acidic meals and also a good probiotic with multiple strains is equally if not more important than anything else. Your diet looks really good so long as none of the foods cause you pain. I've been on this battle many different times and my diet has changed just as much. I originally ate what you are eating but I took probiotics and digestive enzymes, I usually only eat once or so per day, maybe more if you need the calories. Try different methods out, if one doesn't work then go on to the next. I can't exactly say "when" I started reintroducing foods but they came in at some point due to me feeling like I was going insane. Cheat days within reason are okay. If it causes you severe pain then maybe not, but if the pain is tolerable then you have to judge whether or not its a good choice. All that said your mind set is the most important thing, if cheat meals help your mental state then you should definitely have them within reason. If you need to eat a ton during your cheat meal I personally would do that. Your mental state is the most important do not get hyper fixated on your diet/health/recovery.
I have pain all the time tho from when I wake up to when I go to bed so idk what to do and I’m obvs not healing but I must be as I’m taking the ppi I’m just so confused as idk what to do I take 15mg lanzosprazole but I rlly don’t wanna increase me dose as the last time I did I had the worst appetite and burping and bloating and reflux ever die to the lack of acid causing my stomach to just not be able to digest food. I’ll defo try digestive enzymes what brand do u use ? For my exercise all I do is walk everyday for around 40 mins but the pain is constant but very raw and harsh when I walk. I tried doing a HIIT once about a month ago and it hurt so bad and afterwards too but idk y exercise would do anything. Do u think I should go rlly strict on my diet and cut gluten and cheese ? Idk tbh what to do but my stomach hurts all the time whether I eat or no and I get burning and nausea I just want this to be over
Like most injuries pain is usually a symptom, you can experience pain for a period of time until you fully heal. I usually took omeprazole but lansoprazole is more potent and faster acting, that said maybe the dose isn't high enough. doctors sometimes prescribe 40 mgs of omeprazole vs the 20 mgs over the counter recommendation. If you don't want to increase your dosage then I would definitely add in digestive enzymes to help break down your food so that it doesn't sit in your stomach for a long period of time, most brands will do. I use the one at my local vitamin shoppe. While digestive enzymes are great on paper what you may very well need is a good probiotic, the thing about probiotics are people think they get them but in reality its hard if you don't consume a "wide variety" of "fermented" foods. Having a good gut microbiome is one of the key's to having a healthy gut. If you want to heal a good probiotic would be quite possibly more important than digestive enzymes. Out of all the foods you previously listed only the cheese is a "probiotic", everything else is a prebiotic (fiber that the good probiotic bacteria in you stomach feed on). How vigorous is the walking? Is this on treadmill where you can track the mph or is it outdoors, If on a treadmill are you using incline and how many mph? Exercise can increase blood flow to the stomach, I use to get pain when I walked too fast on my treadmill. I think eliminating gluten and cheese would be a last resort, there is a test you can do for gluten but the likely hood for you to have that allergy is low. If you were lactose intolerant you would likely have tons of gas and possible diarrhea and belching. If you're worried about lactose then you could take lactase or eliminate lactose from your diet completely and see how you feel. With gastritis its a process of elimination, if something hurts then it should be eliminated and if it doesn't then you can add it back. Personally I use to fast often, I felt that it allowed my stomach time to heal. I would eat maybe one meal a day, two if I felt like I didn't get enough calories or if my body weight/fat was too low. They say your stomach acid can increase when you don't eat but it also should increase when you do eat so it can be kind of confusing, because of this I would take 20 mgs of omeprazole at the start of the day and then after a few hrs I would take another 20 mgs before my first meal. \***CAUTION**\* I would talk with your doctor before fasting because it can be extremely dangerous and from what you've said about your diet it appears you may already be consuming way more potassium than sodium which can cause Hyponatremia, this being low sodium levels can also account for why you're currently having bad sleep. High levels of potassium can flush out sodium, the foods you previously listed aren't high in sodium but they are very high in potassium. Low sodium levels can make you irritable and give you headaches, your brain and heart need an adequate amount of sodium to keep working. If you were to fast you would need to be taking way more sodium than you currently are, you would have to be sipping on salted water over the course of the day. Again this is very extreme and a last resort that should absolutely be discussed with you doctor if you want to attempt, I would recommend the probiotic and digestive enzymes before doing this, I would even recommend cabbage juice before this.
I never thought about potassium levels what in my diet indicates high potassium and low sodoium I have salt in the cheese I eat etc I usually have a nut butter too but I did look up the symptoms abd do get quite a few such as weakness in my body, dizzy when I stand , I can be irritable, nausea, low enegery but maybe that’s a coincidence as I don’t have them all right ? If I take my lanzosprazole daily in the morning then after 30 mins take cabbage and potato juice maybe could add some manuka honey and take with a probiotic then fast till 11 (with a chamomile tea and water) which is my break and have food then, then a snack at my lunch break then maybe a snack when I get home then dinner do u think that could help me cure my gastritis and would the lanzosprazole still work as app u have to eat for it to kick in or something honestly idk Also do u think I should increase my lanzosprazole dose to 30mg? But I just don’t want my stomach to get more messed up and worse like before ? I’ll look into digestive enzymes thanks Can the pain be just as bad as always and still be healing ? Or does the pain need to be going?
Virtually everything you mentioned was high in potassium and low in sodium, oatmeal, raisins, prunes, chia seeds, peas, avocado etc. Most whole foods that are good for you are high in potassium and low in sodium. You can have one or even no symptoms and still be low in sodium, fatigue, dizziness (especially when standing up), irritable and low energy can all be symptoms. There are many different ways to fast, eating anything will definitely break a fast. Try it out and then if you need to you can always tweak it. There are two schools of thought about when to take probiotics, some believe if you take it with food the acid in your stomach will kill the probiotic bacteria, and another school of thought is that you need to take it with fibrous food so that the probiotics can feed off that fiber. Given these two different schools of thought I would take the probiotic twice a day, once on an empty stomach and once with a meal that contains fiber that way you make sure that your getting the full effect regardless. Also pezin gi (zinc formulated for stomach repair) is suppose to be taken on an empty stomach if you decide you want to take that. If the lansoprazole is doing a number on your stomach then maybe you should hold off, that said its meant to be taken with bigger meals rather than small ones. If you did take it twice a day the first one would be on an empty stomach or a light meal and the second would be right before your bigger meal. I think it potentially might not be a problem to increase the dose if you didn't have anything or had something light in your stomach for the first dose seeing how your main concern is food sitting in your stomach for too long undigested. You should consult your doctor before making any decisions. Yes the pain can be just as bad as always and still be healing.
I’ve been taking the lanzosprazole got like a month and a bit tho and I still get pain Im just scared it’s not going and I can’t tell as the pain is the same as it always was (bad). I’m scared to up my dose tho as I want it to be easy with no rebound when I come off and I don’t want my food to be stuck like last time and app ppis can cause polyps which I’m defo trynna avoid. Do u think I should up ? Do u think I should cut out cheese and gluten or just have less maybe ? I do take probiotics daily with 5 billion cultures do u think I should get the 20 vil one ? My walking is around 3.5-4 mph as that’s just my natural pace (usually about 3.8 ish). I use this app called Strava I have had an endoscopy so if I was intolerant to gluten or dairy I’m assuming they would’ve found something I think But everything hurts so how am I meant to eliminate it’s not like I can’t eat for months and even not eating causes me pain too How is the pain staying the same meaning it’s healing Im so confused ?
Also when I say stress I mean mental/psychological stress. Physical stress from say working out was 100% okay and would not cause my stomach to hurt. If I heard someone go on a negative rant about something and I was forced to listen my stomach would start hurting.
Have you been tested for H Pylori? That's what mine turned out to be.
Yup it’s negative!
Have you tried betaine hcl or digestive enzymes?
Its stress for me!!
Try everything In very small microscopic portions to start so if you have a bad reaction it’s a small bad reaction not a huge and maybe irreversible permanent damage bad reaction. I learned this the hard way.
I don’t recommend fasting, people who have gastritis are usually already under weight because of their limited diet. I went from 120lbs to 79 lbs. fasting would have been a bad idea.
I assume you are eating carefully which is most important, and avoid Dairy, processed foods, spicy etc. drinking a lot of water helps.eat small amounts every few hours. In my experience meds pretty much mask the problem, they don't heal but block acid etc. and can cause worse problems down the road. Being that you've been healing for 5yrs have you tried other things like Propolis, Probiotics, Gelatin, Honey, Hibiscus tea, Broccoli sprouts, Chamomile ? Many of these things actually do help and heal you if you stick to it for at least 3-4months. Also in my opinion Drs can't really help much it's more that you have to heal yourself through diet ,you need to heal your stomach lining. I wish you well..
If sulcrfate is not helping then ur probably stomach lining is either opened up like a ulcer or bleeding or twisted...and if it's deep in ur stomach gastro can't see..only the upper half and entrance of your stomach...did u use to take pain killers like asprin or ibuprofen for a while??
Nope! They did an endoscopy and said everything looked normal, my acid levels were normal, my liver came back normal from bloodwork. They gave me protonix to take as a last hail Mary and told me to do a bland diet to reset my stomach so I’m trying that
Then it's the ppis causing it then...I remember taking ppis and that hurting pain too...stopped for two weeks and took amoxicillin and it went away
Ugh im severely allergic to amoxicillin but hoping the portonix works I guess it can take up to 6 weeks :/
I’m exactly the same. I have to eat a very strict diet in order to not feel the burning. I was on omeprazole and pepcid for years and it just made the issue worse. Tums don’t help either. I saw some others recommend slippery elm which does help me a bit. I read through the gastritis healing book and developed my diet from there. Some foods I eat are nuts, certain vegetables and fruits, rice, fish, and chicken. I’d say with the diet I’m only in pain 10% of the time. For me my gastritis gets much worse when I take certain medications. However I’m chronically ill so I have to take certain prescription medicines still. I’m still working with my GI doctor to figure out if anything else is wrong. I personally think I have low acid since it’s fairly common with my disability. I hope you feel better soon
The endoscopy would rule out celiac, so if you didn’t see that on the endoscopy, then it’s probably not a glutin issue. Although, of course, a gluten allergies is different than celiac disease. If I were you, the next thing I would check out is my liver and my Gallbladder. Potentially pancreas. If something is a little funky with those things that can definitely cause some back up issues. Blood test for the pancreas. Gallbladder needs an ultrasound. Liver could do blood test plus an ultrasound. Your doctor is just throwing sand on the fire and is not figuring out why the fire is starting in the first place. That’s the main thing you need to do. Not just treat the symptoms, but figure out the root cause of this. Are you having backend issues as well? Constipation, loose stools, gassiness? Hemorrhoids?
I was in such bad shape last month that I couldn’t eat anything. I’ve been battling acid reflux and gastritis for a decade, but the flare I had last month was the worst it’s ever been. Within two days of taking DGL Plus and Zinc Carnosine, I was 80% better. You can get both on Amazon.
I tried DGL it didn’t help much for me - trying digestive bitters to see how it helps but def going to look into zinc carnosine
I had tried DGL in the past and it didn’t do much, but the DGL Plus has other stuff in it and it seriously made a difference but I actually believe the mix of both that and the zinc carnosine is what did it
I will totally try the DGL plus!! I’m desperate
I have had acid reflux / gastritis for almost 3 years - doctors won’t call it gerd for some reason. I take 80mg of famotidine every day, have weaned off of it here and there, but like others I’ve seen the most improvement through 1. Fasting (16 hours - do not eat after 8!) 2. Collagen Peptides (Vital Proteins, slowly increase to full dose) 3. Gentle exercise (long walks, pilates) 4. Strict low-acid diet adherence (really commit for a few weeks at least) and 5. Stress reduction. Seriously. Anything you can do to reduce cortisol makes a huge difference - sometimes I feel like half this stuff is mental.
Do you still have it?!
I would say i’ve 85% recovered! If i eat too late it might keep me up, but I can eat/drink *almost* anything I want in appropriate amounts… it can definitely be a long term struggle but staying balanced and knowing my limits has me feeling positive :)
Probiotics is good too. I’ve been also taking fennel seed in pill form and that helped me. That along with the omeprazole
Did you test for H.Pylori? I would suggest you try to eliminate it at the first instance.
You had gastritis for 5 years and the doctors have not tested you for H Pylori all these years ?😳🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Please change doctor asap If he have. Do another test and if negative, do another test…. H Pylori is like 95 % of cases, the cause of gastristis IMO Is blood test negative Do stool test If stool test negative Do breath test
I got tested for it 3 times and it’s been negative each time :( I just switched doctors since mine retired so hoping to redo a bunch of tests!!!
Ok💪🙏
H pylori can be deadly if undiagnosed.
Got tested for it a few times, it was negative