How I cured my gastritis

Well yes, you can. BUT you don't have to do it quite so suddenly. Like, you have very slowly incorporate such foods into your diet. Also, don't indulge in very fatty foods like cheese or steak for starters, even in very minimum amounts. You can try them once you have included and tolerated the basic stuff like tomatoes, wheat, chocolates etc. I've succesfully incorporated tomatoes into my diet and I'm doing fine with it. Although I became overconfident and ate some pizza and other junk food for a few days and it gave a really bad reaction that lasted for a week. 

Recovery is not easy to determine with gastritis. Many people with this condition, including me, face what I'd like to call the 'yo-yo' effect: You're doing dandy for a week or two and the symptoms kicks back in for no apparent reason! The best way to confirm your recovery is to see if you're feeling completely normal for a month. That shows that you can start eating a less strict diet and slowlly and gradually adding your favorite spicy/fatty foods to it. You could still add mild acidic foods during recovery like tomatoes..if you can tolerate it.

Cabbage juice is known to cure ulcers and greatly reduces pain. Yet again, it will prove to be effective only if you can tolerate it. I couldn't. It gave me a lot of gas I felt like I wanted to throw up or something for the next 20 minutes. So I quit it. I believe it's not essential for recovery but I'm also pretty sure that it'll speed up the recovery. If you'll willing to go for it, then I would suggest making it yourself. To make it more tolerable, you might wanna add a bit of carrot and celery juice as well. Here's how:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Cabbage-Juice

Hope that helps!

By the way, I'm not fully recovered but almost there. Might take another month to confirm my recovery. If you have been recently been diagnosed then I would suggest following a strict diet for at least 2 months, even if you feel good. The stomach takes a lot of time to heal and a lack of pain doen't always mean you 'healed' to the point that you can start eating normal again. I know it's frustating following such a bland diet but bear with it for a while. You know what they say, slow and steady wins the race!

Hi Alice,

In my opinion, after you feel good you should still be a more a less strict diet for a few months than after that always be careful to some degree: maybe eat whatever you want when you go out but at home eat healthy and avoid irritating foods.

I do not recomment cabbage juice, it interferes with thyroid hormones and for women, especially after 40, it might make you very slugish (in a hypothyroid state). You can get better without it.

What makes you anxious about the PPI?

I don't know any natural acid blocker, the natural supplements act more like buffer to protect the stomach lining and help healing in presence of acid, but to really decrease the amount of stomach acid, I am afraid there is nothing else than medication.

I was actually really anxious about taking the PPI too, this is why I tried to heal myself with natural supplements, but after suffering for many months, I had to come to the evidence than nothing works better than PPI and diet. I just wished I went that road earlier.

Heart palpitations and anxiety are my side effects

The alternative is DGL 20-30 minutes before each meal and pepzin GI with a strict diet and lots of alkaline water. You can give it a try for two weeks and see how it goes.

I feel doomed

Do you think your anxiety and heart palpitations (is it a panic attack?) are due to the medication itself or are more psychological? If it is psychological, behavioral psychologists have very efficient techniques to controle anxiety, maybe they would help you alongside your treatment?

It's definately the meds. I get tense all over. Like someone gave me 10 cups of coffee. It feels aweful and it last 24 hour. I experimented and each time it happens. I found that I can tolerate the H2 Blockers like Rantindon but only regular strength.

Hi Ines, so you went back on PPI's and continued the diet with those two books you used in the begining?  How long did it take you to heal? Did you continue with any of the natural remedies with the PPI?  Were you able to get off the PPI's? If you did was it easier getting off the second time? And how did you do it? Oh and dairy, Is Lactose free still Milk? IF not is there a Dairy free alternative out there ? Or is stuff like Almond milk still Milk? Hope I did not overwhelm you with questions but I have put so much money into this I dont have and its only been two months now. Since we have the same diganosis I guess I am hoping I can get the same outcome. Thank you.

Oh Ines I am sorry, but what PPI did you choose to go with?

Here are some home remedies too:

Drinking milk or eating milk products are helpful in relieving symptoms of acidity.

Foods such as pickles, vinegar, fried foods, hot spicy foods, chocolate, pastries, and raw salad vegetables like onion, radish, cabbage, and peppers should be avoided.

Clove also helps to relieve the symptoms of acidity. Suck one piece of clove slowly to relieve the symptoms. It also helps to reduce the onset of disease that arises due to acidity.

A cup of vanilla ice cream or a glass of cold milk also helps to get relieve heartburn and acidity within minutes.

Almonds are also a good source for relieving the heartburn and acidity. Eat several almonds when heartburn symptoms persist.

Lemons also help to prevent heartburn. Cut a lemon into thin strips and dip in salt. Eat before meals to prevent heartburn.

Take some mint leaves and chop these and then boil in a cup of water and sip slowly after meals. If a person drinks Fresh mint juice every day he will never experience acidity.

Jaggery or gur taken after every meal also helps to reduce the acidity. Keep a piece of gur in the mouth and slowly suck it till acidity decreases.

Eating bananas is also helpful in preventing the symptoms of acidity and heartburn. To prevent acidity it is advised to eat a banana daily.

A mixture of 2 tsp of natural apple cider vinegar and 2 tsp raw honey in a glass of water before meals fights with acidity.

Basil (tulsi) leaves helps to get relief from burning, nausea and gas. Chew some leaves of tulsi to decrease the acidity.

Coconut water 4-5 times a day decreases the symptoms of the acidity and the heartburn.

Harad (Terminalia chebula) if taken after every meal prevents the symptoms of the acidity.

1 tsp juice of chebulic myroblan mixed with 1 tsp of amla (Indian gooseberry) juice helps to prevent acidity and heartburn.

Boil one cup of water. To this add 1 tsp of Aniseed (Saunf). Cover and leave overnight. Strain the water in the morning, add 1 tsp of honey. When this is taken 3 times a day it prevents acidity.

To 1 boiled liters of water add 1 tsp Caraway seeds (shah jeera). Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Sip while warm. Take this liquid 2-3 times a day for 5-6 days. It will decrease the acidity.

Take a glass of water, add a pinch of baking soda and drink it. It gives immediate relief from acidity.

Take a glass of warm water, add a pinch of hing (asafoetida) and have it every morning to prevent acidity.

Eat a serving of cucumber or watermelon 4-5 times in a day to fight against acidity.

Fennel helps to relieve abdominal pain, colon disorders, gas, and gastrointestinal tract spasms. It is an effective remedy for acidic stomach conditions (heartburn).

Ginger is very useful for digestive disorders. It help to relieve indigestion from rich foods.

Make a fine powder by adding equal amounts of ginger powder, black pepper, dried mint leaves, asafetida (hing), anise seeds, coriander seeds, cumin, fennel and common salt. Dosage: Take about 1 teaspoon of this powder with water, twice a day after meals.

It is advised to eat 8-10 glass to water daily. Drinking water gives immediate relief to symptoms like wind, distended stomach and acidity.

Chewing bubble-gum also disappears the acidity. This is an easy and best way to get rid of Acidity.

For heartburn drink a teaspoon of vinegar. It is because there is not sufficient acid in our stomach to digest food properly, thus gasses come back up and burn our stomach.

Calcium also helps to fight with the heartburn and acidity. Yoghurt or ice-cream gives immediate relief from acidity and heartburn.

1 tsp juice of chebulic myroblan mixed with 1 tsp of amla (Indian gooseberry) juice daily relieves acidity.

Powder one clove and one cardamom; use the powder as a mouth freshener after every meal. No more acidity and no more bad breath.

After eating maintain an upright posture to prevent the reflex and to prevent the symptoms of acidity.

Sleep with your head and shoulder on a high pillow for elevation.

Do not skip meals.

Do not keep large gap between meals. This produces gas / wind.

Eat dinner 2-3 hours before going to bed.

Last but not the least stop smoking and cut down on alcohol.

Regular or lowfat milk? What about goat milk if I can't have cow dairy?

CAUTION:

Milk and ice cream only gives temporary relief and has rebound effect. Should be avoided for chronic symptoms. Almond milk substitute is fine.

Yogurt is fine especially low fat one. In dairy lactose and fats are the culprit. Hence low fat yogurt is good even for your gut if your cause is SIBO and have IBS symptoms.

Lemon and vinegar is helpful if your cause is low acid level On your stomach. Else better to avoid or take it just before meal.

Ginger and Indian gooseberry is ok in moderation. else it will be irritating. Strange the very cure can become cause if not followed appropriately.

Other remedies work well all time especially clove, jaggery.

And yes for Anxiety I have started YOGA. It's amazing. Some of its exercise also help in gut symptoms.

You can get better with H2 blockers and the diet, but please avoid milk, it has been proven to increase the production of acid by the stomach and make stomach problem worse.

Hi Valerie,

I already answered those questions above but I imagine it is not easy to find in the large amount of messages.

I finally got cured by using dexilant 60 mg for two months, then dexilant 30 mg for one month, then dexilant 30 mg every other day for one month.

I designed my own diet that was mostly based on the book "dropping acid", the difference is that I avoided dairy and I mixed it up with the fodmap diet because of my IBS (therefore going gluten-free).

I have been off the PPI for 5 months now and feel completely fine.

It was easier getting off the PPI the second time because instead of getting off at once, I did it gradually over two months, also I waited to be properly healed before stopping.

Lactose free milk is still milk and to be avoided. If you make your own almond milk, it might be ok, if not too fatty, I felt best with rice milk.

I think one should avoid all spices (ginger, black pepper, anis, close, cardomom...), they are irritating.

Mint causes the LES valve to relax and therefore might cause acid reflux.

Alcohol should be avoided completely, as well as vinegar and lemon in the case of gastritis.

Chewing-gum might stimulates the stomach to produce more acid (as it expects some food coming down soon).

About milk, see my last post below.

 

Thanks Ines,

I am completely with you on Milk! It does have rebound effect and should be avoided.

Probiotics, Need to do more research. There are some study which have indicated positive inclination. I do believe in gut flora and how the disbalance can effect your intestinal health. I have experienced it myself. I never had IBS symptoms until my Dctr put me on series of antibiotic courses. First for H pylori and later for SIBO. Now it's screwed up completely. I have IBS-C and A sometimes. I have started VSL3. Yogurt gives me smoothing effect on gut even at the time of gastritis attack.

About spices It depends on what kind of food you are used to. In the Indian sub continent we cannot imagine meal without spices. If one is not used to then better be avoided.

I dont agree with some of info in this.

Hi Mahesh,

The research on dairy shows that milk/yoghourt gives immediate relief but later on causes the stomach to produce excess acid which promotes inflammation. I don't know if you have ever tried tums (carbonate calcium), it is a similar process. Tums gives relief for 45 minutes than you feel bad again, possibily worse and you have to take it again.

Moreover I read a study, unfortunately I can't find it anymore, in which they tested ulcer patients treated with a milk diet. They took much longer to heal than patients on a dairy free diet.

Don't get me wrong, I believe too that gut flora is very important, I just don't believe we know enough at this points and that all the probiotics do much. One probiotic has been proved to be helpful for ibs, it is called B. Infantis 35624, the product is called "align" in the US. I tried it but did not notice much difference. My IBS went away mostly by going gluten-free.

Spices are proved to be irritating to the stomach lining, some spices more than others. If you are healthy, it is fine. But when you have gastritis, the stomach is inflammed and is sensitive as a result. The same way you would not put spices on a open wound, it is not wise to eat them while sick with gastritis.

Hi Ines ,

I would reserve my views on probiotics for some more time until I complete my course and see the results.

May be limit Yogurt and go for other substitutes such as kimchi, sauerkraft. Although Yogurt & Lentils were the only way to make up for my daily quota of protien. As somehow Non Veg is not suiting to my sensitive stomach. Any suggestion on this woud be appreciated.  

Will send some links of Pubmed - studies showing promising results by use of  probiotics.

Also for PPIs bit reluctant to start again due to its side effects. Will reserve it as last resort though. Till then would see if diet , Suppliment works.

Thanks again for your valuable remarks !

 

Hi Ines,

What food do you avoid now? Have you tried alcohol yet?

I've been on Lanseprozole for 2 months. I thought I was starting to improve and then bang, it's back! I did get more stressed (if that was possible!) now I'm really struggling again. I keep thinking it's gonna be like this forever! Xx

Sorry, forgot to ask... How 'well' are you? I'm really suffering with quite severe anxiety about this and trying to convince myself that I will get better.....

Thanks Ines. ( really glad you're feeling better, you must be over the moon!) xx

Just so you know you are not alone with this. I can only take the regular strength Rantindon too. I get the same thing and the insomnia with the prescription Rantindon. The Prilosec I was fine at the OTC does but did not seem to do nothing but made my symptoms worse. Currently I have been managing with Diet, Chammoile tea, Slippery Elm, and now and then Tums. I actually think my stupied sensitive body is having a reaction to the DGL. Which will really upset me cause it did work way better then Tums . The first time I took it just one tablet my whole body felt heavy and warm all over and then for three days loose stools and cramping but I also have IBS so thought maybe it was just my IBS. I tried the DGL again two days ago and same thing felt the heavy, warm sensation and then anxiety set in and later whille trying to keep myself busy this usually helps my anxiety panic attacks kept trying to creep in. But my gastritis symptoms were gone for a long time and six hours later the anxiety started to go away and I felt great for awhile. But again loose stools but not as bad. Well I say a third time is a charm so I will wait awhile and I thing I might try the DGL again. But this time I did do research on it and turns out it does have some type of plant estrogen in it which is great if you have depression , and some breast feeding women use it to help them lactate , I also read women with endometrosis ect. which I have should not use it...I also have anxiety issues with hormone fluxuations already so I am sure I am probably sensitive to the plant estrogen...But it worked soooo good for my gastritis.

Thank you for sharing that with me. I'm learning that I am sensitive to so many things! Even regular dose Rantidone causes me anxiety all day. I woke up this smorimg and had cramping after my bowel movement. It's way low above my pubic bone. I alao have blaoring down there recently too. Is it just IBS froms stress? I was worried if its Crohn's or something. But I think I already tested for that, can't remember. The cramping happened before. I had added DGL again yesterday and also Maalox so maybe that caused the cramping. Maybe I need a colonoscopy.

So how do we fully recover? Shouldn't we be able to heal and get our stomaches strong again as before?

Its funny you mention that DGL may have flared up your IBS because I am learning I might have IBS and just took it yesterday and had the cramping this morning unless it was the Maalox. I was determined to find the cause of my anxiety by checking hormones and nutritional deficiciencies. But This Gastritis is in the way and that's where all my time and money is going. It sounds like you and I are alot alike. Sensitive to foods, meds, supplements and have anxiety. My anxiety is in the form of obsessive worry. Alot of supplements or meds cause me more anxiety. I may have met my twin! lol

yep sound like we are two of the same. I have been able to handle slippery elm alright. This might sound wierd but I get a burn at first but it goes away after about a half hour to a hour and then I feel like it helps. I think it is the gel cap it comes in. This may sound weird but maybe not to you but I always in the past even had problems with this burn when I would take capsules. I always chose to stay away from them if I could. So I think I may look to see if I can find another way to take slippery elm. I am going to try pepzin gi next when it finally arrives. I bought Natures Lining though since they are chewable and I hope they are just as good. I dont know how we are suppose to get better when we hit so many road blocks..My husband just switched jobs so I am without Doctors till his new insurance kicks in but on the other hand new Doctors maybe they will come up with something new..Fingers crossed for both of us! I would definitly do the colonoscopy to make sure everything is okay I had one about 5 years ago and it was good so they said I just had IBS.  BUt when your intestines act up you can be so soar inside.

my cramping is in the lower abdomin very low where the bladder region is. I also had some burning there yesterday too like maybe inflammation. Is burning also a side effect from IBS?

The cramping around the lower abdomin I get. I will some times get a buring cramping pain really sever where I want to curl up in a ball but that is usually when I have to move my bowels and it takes time and then when I do everything is loose. I would definitly ask your doctor if you could have IBS or something else.

OH I also have been reading on a lot of gastritis stuff and it seems like a lot of people had IBS before gastritis or the reversal . seems like most the time they go hand in hand.

Okay that makes sense! Thank you for that info!

And IbS can be very very low like around and below the bladder area?

I have the same low pain but I also have endometriosis so I couldnt say if that is my IBS for sure but It seems to always come when my IBS acts up.

I just started Glutamine and DGL AGAIN. But I'm afraid of it keeping me from healing at the same time. I don't know if it's helping or irritating my stomach.

I had the same thoughts with the slippery elm..Some days I think it is helping and other I just dont know. What is the Glutamine suppose to do?

Hi Gaynor,

I feel good most of the time so it gets better! Sometimes I have discomfort with acidic things (damn citrus) or if I try things I should still avoid (like yoghourts) but it does not last.

Today I had a pizza with tomato sauce and chilly powder (the first in more than a year!) and I was completely fine with it. There were times where I thought I will never be able to have a pizza again.

I still avoid citrus, yoghourt, ginger, alcohol, black chocolate, anything strongly acidic. I eat in moderation the other things that I used to avoid (usually I eat them only when going out). I have not tried alcohol and do not plan too, I missed tomatoes more (we all have our priorities), and I am over the moon to be able to eat them now.

Hi Ines,

Thanks for your reply. I'm so jealous of you right now!

I'm so stressed and anxious about this condition I'm in space! Regular panic attacks and racing thoughts. People tell me that my stress and anxiety will be making it worse. Do you reckon that's right? How did you deal with the stress of it? I might just add that I'm also awaiting bunion surgery! Not a happy bunny 😩

What did you give yourself for 'treats'? Seeing as wine and choc is off the menu with gastritis! I have sweet tooth and even sugar hurts (I'm assuming because it's still acid?)

Will you ever try alcohol again??

Thanks

Gaynor

X

I am the same way! Racing thoughts and anxiety due to all this mess! I can't take acid blockers because it makes my anxiety way worse. So wondering how to heal. I want my life back.

Hi Gaynor,

People telling you that stress and anxiety will make your condition worse are not helpful. Stress and anxiety are part of the condition. There is nothing to do about it except deal with it as well as one can and get better soon.

I am not sure how I dealt with stress and anxiety, mostly by obsessing about finding ways to get better, but still I was very stressed and anxious it will never go away. I don't know any magic trick other than the usual things against stress: meditation, take a walk, talk to a friend, watch a funny movie, stay occupied.

For treats I used bananas (especially cooked, very sweet!), watermelon and coconut water. At some point I made a smoothie just with bananas, ice, papaya and maple syrup (ph level 5 for the maple syrup, that is ok), it was good. I also made a cream with silken tofu and bananas in the blender. Sauteed bananas are delicious too. I tried to make oatmeal bananas hazelnut cookies once with more or less success, and sometimes I made gluten-free pancakes with maple syrup (I use the brand Pamela, unfortunately the dairy free ones are not as tasty as the ones with dairy). I was very much looking to my oatmeal with (raw or cooked) bananas (and sometimes walnuts and maple syrup) every morning.

I don't think I will try alcohol any time soon, I feel that it has a strong effect on my stomach. I don't know if I will ever try again. But each person is different.

Bananas are the only sweet thing I can tolerate. All sugar hurts. I haven't tried maple syrup so I'll give it a go. Even honey hurts 😩

I'm in the UK, whats this 'Pamela' brand? Is it a pancake mix? I struggle with eating gluten and anything 'absorbing'. Though I'm trying gluten free oats again and so far I'm ok.

Do you have a recipe for them cookies please Ines?

Are you able to drink tea and coffee now? All I'm able to drink at mo is water! 😖 I'm starting on new PPI's tomorrow so I'm really hoping they work. xx

Honey hurts me too. I don't know what it is about it. The ph level can be below 4 for some of them, maybe that is the reason. The ph level of maple syrup is 5, which is good. I tolerate it well but still use it in moderation just in case.

Pamela is a brand of gluten-free products in the us, they make the best mix for pancakes.

I don't have a recipe for the cookies, I just used my pancake mix as a base. But just look online, get creative, limit the amount of fat you put in it, and avoid spices. If you come up with a good recipe, feel free to share and everybody will love you on the forum.

No I don't drink coffee or tea, they never agreed with me, ever. So this is not something that I am used to and that I miss anyway. Also I had some small reaction to black chocolate, I suspect coffee will feel worse. I am happy with chamomille and sometimes Linden. I wish I could find lindenflowers. Recently I started drinking fresh mint herbal tea and that was fine.

There is a recipe for bananas cookies in the book "dropping acid" if I remember well, but not gluten-free.

Thanks Ines., I really appreciate your replies. I think my tummy is proper raw at the mo as everything I eat seems to hurt from a little to a lot (I seem to get so far in recovery and then something happens that heightens my stress and I'm put back to square one) so I'll try the maple and cookies a little later.

What did you have for your breakfasts and as snacks? I'm really struggling to find food I can eat.

Congrats on your baby! X

You know when I was feeling really bad, I got tired at some point to try to find good recipes. It is true that when you are really in pain, the best way to eat is just plain boring. I tried to focus on other things than food for a while and just ate my bland boring food, every day mostly the same with small variations. For breakfast I had every day oatmeal with one banana. At first just plain, then I added walnuts and on the weekend, maple syrup. For snacks I just had permitted fruits (mostly melon and watermelon) with cocounut water. Sometimes I had leftovers from lunch as a snack too. It makes things easier sometimes to just get into a routine.

As a snack, a slice of gluten-free bread with mashed banana is good too, or with mashed butternut squash with walnuts, or with turkey/chicken slices. A good snack too is to make a fresh juice with carrots, romaine and celery, or carrots, celery and fennel bulb.

Hi Gaynor,

They say that the stomach is our second mind, so it is natural that any stomach related issues will make us feel anxious. I used to cry everyday and pray to god to exchange my health issue for anything else other than this! Lol!

But it is also true that anxiety makes gastritis worse. It is not easy to be anxiety free, but if you could try to channel all that negative energy and divert yourself, it makes a huge difference. I am doing much better now, being less anxious. I still do get stressed and frustrated but when that happens I divert my mind and try to get busy. 

I have a sweet tooth as well. You can use stevia (a natural sweetener) on bananas for a treat..or maple syrup as Ines suggested. You can add a few drops of the stevia in your herbal tea as well, it is very soothing. Maybe you can try almond milk if it agrees with you. I made a smoothie of almond milk (homemade), one banana and some maple syrup. It tasted really good as a sweet snack and was quite filling as well.

Hi Sirivinay. I seem to be crying most days at the moment. I have been suffering for years with stomach/gut problems but never been strict enough with my diet for long enough. I am trying really hard at the moment to be good but just keep finding myself so hungry all the time which is what is making me anxious. What kind of meals and snacks are you eating? Have you found anything additional to just plain chicken, fish and veg? Any help appreciated..

Hi Emma, Am sorry that you are going through so much. Its really hard when you cant eat what you want. Its ironic that when we are healthy we take food and diet for granted and when we are sick we realise the value of eating good food. 

I am sorry, i probably wouldnt be of much help to you in terms of diet, as I am a vegetarian and my diet is predominantly Indian food. 

However, in general this is what I eat- My snacks are usually smoothies made of veggies (carrots, beets), greens, banana or berry smoothies. In the veggie smoothie I add flax seeds or chia seeds, pumpkin seeds etc. For lunch and dinner I eat variations of veggies, lentils, yoghurt (homemade) and rice. Breakfast is usually oatmeal, fruit, oat bran etc. 

Sometimes I snack on almonds, walnuts or have a plain banana for a snack as well. I am somehow unable to tolerate apples yet. I can have 2% milk without any problems but I am avoiding all dairy except yoghurt for now.

Raw coconut water is very good too, as Ines mentions in her diet. Whenever you feel hungry and find nothing around just keep some almonds nearby, these are filling as well as healthy.

 

I am not sure if you can tolerate eggs?I am sure you can make some tasty snacks with eggs. What about whole grain bread?Are you sensitive to gluten?There are lot of gluten free variations available if you want to try, if you cant tolerate gluten. Though personally I do not have any food intolerances (gluten or lactose), I usually dont eat much of bread.

Thankyou sirivinay for your help and advice.

I can tolerate a small amount of eggs. I am gluten, dairy and sugar intolerant but also have very poor digestion so cannot digest fat or anything heavy like gluten free bread. Even nuts are a problem for me to digest at the moment. The only fruit I can toletate is banana but can only have this first thing in the morning. I can eat rice and potatoes but you're not supposed to have these if you have gut problems like I do but ive got to eat something. Thankyou anyway for your suggestions.

I'm the same way. I need to heal my gut and take out grains and potatos but when you have Gastritis you have to eat soft food which is grains, potatoes, eggs, bananas, etc... I can't eat too much tougher foods yet. Pluse I can't take acid blockers.

From what I understood, only gluten is damaging to the gut. Grains like rice, quinoa, amaranth, millet are fine.

People who eat Paleo think gose things are damaging. I like having a good balance without eliminating food groups.

We sound like we have the same problem. I have woken up today with really bad sinusitis because there was some onion powder in the stock I used last night. My stomach/gut feels fine but it is leaking so badly and I cant seem to stop it. Have ordered some glutamine but have tried it in the past and it didnt seem to help. 

Where is your pain. Is it higher up in the stomach or around your navel area? If it is lower down like mine, it is more likely your gut which could mean you have leaky gut like me.

How do you know your gut is leaking? My bloating is up high due to gastritis and down very low due to IBS or Leaky Gut, not sure. I also have Candida. For Leaky Gut don't you have to limit or remove grains? I cannot do that while trying to heal Gastritis because you need to eat soft foods.

I tried Paleo, I did not feel good with it at all. My body produced too much ketones (I did a blood test at the same time, the level of ketones was too high), I had a bad breath, I was craving carbs, my blood sugar was all over the place and I felt very weak. I feel good only on a balanced diet: carbs/protein/vegetables at every meal.

I read above that your doctor said that if Nexium does not help in two weeks it won't help at all. I disagree. The first time I tried dexilant, it took me two months to feel good with it (but the first month I was eating dairy still). After two months I felt perfectly good but I did the mistake to stop completely and immediately instead of gradually and the pain came back. The second time I was smarter about it and did it right, and managed to get rid of the pain definitely.

I determined that I cannot tolerate PPIs or Maximum Strength H2 Blockers due to bad side effects, anxiety, tight chest, heart palpitations. I can only take Regular Strength H2 blocker like Rantindone (Zantac). I hope that's enough to help me heal! And doctors always assume it's due to too much stomach acid. Maybe it was caused by not enough stomach acid.

What are your symptoms?

Ifs funny you say that Ines because the other night I just eat chicken and loads of vegetables. A little later I felt really shaky and like my blood sugar levels had dropped. Its nice to hear Im not the only one it happens to. 

Although with leaky gut they recommend not eating grains or potatoes, I dont feel they have an adverse effect on my gut so Im going to continue eating them.

I felt like I never had too much stomach acid, due to stress. But now I have some acid reflux and burning (burning went away after starting Zantac). I think the acid reflux is a symptom of the gastritis. I do have stomach erosions too. Maybe I will pay for the PH balance test.

Because when I eat certain foods, within a matter of minutes I get sinusitis.

Apparently the food leaking though causes inflammation in other parts of your body. I didnt used to get the sinusitis, that has only been for the last couple of years. Originally I had a test done on my stool because I was having stomach problems. If you google leaky gut, you can answer questionnaires which will tell you if you have it. 

I think if its ibs, you would have more problems with your bowels like intermittent constipation/diahorea which I dont get. I am still eating brown rice and gluten free oats and they dont seem to have an effect on me. Its says not to eat eggs either, but I dont get any adverse effect from these either. 

Could it be that your sinusitis is due to LPR? When I eat irritating food, I get pain in my throat the next morning.

I feel good with eggs too, and they have a good balance of amino acid and some B12. I eat them every day. Apparently goose eggs and duck eggs have even more B12, I have never tried though.

They have ostrich eggs at the store, I am curious to try. Did anybody ever try?

It could be LPR but my head feels pressurised like when you get on an aeroplane which I have put down to inflammation. 

Have never tried any other eggs than chicken. I should think an ostrich egg would keep you full for a while. 

An ostrich egg would probably keep 10 people full for a while ;-)

Hi, The ppi's were not working for me I just had my monthly follow up yesterday with my gastrologist I have been off ppi's and H2 blockers for almost a month now and I let him know I dont feel anyworse or better as long as I stick to a strict diet. He suggested it might be low acid instead and to try the apple cider vinager treatment I guess which help a lot of people he said. But I have to say I was scared to do it I am afraid to hurt. But I just did my first 2 teaspoons of Raw unflitered apple cider vininger in the glass bottle  lableled with the mother on it . I guess this is the type you want to use. in 8oz of warm water. I was a little quezy as I got through half the glass I think do to the taste. Now I am waiting to see what happens.

Emma, I believe a balanced diet is the best way to go. Avoiding all carbs or eating only proteins and diets like paleo is not good for the body is my opinion.

I was mis diagonized with candida (I think all naturopaths here over diagonize candida) and put me on a diet without grains. I was a vegetarian and had nothing to eat except steamed veggies and lentils for a month. I am an Indian and rice is my staple diet. I was completely miserable and couldnt even recognize myself. Am back to my normal diet and with PPI's and doing much better now.

Have you had any tests to diagonize your gut problems. Is it bad bacterial over growth or candida etc?I feel if you avoid gluten, sugar and lactose and eat grains in moderate quantities you should do fine. 

Sirivinay. When this all started 18 years ago, I had a stool test which said that I had intestinal permeability which is leaky gut. It is very similar to gastritis in that I get burning, acid indigestion, nausea and also sinusitis. Ines wondered if the sinusitis could be due to acid reflux and I think she could be right as it gets worse when I lie down.

I dont think I have a bacterial overgrowth or candida but I do take probiotics every day just in case. 

It is particularly bad at the moment but I am very stressed so that could be why. I'm glad I can talk to people on here about it, it does help.

I was diagnosed via blood test with Candida and also SIBO via breath test. I don't know that I want to do the Candida Diet for 3 months. Plus I need to heal Gastritis first since that means eating soft foods. I can't eat a bunch of meat on a Candida Diet.

Hi Sirivinay. Which ppis do you take?  Ive tried omeprazole but couldnt take it. Not tried any others.

Emma... I could not tolerate Omeprazole or Esomeprazole. The pharmacist told me they were from the same isomer. So I tried Lansoprazole and noticed its ALOT more tolerable. But still not sure I can continue on it too long because they make me feel bad.

If you avoid added sugar, and keep your amount of fruits low (or avoid them completely and eat more vegetables), this should improve your candida. Candida feeds mostly on sugar.

For Sibo you need to avoid complex carbs that are not completely digested, the diet is similar to the fodmaps diet.

I think you can incorporate elements of the diets against candida and Sibo in your gastritis diet by avoiding added sugars, the cabbage family, lentils, beans, gluten. Some good carbs recommended are jasmine rice and russet potatoes.

I think you are right to focus on gastritis first, when you will be able to stop the acid-blockers, it will help greatly with the balance of bacteria in your gut (I thought I saw in a previous post you take acid-blockers).

I felt perfectly fine with dexilant.

Hi there. Think I have tried both of these. How do you know you  have candida? 

Hia. Sorry just seen this post. I have been told I have probably got candida because  you usually get it if you have leaky gut. I think if you dont have much sugar and have probiotics, it should just go.

Emma, I was taking a combination tablet of 40mg of rabeprazole with 40mgdomeperidone. After a month my doc cut my dosage to half. Now I take 20mg nexium. 

Inam planning to wean off the nexium slowly and switch to Zantac for a few days till I heal completely. I believe Zantac is much safer compared to PPI. 

Emma, I took a Candida Blood test and it showed positive for it.