How I cured my gastritis
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Here's my story and I want to share it with you so that you won't have to suffer as I did. I am now 90% cured from my gastritis. I am eating big portions of almost anything I want (but still going easy on spicy food and citrus) and I'm drinking coffee every day and one beer a night. I no longer elevate my bed. I've gained all of my weight back and I'm glad to say I'm now a little over weight. :-) No more GERD related chest pain and pretty much zero stomach pain. I had been suffering with gastritis and its many manifestations for about nine months. It started with severe GERD that kept me up all night because of the heartburn pain. I also had severe stomach pain that caused me to lose a lot of weight. I could barely eat. After lots of tests and finally an endoscopy I was diagnosed with gastritis, but no H.Pylori. I radically modified my diet, no spicy foods, no citrus, coffee, alcohol etc. I ate tiny portions of oatmeal, chicken, greens, rice, tofu, just really bland. The PPIs my doctor prescribed made me feel worse and I had read up on all the side effects so I didn't stick to those. I tried carfate 4 times a day for about 3.5 months and that helped a little, but not enough. Although with the diet changes and the carafate my severe heartburn was gone, but my constant stomach burning was still bad. It seemed almost anything I ate burned my stomach and gave me constant burping and just a small portion of food made me feel really full. I was reading every published medical study I could find and following up with all of the herbs, vitamins, minerals, that were recommended, even accupuncture.
It was frustrating to find online studies about many proven medications that are not available in the U.S. that cure gastritis. However, I did come upon a proven medication that is available here in the U.S.. The medication is called Misoprostol and it is used to repair the mucosal lining of the stomach. It will not work for H.Pylori induced gastritis. I have been taking it for two months and I am almost cured of my gastritis. For me the side effects were negligible, just a little loose stools for one day and a very slight constant salty taste in my mouth. I am on half the prescribed dose now because I am doing so well. This medication works by stimulating your bodies ability to create a mucosal protective stomach lining. It does not block stomach acid like a PPI which we know causes serious health problems (we need stomach acid). Misoprostol helps your body do what it does naturally and it is a healthy and logical way to cure gastritis. Read up on it and consider talking to your doctor about trying it for a month or two. Neither my primary doctor or my gastrointerologist suggested this medication I had to discover it myself after months of reading everything I could get my hands on. Good luck to all of you!
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priya456 minxycat
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My gastritis was negative for H Pyllori. The doctor attributed it to acid reflux. I tend to believe based on my symptoms and what I've read, however, that I had a low Vitamin B-12 level. This, in combination with a diet that was high in acid (eating lots of tomatoes, peppers, onions, red wine, coffee over the summer)-- BOOM! There was also loads of stress over the past year, so it probably all effected me on a cellular level. I'm a male, early 30's, 6'5", in good health before gastritis.