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Originally Posted by Miche31
Hello, what did your endoscopy show you?
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I have esophagitis AND gastritis but I have to wait a little over a week more before I get the detailed results. Hopefully that will tell me a cause though not sure it will since I'm pretty sure it's stress that caused this.
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Originally Posted by jo_thorne
Hi, just want to make sure I understood one thing you wrote. Are you saying that the doctor prescribed a medication to reduce stomach acid? I don't see how that would reduce inflammation in your colon either, but I'm not a doctor.
If you don't want to take the prescription, maybe you could look into some natural antiinflammatories like curcumin. There may be ones that are specifically good for your condition.
I sympathize with you about the restrictive diet. I have a friend who has a health condition that requires her to stay on a very strict diet of certain foods. There's nothing intuitive about the list. It's a huge amount of work for her to stay on the diet.
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Yes, it's a proton pump inhibitor. I guess it prevents more inflammation if you have excess stomach acid but certainly doesn't get rid of it.
I have seen a few natural anti-inflammatories...just not sure which one to try because I get all different answers when researching. I do LOVE cinnamon which is said to be anti-inflammatory but what food would be safe to have cinnamon with? Should I just put it on regular bread?
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Originally Posted by possum220
Not being able to eat citrus/acidic fruits and vegies is hard. I have found that over the years if I eat anything with high levels of vitamin C will make me sick mostly leading to a horrid migraines. It includes oranges, pineapples, melons, lemons, tomatoes, spinach etc. Eating processed foods containing acid can be a mine field. Not to mention vinegar and assorted sauces.
Medications can include acids as well so it would be good to ask the pharmacist if acids are used in the bases of medications.
Food and medications will be trial and error until you can find out what works the best for you. Would you be able to see a dietician to help you with food choices?
Please don't give up.
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Yup in a healthy diet you should be able to have things like lemon and oranges as it boosts your immune system but yet you can't have it if you have stomach issues.
Spinach too? That's one of the few vegetables I like to eat. The other one I will eat is celery but it seems like eating it makes me more hungry and it tastes too ripe when eaten by itself. I usually have ranch dressing but again that's acidic.
I would imagine a dietician would be expensive like a naturopath. It most likely is not covered by my insurance.