Diagnosed with Gastritis

[PteW43]

What healthy suggestions can I take for better gut health plz?I don't want to take Omeprazole.

I am watching what I eat & do excerise.

The only med I take is an Inhaler for COPD . Thank you 👍

[peege]

Hi, I do take omeprazole but the lowest dose of 10mg, I started it about a year ago after having managed acid reflux myself for 40 years by cutting out all acid foods ie citrus & vinegar plus fats - except avocados & yogurt - and alcohol. Personally, just a thin smear of butter sets off the reflux if I don't take an omeprazole. I've learnt the hard way not to ever take Ibuprofen for muscle pain & stick to paracetamol with food. All my meds and supplements I take with food, never on an empty stomach.

I like healthy, fresh, tasty food so use lots of garlic, herbs & low salt miso paste plus either lemon juice or live Apple Cider Vinegar in salad dressing (weirdly lemons & live ACV are okay, I think they turn alkaline in the gut).

What I'm saying is you need to eliminate the irritants but it doesn't necessarily mean bland. You'll have to find what works for you.

[peege in reply to peege]

I forgot to mention that in eating fresh veg I make sure I include plenty of pro and pre-biotic foods to improve the good bacteria in my gut. Because I take an antibiotic 3 days a week November to April I also add a capsule of 50billion prebiotic on 4 the days I don't .

[Superfly1975]

I use Gaviscon Advance which is only available on prescription, I only use PPI’s which are not meant for long term use if I absolutely have to, you GP should know this.

[Phill1]

I use Peptac liquid .. works immediately & which I have found ..is as effective as Gaviscon Advance …and so much cheaper ! Easily obtained from chemist or Amazon

[Ergendl]

I take 15ml of aloe vera juice from Holland and Barratt every day. It helps my stomach cope with over-spicy over-fatty ready meals (though I still avoid these now) so it might help you.

[Izb1]

Probiotics are advertised widely for this and I did read a few years ago about bone broth being one of the best things for your gut along with making sure you chew your food properly to stop a leaky gut. It's great if you have a local butcher that you can get a good mixture of bones from. I put them in the slow cooker overnight and make sure to get the marrow out. You can either add this to food or make it into a drink. There is loads of information on the internet , good luck x

[scotagee in reply to Izb1]

Granny knew best.....My grandmother used to boil bones regularly and called it "stock" not bone broth. She always used this for her delicious home made soups and gravy. So many of the old sayings are being reinvented as though they were just discovered.

"Early to bed,

Early to rise,

Makes you

Healthy, wealthy and wise" is another lol

[Mrbojangles in reply to scotagee]

My Mum and brother went to the butchers years and years ago and Mum shyly asked for a bone for the dog which the butcher used to hand out free.

“O great Mum we’re getting a doggy”

She slapped him on the back of the neck the whole way home.

The bone was for the soup!

[Izb1 in reply to scotagee]

That is probably why people were so much healthier years ago. I still do this now and granny certainly knew best. They have linked bone broth to having a healthy gut and think the difference between stock and bone broth is the marrow and collagen in bone broth that isn't present in today's stock. Everybody in grannies day cooked from scratch with good food which wasn't messed with x

[Coughingalltheway]

I also have heartburn and wake up with a sore throat from the acid. My doctor prescribed Omeprazole but within two weeks, my mood had tanked. I told him about it and he said that he'd never heard of that before but a couple of days later, he phoned me back and said that he'd spoken with the surgery's pharmacist and apparently, causing depression is a rare side effect. I think that it might be to do with upsetting the my gut health?

Anyway, all that I do now is sleep on two pillows to raise my head and I also take a probiotic every day. I still have a slight sensation when I wake up but I can live with that. I also find that if I drink any alcohol, late in the evening, that can trigger it too so just water for me after 8pm.

Good luck with finding a solution that works for you.

[poppit1946]

Hi there I've been taking Omeprazole 30mg one in morning and one at night for 4years now as it is the only medication that does work for me , alongside all my other medications. (By the way I am 78). Doctors tried others and over the counter but nothing was suitable. Go back and ask again what else you can take. I take inhalers for asthma.

[Yoga2011]

have you tried a probiotic and a digestive enzyme? I take both and it has made a real difference to my tummy. I didn’t get heartburn etc but as I have very mild diverticulosis I did have bouts of diarrhoea and constipation. The digestive enzyme I take is supposed to be very good for people that has acid reflux etc I don’t want PPI’s as they aren’t good long term.

[jackdup in reply to Yoga2011]

What digestive enzyme do you take?

[LissacFrance]

Hi, Lots of talk about Omeprazole on here. I have been taking Pantoprazole for the last 7-8 years, can`t actually remember. No reflux and unless being cheerful is a side effect none whatsoever. There are quite a number of different drugs in the "prazole" range. Have a chat to your GP. Enjoy your Sunday,

Chris.