Pain relief

[lifegems]

Hello All ! I hope everyone is doing ok !

I could do with some advice .. I have been under tremendous stress just recently and my stomach has been so painful .. I have atrophic gastritis and PA .. normally I have pain but manageable .. but the stress is making it difficult to manage . I know the Drs normally prescribe ant acids for the pain which I believe is counterproductive.. due to the low stomach acid associated with this condition.. but what can I take for the pain ? Any suggestions would be awesome! Thanks so much

[wedgewood]

I took a marvellous probiotic called Symprove ..It was the best thing i ever did for my gut pain .Don’t know if this would help you -but , it would do you no harm ( unlike PPI medications ) It’s all about getting good bacteria into you gut The bad thing is -it’s expensive. I only took it for about 3 months .I haven’t looked back

Best wishes

[lifegems in reply to wedgewood]

Thanks Wedgewood .. yes I’ve tried that and it was good but I’m back to the pain now .. problem is I live in Portugal so what with the transport and brexit it’s very difficult get again

[wedgewood in reply to lifegems]

Try Bio-Kult probiotic capsules - very good ! ( Amazon.co.u.k. ) Not cheap but cheaper than Symprove ) Seems to be a new concentrated capsule now with B12. .

[lifegems in reply to wedgewood]

Thanks .. I’ll try that !

[Narwhal10]

Hi lifegems,

I’m really sorry to hear you are in pain. I use toxaprevent (the red one) which I found great. I am a coeliac so the one I use is aimed at the small intestine - I have pain in lower right side.

But as a mere suggestion this one MAY help for pain in actual stomach & heartburn type symptoms

stomach shop.breathe360.uk/products...

Best wishes

[lifegems in reply to Narwhal10]

Thanks I shall look into it .. it’s not heartburn and definitely stress induced.. but right now it’s very difficult to manage the stress

[Polaris in reply to lifegems]

I'm so sorry about the pain and stress lifegems - very difficult

For what it's worth, this was my experience of trying many things over the years (family history of thyroid disease, PA, stomach problems):

*Swedish Bitters - a good start to help sort out the whole digestive system.

*Kefir first thing in the morning.

*Fermented foods - sauerkraut, kimchi.

* Vogel's Centaurium and sauerkraut for acid reflux ( lemon, lime anything bitter helps stimulate the low acid. )

The above have proved the most successful remedies for me after years of stomach problems on PPIs - but we're all different!

plus:

*Gluten free diet with plenty of meat, fish, cheese, eggs, bone broth, spinach and other leafy greens, avoiding processed food, sugar and high carbs.

Probiotics if these work for you. I haven't tried Symprove.

AVOIDING stress (difficult I know) alcohol, overexercising, overdoing things generally - any of these cancel out ongoing improvement.

BOOSTING mood/wellbeing - gentle walks in nature, music, etc, reading, etc. as energy/ mood allows.

NB : Test and TREAT for H/Pylori if not already done (causes gastric issues and depletes B12 as you probably already know)

Hoping you find relief soon 🤞

[lifegems in reply to Polaris]

Thanks so much Polaris .. avoiding the alcohol is the worst bit 😂

[Polaris in reply to lifegems]

I find I can now tolerate a small glass of Bailey's occasionally 😊

[babssugar in reply to Polaris]

Ohhh my favourite 😃

[lifegems in reply to Polaris]

Well it is Christmas 😀

[lifegems]

Hi Ryaan.. thanks so much .. lots to give A go there !