Anyone who's cured atrophic gastritis, please respond!

I don't want to upset you, but this gastritis is not curable; it's a precancerous condition. Every year, an endoscopy is essential, along with a strict diet and regular treatment for flare-ups.

And you must also avoid green tea, as it worsens the situation.

I had erosive gastritis and for two months, I drank one teaspoon of sea buckthorn oil every morning on an empty stomach. Then I prepared flaxseed infusion and also drank it in the mornings. After that, I took black seed oil. Alongside this, I followed a strict diet for about a year. After a year, I had another gastroscopy, and the diagnosis was removed. Only superficial gastritis remained.

Everything can be treated. Wishing you luck and patience!

You could at least ask the author what kind of gastritis they have: with low or high acidity, before dishing out 'advice'

With atrophic gastritis, it's all the same bloody thing. This gastritis is really bad. I've got it myself. The doctor said it's very difficult to treat. Online they write that it can't be treated at all

You have erosions, but this person has atrophy of the mucous membrane. It doesn't recover anymore. The main thing is to prevent it from progressing

Thank you for your response and well-wishes! I wish you the very best of health and all the best! I just wanted to clarify: did you simply have erosive gastritis or was it atrophic with erosions? And how did it manifest in your case?

What is the treatment?

When I have a flare-up, soup and jelly help me. Do you have high acidity? Have you been prescribed any medication? For high acidity, De-Nol and ranitidine work for me.

Thank you for your response! I don't know how one can live at 30 years old with the awareness of having a precancerous condition... What if the immune system fails and that's it... Couldn't surgery be performed right away to excise the problematic part of the stomach instead of waiting for cancer? Hope is also given by the fact that my suspected atrophy hasn't been confirmed by biopsy. After all, it's only through histology that this condition can be confirmed or refuted. Is that correct?

Just erosive. My stomach didn't really bother me much, I often had dry mouth in the mornings and bitterness during the day. As a result of not entirely proper nutrition - pastries, fried foods, smoked fish and other tasty things... one day I had a flare-up - vomiting. When I got examined it turned out to be gastritis. The doctor said it was the first warning sign of an ulcer, so I started treating it intensively. I don't know what exactly helped - maybe the combination )) but black seed oil has phenomenal qualities as they say!
I also took the pills prescribed by the doctor of course. I drank herbs from time to time too. Anyway, don't let the situation get worse, people have recovered from much worse problems, otherwise they'll start saying all sorts here... as if it's time to kick the bucket.

Yeah. I've got confirmed. I'm 30 too. At first I was stressing about it too, but now I couldn't give a toss.

I completed a course of Novobismol, Omez, Phosphalugel, Lactofiltrum, Duspatalin, Meteospasmyl. Currently, I'm still taking Omez and Phosphalugel, and Pancreatin has been added as well. From natural remedies - flaxseed infusion and sea buckthorn oil.

Judging by the heartburn, it's probably high acidity. Medication has been prescribed.
I've taken a course of Novobismol, Omez, Phosphalugel, Lactofiltrum, Duspatalin, Meteospasmyl. Currently, I'm still taking Omez, Phosphalugel, and Pancreatin has been added as well. For home remedies - flaxseed infusion, sea buckthorn oil, St. John's wort.

How does it manifest for you? I get either ***** abdominal pain, then pinpoint pain sensations, then burning.
P.S.: I wish you and myself to overcome this affliction! To everyone who is also ill and has come here to respond - I wish you recovery too! By the way, one doctor online stated affirmatively that everything will recover if the atrophy is focal and the patient is relatively young. I want to believe that.

Author, you need to go on a very strict diet, don't listen to that imbecile guest who writes about crayfish etc, there are many such nutcases, they deliberately wind people up, anyway I'm telling you as a very knowledgeable person, here 80% depends on the right diet (NOT STARVATION) you mustn't starve, but specifically dieting, They exist on the internet like diet number etc, there are many diets, diets are complicated and long, but I'll tell you that those who followed them in 90% of cases completely cured their whole system, of course you can't break it straight after, and of course you need medicines but without fanaticism as auxiliary substances, there's very much you can't eat. Regarding medicines the doctor will prescribe, many different systems, many precisely can't stick to the diets, it's not so simple to sit on a system for a year but it's worth it. Wishing you health.

You're taking so many things!!! Exclude Omez for now!!! And be very careful with flaxseed—it accumulates toxins over time, stop using it and focus on your diet!

I became a vegetarian and everything turned out fine.

But my doctor told me that unlike hyperplastic gastritis, atrophic gastritis rarely leads to cancer, and one can live with it until old age. An important factor is also a hereditary predisposition to stomach tumours.

Mine isn't focal, it's all over the stomach. How it manifests - there hasn't been a single day without stomach pain. Hungry pains especially bother me in the mornings, constant heaviness, bloating, everything burns.

Yeah, my doctor also told me you can live for years and die from another illness))))

The whole principle is to create an environment in the body where pathogenic bacteria causing gastritis cannot thrive.
Vegetarianism fosters such an environment, naturally, if done correctly—not by overindulging in bread and pasta.
Ideally, one should eat porridges made with water (like oatmeal or buckwheat), prepared by steeping them in hot water rather than boiling.
Include casseroles,
fresh fruits and vegetables,
and stewed vegetables.
The key is to listen to how your body reacts to different foods. If you feel sleepy after eating, it means you've either overeaten or the food isn't digesting well.
Later, you can start adding milk to your porridges.
Avoid all meat and fish. Steer clear of anything fried, spicy, canned, crisps, crackers, and other artificial junk loaded with preservatives and colourings.
Good luck, Sasha! Everything can be healed! Believe me.

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Thank you for your feedback! I wish you the very best of health as well! Yes, I am trying to stick to a diet. By the way, I've noticed that even meat causes pressing sensations and slight abdominal pain. Perhaps I should exclude meat for now and only eat porridges, light soups, jelly, and so on?

Thank you for the advice! I just don't know how to manage without Omez. It neutralises the acidity in the stomach. Won't the burning acid in the stomach, supported by bile reflux, torment me...

On the contrary, I've read that meat is essential for this type of gastritis because it's protein, the building material, and if the mucous membrane atrophies, it needs protein to recover. But with the quality of our food products these days, it might be better not to eat anything at all.

I sympathise with you... and sincerely hope this illness passes for you... completely and entirely!!! By the way, I also experience both hunger pains and burning.
Let's support each other and be friends! Please write your email or your VK page address. Or, let me give you mine.

Ellie, did you treat atrophic gastritis with a vegetarian diet or was it the regular type without atrophy?

Well what's there to support anyway? I've given up on it. Alright then, let's do it.

Thank you very much for your advice, Ellie! Wishing you and your family the very best of health!

Sorry, Ellie, how exactly do you steep the porridges? Do they need to be left to infuse for some time?

Pancreatin should only be taken after problematic meals when it's doubtful that the stomach can handle it on its own; otherwise, the pancreas won't work independently. For prevention, you can use pancreatin for about 10 days per quarter. Look into herbs as well—they're also taken in courses.

You lot are giving such advice here. You should have opened a diet for this type of gastritis. How without meat, when so little is absorbed anyway, and to deprive of the minimum. You just need to cook more thoroughly, that's all. From steeped porridges, especially buckwheat, my stomach hurt for about 10 years before the diagnosis.

My father-in-law was diagnosed with this and sent to an oncologist, apparently they can do surgery, but my father-in-law can't have it - two strokes and diabetes
Commenter is right, it's a precancerous condition

Atrophic gastritis in elderly people and in young people are two different diagnoses, don't cause panic. Actually, I'd advise the author to read about the psychological causes of stomach illness. For me it matched 100 percent.

I've had gastritis too, but it was more stress-related (plus diet, plus heredity). Once I eliminated the source of stress, started getting enough sleep, and sorted out my diet, everything improved. I generally believe that 90% of our illnesses stem from our diet. Medications can only offer temporary relief. So if you want to get rid of gastritis for good, you need to review your eating habits and avoid stress.

The general dietary plan for gastritis is Diet No. 5 (you can find it online). Then, pay attention to how your body reacts—if you eat something and feel unwell, avoid that product. For example, kefir didn't agree with me, even though it's allowed on the diet (it also depends on stomach acidity). But I can eat thick yogurts without any issues. Meat doesn't sit well with me either, so I eat it very rarely and only in minced form (like meatballs or steamed cutlets). My stomach handles chicken and fish fine, so I include those. Every morning, I make oatmeal with water (just pour boiling water over it and let it steep). I also try to eat buckwheat regularly—I consider it one of the best cereals because, as a child, I was prescribed a diet of buckwheat and white bread rusks. I followed that for about 1-2 weeks, and the flare-up subsided without medication. Gastritis usually flares up during seasonal changes when immunity is weaker. If I eat something wrong and a flare-up starts, I brew various herbs (like St. John's wort). But it's best to aim for a completely proper diet. And think positively :)

Good afternoon. So, was your father-in-law specifically diagnosed with atrophic gastritis? There's also the point that it's the final stage of dysplasia in atrophic gastritis that's considered precancerous, and I'm not sure if they would operate on focal atrophy (which seems to be the early stage of the disease). I've been considering surgery myself. It's just rather disheartening to live with the thought that cancer could develop at any moment because of this condition, especially when you're only in your early thirties... It might be better to have the surgery right away and forget it all like a bad dream...

Get a Helicobacter test done.

Guest 39.
Good afternoon! Thank you for your response! But what gastritis are you referring to (what type do you have)? You see, if I had simple superficial gastritis without atrophy or even erosive gastritis or with ulcers, I wouldn't be so worried. You treat the ulcer and that's it, and in principle, there's nothing to fear afterward. But here, this atrophic type, on the background of which cancer can develop. However, it's somewhat comforting to think that some doctors say that focal atrophy is temporary and passes.
I wish you that your gastritis bothers you as little as possible, or better yet, goes away completely :)

Hello. I had a blood test for Helicobacter. They didn't find it. They say that if there's no H. pylori, the risk of developing cancer due to mucosal atrophy is minimal. What do you know about this?

Hello! I've had a blood test for H. pylori. The result was negative. They say that if there's no Helicobacter, the risk of developing cancer due to mucosal atrophy is minimal. What do you know about this?

You're wrong to think you can just forget it like a bad dream. Because the problem can appear in a new spot, and what - have surgery every time? If it appeared once, it means there were certain factors in your life contributing to it (poor diet from family habits, bad habits, serious heredity, body system failures). So if you cut out one area and carry on living without figuring out which factor was influencing it (and it's usually 90% diet), it'll all come back.
Write - what was your diet like before the illness developed?
Did you eat fried food, like spicy stuff, smoked things? Were there periods of fasting or poor nutrition in your life that could have damaged your digestive system? You need to evaluate everything very critically, otherwise you won't get out of this.
And even if you have the operation, you'll need to be on a diet with you forever until your dying day, and any attempts to return to your old lifestyle will only lead to relapse. Only radical permanent change. It's only mild gastritis sufferers - 1 month of diet and then everything's restored, and they can relatively return to their previous lifestyle... For serious gastritis sufferers this won't work, alas. It will only be a path to cancer. Every gastritis relapse is one step towards oncology, because each time healing occurs, cell changes happen, something alters etc. So it's very important to keep your stomach constantly in remission, without relapses. You need to come to terms with this..

I'm not causing panic, I'm saying that perhaps an operation could help.
And atrophic gastritis is the death of stomach cells, a precancerous condition, and doesn't depend on age. Here you need a consultation with an oncologist too. Actually, during the gastroscopy they should have already taken a biopsy sample for analysis.

Yes, Sasha, they diagnosed him specifically with atrophic gastritis of the posterior wall of the stomach, and right during the endoscopy they took a test for cancer cells and sent him for a consultation with an oncologist, we're waiting for the result. I'm not saying it's cancer, I think you still have every chance to recover, you're young. But my father-in-law's stomach never hurt at all - one night he had a sudden attack and immediately got this diagnosis. Because of his diabetes he's been following diets for ages - hasn't eaten fatty, salty, smoked foods, alcohol and so on for about 15 years, my mother-in-law is very strict about this
Good luck to you, get well soon

To 45. Katya.

Thank you, Katya, for your feedback! Yes, I have been eating improperly for a long time: often eating dry meals, consuming unhealthy food, leaving long gaps between meals, going to bed on a full stomach, and on top of that, I get very stressed, which contributes to bile reflux into the stomach, intestines, etc. Additionally, for the past three years, we have been in a state of conflict (though it has calmed down now), which naturally adds to the stress. The most intense stress I experienced was almost two years ago when my father was hospitalized and passed away. So, these are the circumstances that led to the onset of my condition.

As for having to stick to a diet for a long time—I fully understand and support it, if only to reverse this atrophy... Thank you for listening.

Eat your porridge and broths - and you'll be happy. And if you're very stressed and can't manage your own nervousness, then it's worth visiting a psychotherapist.

They didn't take a biopsy. Here is the text of my endoscopy:
"The instrument was passed into the oesophagus. Its mucosa is pink, smooth, and shiny. The lumen is of normal size. The folds are longitudinal and easily straightened with air. The cardia ring periodically opens and closes. The stomach contains a moderate amount of clear, foamy content with lumps of whitish mucus and bile. The gastric mucosa is bright pink, moderately hyperaemic, and smooth. In the antrum, the mucosa is red, focally hyperaemic, smooth, partially thinned, with the walls' vessels visible in some areas, covered with flakes of foamy mucus. Gastric peristalsis is normal, with deep waves. The mucosal folds are longitudinal, tortuous, thickened, and straighten with air insufflation. The gastric angle is unchanged. The pylorus is round in shape and easily passable. The duodenal bulb is of regular shape and straightens with slight air insufflation. Its lumen contains a small amount of foamy secretion stained with bile. Its mucosa is pink and velvety. In the bulbous section, the mucosa is pink and smooth. Conclusion: Chalasia of the cardia, 1st degree. Focal gastritis. Superficial duodenitis."

I understand that 'partially thinned mucosa with visible vessels in some areas' are signs of atrophy. Although I'm still hoping until the last moment that the biopsy won't confirm atrophy.

Thank you for your wishes! I also wish your father-in-law a speedy recovery! Health to you and your loved ones!

I will let you know as soon as we find out the results of your father-in-law's cell analysis, alright? I sincerely hope everything turns out well there in advance :)

Sasha, look up the psychological causes of stomach ailments online. This is something we must address as well!