What to Eat if You Have Gastritis - 7 Day Plan

I have talked earlier about what you are allowed to eat if you have gastritis, now it's time to get a bit more specific and try to find a seven-day plan to have some varied foods (because you probably know already that having a gastritis doesn’t allow you to eat the most varied things). So, here is my homebrew, tested, personally designed 7 day plan to offer a calming, great diet for your gastritis (with an emphasis on homebrew – it’s based on medical gastritis fact, but it’s not made by dieticians) :

DAY ONE
Breakfast: A glass of milk and five digestive biscuits.
Mid-morning snack: One apple
Lunch: 2 medium-sized steamed potatoes, one slice of cheese, two slices of bread if you can’t without it. Drink a glass of water 30 minutes before lunch.
Mid-afternoon: Only if you have problems with gastritis symptoms or if you are hungry, eat a yogurt and 2 digestive biscuits.
Dinner: A large bowl of cabbage salad with dressing of lemon juice and olive oil (extra vergin), and two pieces of toasted bread.

DAY TWO
Breakfast: Four digestive biscuits together with one big juicy apple
Mid-morning: One banana
Lunch: Grilled chicken breasts with two steamed carrots and two slices of toasted bread.
Mid-afternoon: Only if you have problems with gastritis symptoms or if you are hungry, drink a glass of milk and eat 2 digestive biscuits.
Dinner: Fresh home-made cottage cheese with 3 slices of toasted bread.

DAY THREE
Breakfast: 2 hard-boiled eggs, 2 slices of bread
Mid-morning: Half a can of pineapple compote
Lunch: A big bowl of Caesar salad, without any spices.
Mid-afternoon: Only if you have problems with gastritis symptoms or if you are hungry, eat one banana.
Dinner: Steamed vegetables (carrots, broccoli, celery, cabbage) with 2 slices of toast bread

DAY FOUR
Breakfast: One big grape, and three-four digestive biscuits
Mid-morning: One yogurt with dried crackers
Lunch: Pasta alla carbonara, without any spices. You should also use low-fat meat for preparing it.
Mid-afternoon: Only if you have problems with gastritis symptoms or if you are hungry, eat one big juicy apple
Dinner: Hummus and two-three big slices of toasted bread

DAY FIVE:
Breakfast: One bowl of hot oatmeal porridge
Mid-morning: One banana
Lunch: Vegetable soup with some low fat steamed meat (chicken, low fat pork) and two-three tortillas
Mid-afternoon: Only if you have problems with gastritis symptoms or if you are hungry, drink a glass of milk and eat four digestive biscuits
Dinner: Potato salad with hard boiled eggs and toast bread if necessary

DAY SIX:
Breakfast: A glass of milk and five digestive biscuits.
Mid-morning snack: One big grape
Lunch: Tuna fish salad (without any spices) and three slices of toasted bread
Mid-afternoon: Only if you have problems with gastritis symptoms or if you are hungry, eat one banana.
Dinner: Hummus and two-three big slices of toasted bread

DAY SEVEN:
Breakfast: Fruit salad (apple, orange, grapes, pineapple).
Mid morning: One yogurt with dried crackers
Lunch: Ravioli with spinach.
Mid-afternoon: Only if you have problems with gastritis symptoms or if you are hungry, drink a glass of milk and eat 2 digestive biscuits.
Dinner: A large bowl of green salad with dressing of lemon juice and olive oil (extra vergin) with feta cheese and two pieces of toasted bread.

Please note: As soon as you wake up, you can (and should) drink a glass of water with a few drops of squeezed lemon and a spoonful of honey. Also, before going to bed (at least 30 minutes before) you can drink a glass of fresh milk and eat an apple, as they will calm down your abdominal pains and gastritis symptoms. Of course, the dinner should be consumed at least 2 hours before going to sleep, or else your digestive system might not have time to digest and will not help your gastritis problems.

Also note: This is not a lose-weight diet! This is a suggestion of what one person should eat for gastritis problems, in order to have as varied meals as possible. When I had gastritis and ulcers problems, I used to eat something like that and it calmed me down. If any of the foods in this diet will make your abdominal pains more intense, DO NOT eat them again until you have cured your gastritis. Of course, you can use other foods if you don’t like any of those posted here, with a focus on hummus, spinach and green/cabbage salad. Good luck with your gastritis recovery!

If you are interested, you can also read my general post “What Should You Eat if You Have Gastritis”.

What Should You Eat if You Have Gastritis

I have generally talked only about irritable bowel syndrome until today and I think we should take a break from it and focus on other abdominal problems. We’re keeping in the same area and today are talking about gastritis.

There are two types of gastritis – low acidity and high acidity and obviously the treatment and diet for each is completely different. Since my gastritis is caused by high acidity, that’s what we are going to talk about right now – diet and permitted foods, to be more specific.

Unlike diets for colon related problems, diets for gastritis are pretty permissive. There is a general rule of thumb here, though, which is usually ignored by the busiest doctors: there are different types of food which could do wonders for some patients, while others might feel sick after consuming them. So the basic idea is that if you feel that your pain is getting worse after eating a specific product, don’t eat that anymore until your gastritis is gone, even if your doctor told you it could be a good thing to eat.

For example, I ate milk and other milk-based products and had no problems (they even calmed my abdomen), but other people I know having gastritis have a bad reaction to milk consumption. So always test before you stock and be ready to listen to your body.

However, there are some things (just like milk) which generally are good for fighting against gastritis. As I said, just to make things clear: these types of food should NOT be used in fighting against the irritable bowel syndrome!

You can usually eat any of the following: tea, milk, dry biscuits (digestive ones are even better), a little butter, egg yolk (very, very healthy), steam vegetables or meat, different kinds of soups, pasta, all sorts of purees (excluding spinach). Coffee drinking is, but no more than one cup a day.

You should try to avoid eating fresh bread, cakes shaped, oily meat, cabbage, prunes, strong tea, cocoa, spices, salt, grapes and other citric fruits or things like French fries, hamburgers or other junk food, peas, beans or other things that lead to constipation. Cabbage could also harm you and alcohol is a big No-No.

When you have problems with gastritis, the best thing to do would be to always carry dry biscuits with you and whenever you start feeling the burning down your throat or inside the stomach, eat no more than 2-3 pieces. That should calm you down and help reducing the acidity in your stomach. And also be prepared for seasonal pain: I have bigger problems during spring and autumn. Stay healthy!

Note: If you are interested in a seven-day diet plan for gastritis, please check my Gastritis Food Program.

Colon Hydrotherapy and Home Cleansing

I have previously talked about enemas and colon hydrotherapy – things that should not be done at home or in unsanitary conditions. I have found a very interesting video on YouTube on colon cleansing and I’d like you to watch it (even though the video itself is a bit of advertising, it states some true facts). It’s always great to stay informed.

Also, I used to say that keeping your colon clean on a daily basis should not be a big problem, if you do your best. Fibers and natural juices are what you need and this is another very, very interesting video on YouTube. It’s a must watch, must follow if you want to keep your body healthy.

Medical Colon Cleansing (1)

Just like I said in the previous post, now is the time to take a look at the medical colon cleansing products and how they work. We’ll find out in this post what better alternatives there are to the medicine (I’m talking about naturist remedies which, as you will see, sometimes have much better results than the medical ones).

As I have said, Dr. Natura’s Colonix is one of the best known colon cleansing products. There are also products like OxyPowder, Almighty Cleanse, DualAction and lots (I really mean LOTS) of Chinese/Japanese products. What’s the general problem with most of them? You have no idea if they will work for you and if they are indeed able to heal (or at least help) you – some of these products could easily do MORE harm to you!

Usually, the most common judgment regarding a colon cleansing product is that it can be used by overweight people to lose fat – and actually, many obese persons use colon cleansing products just to lose weight. Which is not necessary a bad thing. But have in mind that, even though colon cleansing products might be used to lose fat, special products used to burn the fat faster are NOT a good alternative for a colon cleansing program!

Even though I have tried a few products to help me with my irritable bowel syndrome and even though these products did help me since I chose them wisely, I found the “natural” remedies even more helpful. Used in combination with medicine, a healthy diet can solve your abdominal problems forever. Scroll down to read more.

So here is what you should try to eat/consume more while on a quest to maintain a happy, healthy colon:

• Probiotics (usually found in pharmacies, these products are VITAL if you are using a colon cleansing program. These probiotics are helping the re-establishment of healthy, good bacteria on our digestive system – because, unfortunately, whenever we use colon cleansing medicine, these bacteria are eliminated. Therefore, in order to avoid the risk of getting other diseases, you should use probiotics. As I said, you can easily find them for cheap prices in pharmacies, but they can also be found in different yoghurts)

• Egg yolks and yeast flakes (these two are probably the best combination of food for both healthy and unhealthy people. They provide fibers, vitamins, proteins and all the minerals needed for a healthy life and, since these are the natural things, are much better than multi-vitamin pills. Not to mention the fact that vitamin C is very important to lessen the side effects of colon cleansing – such as tiredness, sadness and brain fog – all of these are temporary!)

• Fermented foods (with the help of probiotics mentioned earlier, you have to restore the healthy bacteria to your digestive system. One of the best ways of doing it is by eating fermented foods – Caucasian Kefir, fermented sauerkraut or any yoghurt with Bifidus ActiRegularis bacteria)

You probably had no idea about this latest part in the article – yes, colon cleansing is healthy, good and really necessary. But unless you know all the details about it, you could get other diseases and, of course, nobody wants that.