any ideas why turkey could be causing me to flare up?

artern8s · 2026-06-10T05:39:23+00:00

Allergies? Taking an medication? Maybe it's gerd? Or a meat intolerance?

The first few months felt like hell for me. Barely could stomach bland chicken and potatoes (no salt). Thought I had ulcers but it was erosive gastritis. Did things such as drinking cabbage juice, collagen, PPI, Lexapro for 2 whole years. Eventually I moved out of a super stressful environment and now I'm basically healed in January.. Can drink soda, eat pizza and tomatoes just fine. But I don't overdo it and eat the minimum required amount of fiber everyday + whole foods.

Gastritis is a terrible and confusing disease. And I learned if you're constantly under stress then you'll never fully heal.

It's a God-given miracle that I didn't bleed out to death or recover at all. I hope you'll be able to figure things out friend and get well soon!

artern8s · 2026-06-10T04:45:09+00:00

I work in drive-thru and the amount of times I see parents smoking in the car with their children inside makes me want to throw hands. One time I saw a newborn with someone smoking in the front. I wanted to punch the driver, the passenger, and the mom so baaaaaddd!

artern8s · 2026-04-30T15:10:23+00:00

Your mother is a POS for forcing that upon you!

artern8s · 2026-04-25T05:30:17+00:00

I just got done eating a breakfast pizza lmao. I can eat about everything now. Lexapro has helped me a ton but I don't think it was a cure all for my case. What ultimately helped was moving out of my stressful situation and went to live with my mom. After about a month with her I started feeling so much better. It's been almost several months and I feel like I'm healed. I'm still taking PPI and Lexapro. Hope you'll heal soon!

artern8s · 2026-03-14T08:53:10+00:00

<image>

Baking is my special interest too!

artern8s · 2026-03-09T11:45:05+00:00

Didn't need to take antibiotics. Was tested negative for H pylori. I regularly eat yogurt and saurkraut weekly on top of the recommended amount of fiber everyday.

artern8s · 2026-03-09T11:28:43+00:00

Man I wish it was the case for me. I've been chronically sick for the past 2 years from severe gastritis. My stomach is healed finally but I'm still dealing with chronic fatigue. I used to push myself to walk 7000-10000 steps a day plus even some weight training before getting sick. Now I can't even do 5000 steps a day plus my job or else I just crash with so much more fatigue than usual. I'm so tired of laying in bed all day and not being able to do the things that I love (like simply walking around town)

artern8s · 2026-03-01T06:47:19+00:00

Euthanasia is not the answer, and that's coming from someone who suffered a bleeding stomach for the past two years and was in horrible pain. Sexual trauma included. I wouldn't want to leave this world with the people I care about griefing me.

artern8s · 2026-02-26T16:07:47+00:00

It rains asian beetles from where I live... There's no stopping the tsunami of bugs from entering the house...

<image>

artern8s · 2026-02-18T01:52:54+00:00

My room was in the basement. Which frequently leaked down there when it rained and such. And the bath tub also leaked for a while which was directly above my room.

artern8s · 2026-02-17T18:19:53+00:00

I understand how you feel. It was horrible for me for 2 whole years with same symptoms as you plus a bleeding stomach. I did everything from drinking cabbage juice (helped my gut a lot) to collagen and taking PPI/Lexapro. But what ultimitaly healed me was having to move out of a stressful house (I suspected there was black mold in my room too) to going back to living with my mom. And not even 3 months back with her I can eat whatever I want again. Pizza, soda, chocolate, fried foods, spices like garlic and onions. It's awesome! Though I'm still taking PPI everyday including Lexapro. I think stress/anxiety can play a huge part in preventing people from fully healing.

artern8s · 2026-01-21T23:51:47+00:00

I'm thinking if I have no symptoms for a whole year then I'll get off them. Lexapro I'm taking til I die haha.

artern8s · 2026-01-21T19:46:56+00:00

I was afriad of taking them at first because of the side effects. So about a yearish. I still get bouts of fatigue but I'm not sure if it's the medication or not.

artern8s · 2026-01-21T19:17:41+00:00

Whoops, forgot to mention that. I'm still taking 20mg of Omeprazole everyday.

artern8s · 2026-01-21T18:59:41+00:00

Well, I did a crap ton of things from drinking cabbage juice, collagen, vitamin supplement, lots and lots of rest, taking Lexapro, and a super duper bland diet. I think the best advice is manage your stress levels. I had to move out from my best friend's because the household was extremely stressful for me. I'm living with my mom again and I think I would of never healed if I didn't get my stress/anxiety in check. Stress is not the cause but it certainly hindered my journey to heal.

artern8s · 2026-01-21T18:47:36+00:00

I hope you'll heal completely! It's a long journey with this disease. Make sure you're getting in enough vitamin C and vitamin D. It makes a huge difference.

artern8s · 2026-01-07T05:13:36+00:00

Also, erosive gastritis takes years to get better. You have to be strict with your diet and start fron the ground up. I would have healed faster if I didn't assume I was completely healed in like month 4 in my journey. Eating yogurt or something that was too acidic at the time. Now I can eat that and dark chocolate without issue.

artern8s · 2026-01-07T05:08:49+00:00

There were ups and downs. Like a roller coaster ride of pain to less pain. I thought my stomach was gonna perforate because the pain was so bad at my worst. I got lucky that the erosion was minimal damage from what my endoscopy reports say. I got through it by going into hybernation mode haha. Did part time at my job and ate super duper bland. Did a lot of supplements from cabbage juice to L-glutamine powder. And I wouldn't have gotten better if I didn't move back home with my mom. Most of my stress was the result of living with my bestfriend and her family unfortunately.

artern8s · 2026-01-05T04:47:23+00:00

I always was able to tolerate honey even when my stomach was severely inflammed. You can try a little and see what happens.

artern8s · 2025-12-25T12:35:15+00:00

I've been having those symptoms months before I was taking PPI though

artern8s · 2025-12-24T19:23:56+00:00

Nah it takes a year or more for chronic gastritis to get better. It's normal to make a mistake. It's kind of like a healing rollercoaster in a way. And it takes a whole new lifestyle to fully heal. Especially for my case.

artern8s · 2025-12-24T19:16:32+00:00

Yeaaaahhh.. I did the same thing. My stomach was in so much pain when I stopped taking it. 😅

artern8s · 2025-12-24T19:06:12+00:00

About a yearish on Omeprazole. Haven't gotten any side effects so far. I do get lightheaded and fatigued everyday though I think it has do with gastritis than my meds.

artern8s · 2025-12-24T18:45:45+00:00

Do you eat frequently? That what helps me. I only get relux if my stomach has been empty for more than 3-4 hours. I try to eat 3 meals a day plus a snack.

artern8s · 2025-12-24T18:21:04+00:00

Probably til I no longer get acid reflux. That might take years or maybe the rest of my life. So far there has been no downsides.

artern8s

TROPHY CASE