I realize this is not relative to the goings-on in the world, but I believe it is a direct result of the stress we have all endured since 2020. This site has been a saving grace for me. I've saved and archived lots of health and wellness posts over the years, which I refer to often. This time, I am asking this community if anyone here has had any experience with Gastritis and Intestinal Metaplasia? I was just diagnosed with both as I have had a lot of silent reflux over the years and it damaged my gut. I do not want to take PPI's. I also tried the baking soda route for pH balance, but I need to watch my salts. My goal is to reverse the damage, if possible, in time for my follow-up endoscopy in a year. I loathe taking medicine, so any advice is appreciated!
Side note: I drink way too much coffee and sparkling water, so will be limiting that going forward. I exercise daily, eat healthy, take Ivermectin once or twice a week for good measure along with a handful of high quality supplements daily.
Thank you for the advice. Do you eat any fruits or vegetables at all?
When I started it was just keto - under 20 total carbs , 80% fat [oh yum] 20% protein, I did eat broccoli and cauliflower as well as romaine lettuce for the first 9 months or so. But found they didn't agree with me after a while. I made sure to add salt and I think that helped me not get the 'keto flu' that affects some people when they begin. Now that I am ketovore I eat meat, fat, eggs, cheese, heavy cream in my coffee [not milk], I eat raspberries blueberries and strawberries in moderation. It's funny how difficult it is to get rid of the brainwashing we've heard all our lives -that we will die without fruit and vegetables and Fibre! Oh my.[ Find Zoe Harcombe videos on Fibre very informative and funny] Anyway everyone is different and people find their comfort level. If you just give up sugar, bread, rice , cereals & pasta it will be a start, but when your body starts using ketones instead of glucose your engine will rev up. Anyway I'm only an ordinary person who's done a bit of reading and had a great experience. Good luck :)
Thanks! I am out 80/20 right now - 80% protein, 20% other... mostly veg, fruits and the occasional sweet potato. I do have cheat meals once every couple weeks like pasta or pizza. I can live without those!
I'm 80% fat [bacon,butter,beef occasionally an avocado] and 20% protein [beef,chicken,fish,eggs]. Hope you feel better soon. :)