Help...What would be Good for Gastritis/Gastroparesis..

[LEE/CLAY SOIL]

My Husband and I are both Diabetics. We both have stomach trouble.
He more then I, and he had byepass surgery 4 years ago.

A few weeks ago he was in the hospital for a few days, our doctor says he had Gastroparesis/ do to his diabetis so high.

The hospital said he had Gastritis. Tested by a scope down his stomach.

Is there an herb tea, or something to help aid digestion?

Thanks :roll:

[missis]

I have found that Ginger is really good to help digest your food and help to eliminate indigestion.

[Kathe Kitchens]

Try visiting a Better Health or Whole Foods market in the area. There are several. Just check the web or phone book. Both have people in them who can offer you information and suggest products to try, and both have books on managing your conditions with nutritional therapy, herbal extracts and supplements. You can make simple changes in your food choices and see remarkable results in a short period of time.

Kathe

[Enzyme11]

Four herbal items that come to mind are peppermint, fenugreek, licorice root, and slippery elm.

[Tricky Grama]

This is a little late but I just read the post about Essiac tea-even tho the side effects list nausea, it states it is used for gastric upset as well as diabetes. here is the link:

http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/cam.essiac

Patty

[Zoo Man]

Hello! Saw your post and had to reply.
One of the things I would check into is:
what made the body stressed in the first place, to allow the disease vector to effect it? Just as plants under stress get attacked by diseases, pests, etc., so does the human body.
To find out what happened to weaken the body, one can try many different routes. One that I am familiar with is called Neuro Emotional Technique, or NET. As you can probably guess, it is based on finding out which emotions you've had (over your lifetime) that effected you, and how your body has reacted, then releasing them. (If you're familiar with "muscle armorings", that is a good example of what the body will do.) You can check it out on the web at www.netmindbody.com, which will have links to various doctors who are trained in it. One that is close to you is Dr. Trottier, in Dallas. www.drtrottier.com
Having had personal experience with her, I can say she is wonderful. My wife had one of the 6 worst cases of Crohn's disease in DFW (her gastroenterologist said to "let her in NOW" if we ever called for an emergency checkup to his office) -- there are 1000's of folks in DFW with Crohns or the related ulcerative colitis. I won't go into detail about Crohn's, other than to say there is no cure (from western medical perspective), and yet she is Crohn's-free now, thanks to Dr. Trottier.
The technique is non-hypnotic, and uses no antibiotics or surgeries.
Good luck!
Zoo Man

[dicksie]

Mix equal amounts of apple cider vinegar and honey. Shake well and drink 1-2 Tablespoons in a glass of warm water with each meal. Use locally grown honey. It is best if you use upasteurized apple cider vinegar to get all of the minerals!

[Zoo Man]

I thought of another source of help.
Check out www.glycoscience.com. It is put out by a company that deals in "glyconutrients", which is called the greatest discovery in molecular science in several decades.
Basically, it was discovered in the 1980's(?) that the body's cells are covered with 8 different saccharides (sugars) which act as "radio transmitters" for cell-to-cell communications. If you aren't receiving the 8 sugars in your diet (most humans in the U.S. only get glucose and galactose these days) then your cells aren't able to communicate effectively -- this leads to auto-immune diseases (such as my wife's Crohn's disease), including diabetes.
Since the discovery of these 8 essential saccharides, the field of glycobiology has taken off, and 1 - 15 scientific papers PER MONTH are coming out on the benefits and effects that are able to be treated, etc., when these glyconutrients are put back into the diet.
The company that does the website is called Mannatech, and their product has patents all over the world (UK, Singapore, Australia, etc.) but the product is made right here in Texas -- just north of DFW airport! In fact, the Mannapol company (which Howard recommends so much) is the largest buyer of Mannatech's products, to incorporate into their own products.
This is only one piece of the puzzle for achieving total health, but from personal experience, I can readily say that this stuff is great. Within three months, my wife and I noticed several beneficial changes (remember earlier I mentioned that she HAD Crohn's disease -- this helped heal it), and I can't recommend the Mannatech products enough.
It is my sincere hope that you will look into this.
Take Care, and best Wishes.