Keep in mind the following things before you pick a platter when your stomach is suffering from gastritis:
- Avoid, at all costs, deep-fried and fatty food.
- Don't have pickles, peppers, spicy and very salty food products.
- Avoid vinegar and food items made using vinegar.
- Cut on caffeine, alcoholic drinks, citric acid drinks and mustard. It is a myth that soft drinks help in gastritis. Reality is, they don't.
- Include foods rich in flavonoids, such as apples, cranberries, garlic and onions as they help in curbing the growth of gastritis-causing bacteria.
- Avoid high fat and high cholesterol foods as they are pretty hard on the digestive system and can certainly aggravate the condition.
- Avoid gorging on meat like beef, fried fish and pork.
- Avoid dairy products like milk shakes, sour creams, cheese and icecreams.
- Avoid heavy chocolate chip cookies, butter biscuits, cakes, donuts, brownies and other baked food items.
- Don't overload your stomach. A simple vegetable stew will help you the most.
