If you’ve ever suffered from gastritis or colitis, you know it’s not just "a stomachache."
It’s that constant burning pain, bloating, nausea, and unpredictable digestion that makes daily life miserable.
A few years ago, I went through one of the worst periods of my life, struggling with both gastritis and colitis at the same time.
✔ Morning stomach pain & acid reflux
✔ Bloating & diarrhea after every meal
✔ Doctor's favorite phrase: "You need to manage your stress."
Easier said than done, right? 🤦♂️
I tried everything—some worked, some failed—until I finally found what truly helped.
💡 If you're struggling now, here are 5 things I learned the hard way, so you don’t have to suffer as much.
✅ 1. "What You Eat Decides Your Healing" – Food Matters 90%
Let’s be honest: what you eat determines your recovery.
No pill can fix your gut if you keep feeding it the wrong things.
❌ Foods to AVOID (If You Don’t Want a Relapse)
❌ Spicy food → Capsaicin irritates the stomach lining and worsens inflammation.
❌ Fried food → Excess oil slows digestion and aggravates colitis.
❌ Coffee & soda → Increases stomach acid = More pain.
❌ Alcohol → "One drink won’t hurt" → That one drink = suffering for days.
✅ Healing Foods That Actually Help
✔ Cabbage & potato juice → Contains ‘Vitamin U,’ which repairs stomach lining.
✔ Bananas & boiled potatoes → Easy to digest and soothing.
✔ Rice porridge (Juk) → Gentle on the stomach when inflamed.
✔ Radish & radish juice → Helps digestion with natural enzymes.
💡 Best tip? Keep a personal ‘safe food list.’
✔ Some foods that were okay one day might trigger symptoms another day.
✔ Writing down which foods work for you makes managing symptoms much easier!
✅ 2. Long Fasting Periods Make It Worse (Eating at the Right Time Matters)
I used to skip breakfast all the time.
BIG mistake.
✔ Your stomach needs food at regular intervals to stay "calm."
✔ If you go too long without eating, your stomach produces acid that attacks its own lining.
✅ The Best Eating Schedule for Stomach & Gut Health
🕖 Breakfast (Within 30 minutes of waking up!) → Even a banana helps.
🕒 Lunch (Don’t wait too long! 12–1 PM is ideal)
🕖 Dinner (6–7 PM, eat lightly, and avoid spicy/greasy foods)
💡 If you can’t eat three full meals, eat smaller portions 4–5 times a day!
✅ 3. Sleep Heals Your Gut – Fixing My Sleep Changed Everything
If you have gastritis or colitis, your sleep quality will decide your recovery speed.
✔ Eating late = More acid reflux at night.
✔ Sleeping late = Slows down digestion and weakens gut motility.
🛌 3 Golden Rules for Better Sleep & Gut Healing
✔ Stop drinking too much water after 7 PM → Too much liquid before bed = higher chance of acid reflux.
✔ No food 2 hours before bedtime → Your stomach needs time to rest.
✔ Sleep on your left side → Reduces acid reflux and helps digestion.
💡 Personal experience:
I used to sleep at 2–3 AM every night and wake up at 6 AM.
Once I changed my sleep pattern, my gastritis improved significantly.
✔ Now I sleep before 11 PM.
✔ No phone before bed, just a cup of warm herbal tea.
✅ 4. Stress Is Your Worst Enemy – Control It or Stay Sick
Every time I went to the doctor, they said the same thing:
✔ "Food is important, but stress management is even more important."
Your gut and your brain are directly connected.
💡 Stress = More stomach acid = Worse inflammation = More pain.
💡 Stress = Irregular gut motility = Either constipation or diarrhea.
✅ How to Manage Stress for Gut Healing
✔ Meditation & Deep Breathing → Just 5 minutes a day helps.
✔ Sunlight & Walking → Boosts digestion and mental health.
✔ Exercise (Not intense workouts! Gentle stretching or yoga works best.)
🚨 In my experience, "No exercise + high stress = the worst gut health."
✔ Walking 30 minutes daily made a HUGE difference for me.
✅ 5. Stop Relying on Pills – Healing Starts with Lifestyle Changes
Let’s be real.
Doctors prescribe pills to relieve symptoms, but they don’t fix the root cause.
✔ Medication helps, but if you don’t change your habits, symptoms will keep coming back.
✔ Long-term healing requires consistent lifestyle adjustments.
💡 The best medicine?
Food + Sleep + Stress Management + Gentle Movement → The Ultimate Cure!
🚀 Final Takeaway: 5 Essential Lessons for a Healthy Stomach & Gut
✔ Food is 90% of your healing process. (Eat clean, or keep suffering.)
✔ Long fasting periods damage your gut. (Eat regularly!)
✔ Sleep is part of the treatment. (Fix your sleep schedule.)
✔ Stress is the #1 trigger. (Learn to relax, or your gut will never heal.)
✔ Medication is temporary—lifestyle changes are the real cure.
Here’s the truth: Gut health isn’t luck, it’s maintenance.
✔ If you just adjust your diet, symptoms improve by 50% or more.
✔ If you fix your daily habits, you can avoid lifelong stomach issues.
🔥 I hope my personal experience helps you!
Don’t suffer longer than you have to—take control and heal your gut today!
