Joji: I can tell you what helped with me. November of 2005 I had an ulcer and then in May 2006 I got another set and they were bleeding. I had to take something called a Prevpack, 3000 mg of antibiotics a day with a Prevacid pill, for two weeks. Then I was put on something called Karafate that coated my stomach. But more than that I went on a very bland diet, that is a lot like Heather's, for bout a month. It was BOOORING but it did help my ulcers to heal. I would eat oatmeal, not the flavored type, cream of wheat or plain grits with no seasoning such as pepper. Lunch was sandwiches with a little low fat mayo . I ate plain chicken, rice, fish, applesauce, popsicles, soup, some veggies such as carrots, potatoes, squash and broccoli that was steamed or sometimes stir fried. SInce I did nt want to deal with what to drink I kept to plain water. I ate small meals, basically nibbled all day.
I have to tell you that I also have severe reflux so I was also working around that. SOme foods such as eggs did not agree with me so I did not eat them. But basically I kept my diet very bland and used the meds to stop the acid so that my ulcers could heal.
Not to scare you but I will tell you that after my last bout of ulcers I developed my IBS. My doc said that it could have been the meds and the trauma to my stomach.
I also had a upper EGD after a three month period to see if the ulcers were gone. By the way I knew they were bleeding before the EGD since I had dark blood in my stool.
I hope this helps and I hope that your sister gets better since it ws very painful and scary to have the ulcers.
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