I went for an endoscopy before the band, and was diagnosed with severe gastritis. The doctor said that I need to wait at least 6 months and possibly a year before I get the band. But definitely 6 months.

The scary thing is, I used to feel the acid reflux, but after a year off meds and a c-section, my stomach went numb for almost a year. I mean, I thought I was cured.

The Dr. said that my gastritis is so severe, there's a possibility it will never heal. Is anyone else dealing with something like this? What does it mean for the Lap-Band? Also, what kind of diet are you on?

The dr. told me no caffeine, no decaf coffee, no alcohol, no spicy foods and told me to look up diet stuff on the internet, under severe gastritis. But I really wasn't able to find what I was looking for. Most of the entries were about dogs.

Anyway, I have another endoscopy scheduled for January, and then (possibly) the lap-band.

<p>Sorry to hear about the trouble you are having. Have you tried googling "gastritis diet" because I seemed to find a bunch of results searching like that. I didn't see anything referencing dogs there. Hope that helps.</p>

Thanks, I'll give that a try...