Thanks you for explaining that. Some years ago I was diagnosed with gastritis but at the time I was having reflux so when the reflux stopped, I assumed the gastritis was healed. Based on what you are saying, I may still have the gastritis then. Would you happen to know if there is something else i should be taking to help heal the inflammation? I hate to keep pestering you with questions, would you know of a good resource (web site??) that I can go to to find more about healing this inflammation. I am grateful for the time you would give to help. :)