Gastroduodenitis is a common disease in which there is an inflammatory process affecting the mucous membrane of the duodenum and stomach. May appear due to chronic gastritis. Gastroduodenitis can manifest itself in acute and chronic forms. Painful sensations in the acute form make themselves felt regularly, the clinical picture is very pronounced. Chronic gastroduodenitis is characterized by improper functioning of motility and secretion. In the acute form of the disease, the patient is admitted to the hospital. To treat gastroduodenitis at home after an exacerbation, you can use folk remedies.
Aloe and honey for gastritis and gastroduodenitis
To prepare the medicine, you need to wash 5 fleshy aloe leaves and squeeze the juice out of them. The resulting 1/4 cup of juice is mixed with the same volume of honey. The product is taken 1 teaspoon 3 times a day.
Biological active substances of aloe juice relieve irritation of the mucous membrane, honey normalizes the acidity of gastric juice. There are contraindications to using the prescription:
- Honey is not included in recipes for erosive gastritis;
- Aloe should not be taken for gastroduodenitis with high acidity.
Video about preparing a recipe based on aloe and honey:
Features of herbal medicine
As for gastroduodenitis with high acidity, the best folk remedy for treatment is medicinal herbs. If there is excess hydrochloric acid, which can cause erosion, you can use the following tips:
Recipe No. 1
An excellent way to combat high acidity is a special herbal mixture. It includes chamomile, marsh cudweed, calendula, peppermint and yarrow. This collection is considered the most famous. You can also use the following recipe: fifty grams of yarrow and chamomile, 1 tablespoon of St. John's wort, pour 250 ml of boiling water. Infuse the resulting mixture for twenty minutes, then strain. Directions for use: 1/3 glass 30 minutes before meals. The duration of treatment is at least two weeks.
Recipe No. 2
A recipe based on the following healing collection of medicinal herbs perfectly helps to cope with symptoms: 20 grams of centaury (herb), 40 grams each of St. John's wort and plantain, 10 grams of calamus root, 15 grams of yarrow. Mix the collection. 1 tbsp. collection, pour 250 ml of boiling water, keep in a water bath for 30 minutes. Take 1/3 cup twenty minutes before meals.
Recipe No. 3
Mint leaves cope well with high acidity. You can use not only fresh, but also dried leaves. Pour boiling water over it and leave in a thermos for about eight hours. Drink ½ glass in the morning on an empty stomach, and throughout the day after meals.
Traditional methods
Treatment of gastroduodenitis with folk remedies can be carried out using the following effective methods:
Method No. 1
Brew thirty grams of dry ingredients (St. John's wort, nettle, chamomile flowers and plantain leaves) with 500 ml of boiling water. Leave for twelve hours. Take 1/3 cup before meals for 5-6 weeks.
Method No. 2
You can prepare an infusion based on centaury, wormwood and citrus peel (lemon, orange). Thirty grams of the mixture are brewed with 500 ml of boiling water, leave overnight in a thermos. Take 1/3 cup before meals for 6 weeks.
Method No. 3
If gastroduodenitis is accompanied by reduced secretion of gastric juice, you can prepare a decoction based on the following ingredients: 2 cups of birch mushroom (chaga), ½ cup each of liquid honey and Kalanchoe juice, viburnum berries. Place viburnum in a saucepan, add three liters of water, bring to a boil. Cool the liquid and leave for 24 hours. Then add chaga and refrigerate for two days. The finished infusion must be carefully filtered, add Kalanchoe juice and natural honey. Take half a glass 30 minutes before meals.
Method No. 4
Sea buckthorn oil helps a lot with the erosive form of gastroduodenitis. This oil is famous for quickly healing ulcers, wounds and other lesions. It heals erosions in a short time. Directions for use: 1 tbsp. a spoonful of butter with rye crackers.
Method No. 5
To prepare a healing infusion, take St. John's wort, chamomile, celandine and yarrow herb in equal parts. Brew the mixture with boiling water (500 milliliters), leave for eight hours. Consume one hundred milliliters before meals.
Folk remedy for gastroduodenitis
The best remedy that effectively treats inflammation of the stomach and intestines is a mixture of honey, butter, carrots and walnuts.
Compound:
- Honey – 500 g,
- Ghee butter – 500 g,
- Chopped walnuts – 500 g,
- Finely grated carrots – 500 g.
Mix all ingredients, put in a jar, and store in the refrigerator. Therapeutic dose: 20 minutes before meals, take 1 tablespoon. The course of treatment lasts until the remedy runs out. After consuming this tasty and healthy remedy, gastroduodenitis should go away.
Symptoms and causes of pathology
To begin treatment for gastroduodenitis, you need to consult a specialist. Based on the cause of gastroduodenitis, the clinical picture and the individual characteristics of the body, the attending physician will be able to draw up a treatment plan.
The reasons for the development of gastroduodenitis include stressful situations, improper and irregular nutrition, hereditary and endocrine factors, infections, and abuse of fatty and fried foods. With gastroduodenitis, the following symptoms appear:
- coating on the tongue;
- painful sensations in the stomach, as well as throughout the abdomen;
- dizziness, nausea and heartburn;
- fatigue, weakness;
- constipation and diarrhea;
- lack of appetite.
If these symptoms occur, you should definitely consult a doctor. Treatment should not be delayed, as untimely therapy can cause complications.
Gastroduodenitis can lead to the following complications: anemia, pancreatitis, immunodeficiency, polyposis, stomach and intestinal cancer, duodenal and gastric ulcers, exhaustion, extensive bleeding.
Folk remedies have proven themselves to be excellent in the treatment of gastroduodenitis. Before using any prescription, you should consult your doctor.
Treating the stomach with raw potatoes
In case of exacerbations or heartburn attacks, there is no need to squeeze potato juice and drink it; it is better to use grated potatoes. The benefits of raw potatoes were proven by the Institute of Health in 1956.
Take red potatoes with yellow flesh (100 g), grate them on a fine grater. Before treatment, be sure to drink 300 ml of hot water in large sips to rinse the mucous membrane from the secretions covering it. After 15 minutes, eat the grated potatoes, swallowing them in small portions. You should not chew potatoes or mix them with saliva. You cannot eat for an hour; after an hour you can eat porridge with water. The course of treatment lasts 10 days, during which time you need to follow a diet, eating light meals.
Video about the process of preparing a medicinal product from grated potatoes:
How to treat erosive gastroduodenitis: drug therapy
The following medications are prescribed:
— antibacterial agents (“Amoxicillin”, “Metronidazole”), they eliminate the bacteria Helicobacter pylori;
- bismuth medications (“De-nol”) – have an astringent effect and relieve inflammation;
- antacids (Almagel, Maalox) - reduce acidity and reduce the aggressive influence of negative factors.
Chronic erosive gastroduodenitis takes longer to treat and includes mandatory adherence to a diet, which involves excluding from the diet foods with a fibrous structure and coarse fiber (bran bread, turnips, stringy meat, radishes). You should also completely avoid any alcohol, tobacco, carbonated drinks, canned food, coffee, strong tea, fried and salty foods. Food should be warm and thermally processed.
When preparing food, it is necessary to limit the consumption of spices. It is recommended to eat food every 2-3 hours in small portions. Mandatory products are the following: steamed cutlets, meatballs, oatmeal and semolina porridge, slimy soups, jelly, soft-boiled eggs, low-fat sour cream, low-fat hard cheese, pasteurized milk. All of the listed foods have an antacid effect.
Egg white restores the gastric mucosa
In the treatment of gastroduodenitis, both chicken and quail eggs are widely used. Due to the fact that the contents of the egg are intended to supply the embryo with nutrients and create an aseptic environment, they have unique properties:
- Envelops the gastric mucosa, neutralizing the aggressive effect of hydrochloric acid;
- Egg components exhibit regenerative properties against damaged mucous membranes;
- Increase local immunity;
- They contain valuable proteins and amino acids, vitamins and microelements, lysocin, as a natural antiseptic, suppresses the proliferation of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori;
- They have a sedative effect, relieving tension and stress, eliminating the neurogenic cause of the disease;
- They reduce the risk of malignancy, the formation of cancerous tumors of the stomach and intestines, and remove radionuclides.
Before use, chicken eggs should be washed thoroughly to prevent salmonellosis. Quail eggs do not need to be washed.
The recipe for using eggs is very simple - for a month you need to drink before meals (30-50 minutes) the white of a raw chicken egg, or 2-3 whites of quail eggs.
Main directions of treatment
Therapy for gastroduodenitis should be comprehensive. You can get rid of it forever, but this will require a lot of effort, patience and time. It is necessary to treat all diseased organs of the digestive system, increase immunity, and strengthen the nervous system.
For those who find such measures overwhelming, you can choose a different approach to treatment. It is recommended to carry out treatment aimed at reducing the manifestation of symptoms, improving general condition, and reducing the number of exacerbations. This requires adherence to a diet, proper nutrition and treatment with medications. And diet comes first.
Medication therapy involves the destruction of bacteria; antibiotics are used for this. It is also necessary to reduce the acidity in the stomach to reduce the negative effect on the mucous membrane - antacids are used. Next, you need to create a protective film at the site of injury and inflammation; for this, bismuth preparations are prescribed. If there are indications, the doctor will prescribe medications to relieve spasms and vitamin complexes. Drug therapy is carried out during the period of exacerbation of the disease; diet is considered the main treatment. The courses of sanatorium-resort treatment, health-improving physical education and physiotherapy have proven themselves well. It is imperative to get rid of smoking and alcohol abuse.
Treatment of gastroduodenitis with onion jam
To prepare the product you need to take 1 kg of onion and 1 kg of sugar. Chop the onion as finely as possible, mix it with sugar in an enamel bowl. After 5-10 minutes, the onion will give juice. Heat the pan with onions and sugar over low heat for 30-40 minutes until golden brown.
Transfer the onions boiled in sugar into a jar, take 1 tbsp. l.s. 2-3 times a day on an empty stomach.
A diet is mandatory for this treatment. The drug Omez or Omeprazole, prescribed by a doctor, is taken 1-2 capsules a day half an hour before meals along with onion jam. After 2 weeks of examination, you can see a clear effect of the treatment.
Video about preparing a recipe with onions and sugar:
Mint for gastroduodenitis
The plant has valuable medicinal properties.
Useful qualities of mint:
- Reduces the intensity of inflammation due to its antiseptic and antibacterial properties;
- Stimulates the digestion of food, as it has a choleretic effect;
- Relieves pain by having an antispasmodic effect on the smooth muscles of the intestines;
- Gently relieves stress and psycho-emotional stress, having a sedative effect.
Mint infusion is an effective remedy for the treatment of gastroduodenitis. To prepare it, brew 1/2 cup of fresh or dried mint leaves in a thermos, pouring 1 liter of water overnight. The first dose of infusion is 100 ml after waking up, then take 1/2 glass of infusion before each meal.
Find out more: Properties and uses of peppermint
Clinical picture
At the initial stage, manifestations of the disease practically do not occur. Subsequently, the patient experiences cramping pain, especially after eating as a result of the formation of scar-ulcerative deformation in the pyloroduodenal area.
Erosive gastroduodenitis has the following symptoms: a feeling of heaviness in the stomach, nausea, vomiting, sour belching, heartburn. There is pallor of the skin and decreased appetite. The patient complains of an unpleasant taste in the mouth and unstable stool (diarrhea, constipation).
Treatment of gastroduodenitis with flax
For gastroduodenitis, a proven folk remedy based on flax will help you. Take flax and grind it properly, then pour one tablespoon of boiled water into an enamel pan. Place on the fire and after boiling, keep on the fire for another fifteen minutes. Leave for one hour.
You need to take the medicine three times a day, half a glass, an hour before meals. The course of treatment for gastroduodenitis is 4 weeks. Then you need to take a break for ten days and repeat the course of treatment again. So it is necessary to conduct three courses with breaks.
You can also drink the following infusion instead of water: a pinch of each plant - St. John's wort, celandine, chamomile - must be brewed with two liters of water. Helps with polyps and intestinal diseases, as well as stomach ulcers.
The most effective recipes
An integrated approach will help cure gastroduodenitis. Follow all the doctor’s recommendations and you will forget about the disease once and for all. If you decide to use traditional methods, be sure to undergo an examination and ask your doctor whether certain methods can be used specifically in your case.
Peppermint and celandine
Fresh mint combined with dry herbs is poured with boiling water. The product should sit all night. You should take half a glass in the morning before meals, as well as at lunch and before dinner. You can also prepare a tincture of celandine. To do this, it is mixed with alcohol in a 1:2 ratio.
The product should be infused for two weeks. You should start with five drops, adding one drop daily. After you reach fifty drops, you should reduce the dosage in the opposite direction every day. The course of treatment is three months.
Medicinal herbs
Herbs are used for both medicinal and preventive purposes. You can prepare a gastric collection based on the following components:
- calamus root;
- plantain;
- St. John's wort;
- blooming Sally;
- yarrow;
- Melissa.
There is another recipe, which includes the above ingredients, to which are added wild strawberry leaves, dill seeds, rose hips, and valerian root. Both options promote wound healing, suppress fermentation processes, eliminate belching and heartburn, and also normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.
Traditional recipes for gastroduodenitis are used with the permission of the doctor
Treatment of gastroduodenitis with herbs
Take medicines only on a herbal basis, for example, to treat gastroduodenitis with herbs, take chamomile, St. John's wort and yarrow - all in equal proportions, pour one tablespoon of this mixture with boiling water (one glass).
Take three times a day half an hour before meals. The course of treatment for gastroduodenitis is ten days. During treatment, you must exclude fatty, sour, and fried foods from your diet. But remember that St. John's wort and yarrow often lead to constipation.
Nut infusion
It is advisable to treat gastroduodenitis in adults with folk remedies for high acidity using nut oil. The product is prepared based on such a scheme. Several nut cores are thoroughly ground to a powdery consistency. The raw materials are stirred in a glass of milk. Place the mixture over moderate heat and bring to a boil. Then the medicine is removed from the stove and cooled to room temperature. A spoonful of natural honey is dissolved in the liquid and a couple of drops of propolis alcohol tincture are added. Take a quarter glass of the product shortly before meals.
