Currently, gastric ulcer is one of the most common diseases of the digestive system. It has long been known that along with medications, it is possible to treat stomach ulcers with folk remedies that are no less, and sometimes more effective.
An ulcer is a defect in the stomach lining that can not only cause a lot of trouble in everyday life, but can also cause exacerbations or death.
There is no point in accepting and trying to live with this illness, as it is an extremely dangerous disease. After detecting symptoms, you should immediately consult a doctor and begin treatment with medications or traditional medicines as soon as possible.
For effective therapy, you need to know how to properly and how to treat a stomach ulcer at home.
Oatmeal jelly
Oats contain a lot of starchy substances, which, when cooked, turn into a decoction, which is why its consistency becomes viscous and sticky. Drinking jelly envelops the walls of the stomach, creating a protective film that relieves irritation and reduces the acidity of gastric juice. As a result, jelly quickly relieves heartburn, eliminates belching and nausea.
To prepare homemade jelly, add a glass of washed oats to a liter of water, bring to a boil and cook over low heat for half an hour. Then the boiled broth is brought to the same volume with boiling water, boiled for a few more minutes, cooled and filtered. Kissel should be drunk three times a day, half a glass half an hour before meals. The drug is extremely effective: within a day after the start of treatment, attacks of pain due to exacerbation of peptic ulcer disease cease.
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Diet therapy
When treating a stomach ulcer, you must adhere to a certain diet. First of all, you need to completely give up any alcohol and smoking, as well as foods that can cause even the slightest irritation of the gastric mucosa, that is, everything salty, fried, fatty, smoked and spicy.
If you have a stomach ulcer, you need to exclude raw fruits and vegetables rich in fiber, which is difficult to digest, strong meat, chicken, mushroom and fish broths, soda, coffee and tea. You need to eat little and often, about 5-6 times a day, in no case overeating.
It is advisable that the dishes do not require long chewing (which activates the process of production of gastric juice), therefore, for ulcers, a variety of purees, soufflés, omelettes, porridges and jelly, cutlets and meatballs, and delicate casseroles are recommended. The main method of cooking food is boiling or steaming.
Depending on the stage of the disease and indications, one of the following diets is prescribed:
- table 1A;
- table 1;
- table 5.
Table 1A is prescribed for a sharp exacerbation of peptic ulcer disease. The diet includes slimy cereal soups, steamed chicken, fish or cottage cheese soufflé, milk, soft-boiled eggs, liquid milk porridges, jelly, and steamed fish. Bread, coffee, vegetables and fruits, as well as sweets are excluded.
During the treatment of a stomach ulcer, you need to eat foods that are gentle to its flora.
Table 1 is prescribed after an exacerbation. The diet includes white bread and crackers, pureed vegetable and cereal soups, boiled lean meat, steamed fish, dishes made from non-acidic cottage cheese (cheesecakes, casseroles), pureed porridge, omelettes, boiled vegetables, weak tea.
Excluded:
- Rye bread;
- fat meat;
- strong broths;
- hard-boiled and fried eggs;
- any spicy dishes;
- marinades;
- vegetables high in fiber (cabbage, turnips, onions, spinach, etc.;
- beans;
- canned food;
- dairy products;
- coffee;
- soda.
Table 5 is prescribed for remission. The diet allows:
- milk;
- low-fat cottage cheese and sour cream;
- steam cutlets from lean poultry or veal;
- omelettes and egg soufflés;
- low-fat boiled and baked fish or steamed fish cutlets;
- aspic;
- lean ham;
- yesterday's white bread;
- crackers and bran bread;
- some vegetables (pumpkin, beets, carrots) boiled, stewed or baked;
- white sauces based on milk or sour cream;
- some fruits - pears, ripe apples, watermelons.
Advice. You should avoid coffee, hot sauces and spices, fatty and fried foods, sour fruits and berries, crumbly cereals, fresh white bread and pastries, smoked foods, whole milk and fatty dairy products.
Potato juice, sea buckthorn and propolis
These drugs are used in the well-known course of therapy for peptic ulcer disease. Treatment consists of three stages:
- Take 100 ml of raw potato juice twice a day. To prepare one serving, two or three well-washed medium-sized tubers are grated on a fine grater along with the peel (“the eyes” must be cut out, as they contain a lot of solanine). The resulting pulp is squeezed through gauze. The juice should be drunk immediately after preparation; it cannot be stored. The greatest amount of substances beneficial to the stomach can be extracted from potato varieties whose tubers are red. Their juice, rich in biologically active components, has an anti-inflammatory and enveloping effect, optimizes the acidity of the stomach contents. Treatment lasts a week.
- Therapy with propolis tincture. A heaping teaspoon of “bee glue” crushed into powder is infused for a week in 100 ml of medical alcohol and then filtered. Take the drug three times a day, an hour after meals, diluting 25 drops of tincture in a glass of water. Propolis successfully relieves inflammation and promotes rapid healing of ulcerated areas of the mucous membrane. The stage lasts three weeks.
- Take a teaspoon of sea buckthorn oil three times a day for a month. You can make your own medicinal remedy from sea buckthorn seeds or use a pharmaceutical preparation. Sea buckthorn oil has a powerful healing effect. Its effect completes the process of scarring of ulcerated areas of the stomach wall.
This course of treatment can significantly improve the condition of ulcer patients. In the most difficult cases, it is recommended to do it twice a year.
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Clay
White or blue clay, sold in pharmacies as a treatment for joints or for cosmetic use, is also successfully used for exacerbations of peptic ulcers. Clay particles help heal the surface of the mucous membrane and remove toxic substances from the stomach.
The healing drug is a solution that is taken 200 ml twice a day an hour before meals. At the beginning of treatment, it is prepared from a third of a teaspoon of clay and a glass of water. The amount of clay is gradually increased, bringing it to a full teaspoon. The course lasts 30 days and can be repeated after a 10-day break.
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Honey with walnuts
Not only healing, but also tasty. It is prepared from flower honey, finely ground walnut kernels and butter, taken in equal parts (300 g each). The components are placed in an enamel bowl and heated for 20 minutes in the oven at a temperature of about 100 °C. The well-mixed mass is taken one tablespoon three times a day half an hour before meals.
If the peptic ulcer is not in an advanced state, the medicine helps to get rid of the disease in the shortest possible time.
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Treatment of stomach ulcers
Surgery will help get rid of the disease.
Taking into account the capabilities of modern medicine in diagnosing and treating gastric ulcers, the probability of complete relief from the disease is very high: 96 cases of recovery out of 100.
Only a small number of patients fail to completely cope with it. With later detection and chronic course of the disease, recovery is possible only after surgical intervention.
A necessary condition for successful treatment with the achievement of a lasting positive result is an integrated approach. The patient must be patient (this is not a quick process) and be prepared to adhere to the clear recommendations of the attending physician.
The mandatory standard treatment regimen includes: taking medications to eliminate the main cause of the disease and its accompanying symptoms, a strict diet and preventive measures.
Aloe
The bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of this indoor plant are widely known. It is also used in the treatment of peptic ulcers, since aloe helps normalize the acidity of gastric juice and accelerate the regeneration of mucosal cells.
To prepare the medicine, use a plant no younger than three years old. It is not watered for two weeks before processing. The leaves are cut, washed, wrapped in cotton cloth and kept in the refrigerator for several days. Then 500 g of plant material is passed through a meat grinder, mixed with the same amount of natural honey, heated in a water bath until a temperature of 60 ° C is reached and 500 ml of good red wine is poured. The medicine is infused for a week in a glass container in a dark place. The course of treatment is designed for three weeks (three times a day an hour before meals), and in the first week there is a teaspoon per dose, in the second - a tablespoon, and in the third - two tablespoons of the mixture.
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Medicinal plants and herbs
Herbal medicine recipes, in which medicinal plants are used both separately and in special mixtures, help treat stomach ulcers.
Aloe
Aloe is a plant that improves immunity, normalizes the composition of gastric juice and accelerates the healing process for gastric ulcers. Beneficial properties of aloe:
- regenerating;
- preventing inflammation;
- counteracting the proliferation of microflora;
- relieving pain.
For stomach ulcers, plants that are 3 years old or more are used. Half a month before cutting, stop watering. The cut leaves are kept in the refrigerator for 10 days, after which the leaves are crushed. Take 1 tbsp. lie before meals (1 month). In addition, you can squeeze juice from crushed leaves, add honey (1:1) and consume 50 ml before meals.
Flax-seed
A decoction of flaxseed is widely used for the treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal diseases and helps to effectively relieve the symptoms of stomach ulcers. Therapeutic effects of flaxseed:
- Envelops the gastric walls, prevents damage to epithelial tissues.
- Accelerates regeneration, heals ulcerative defects.
- Regulates stomach acidity levels.
- Clears the stomach of toxins.
- Speeds up metabolism.
The decoction must be prepared for one serving, as it quickly oxidizes and cannot be stored for a long time. Pour ½ cup of boiling water over 1 tsp. seeds, leave for half an hour, stirring occasionally. After straining, consume the decoction half an hour before meals. A fresh portion is prepared every time. The duration of treatment is a month. Flaxseed decoction should not be consumed in the following cases:
- exacerbation of peptic ulcer;
- allergic reaction to flax;
- cholelithiasis;
- pancreatitis, hepatitis;
- cholecystitis;
- early pregnancy and lactation (phytoestrogens can change hormonal levels).
Calendula
An infusion of calendula flowers is a strong anti-inflammatory and regenerating agent that promotes the rapid restoration of damage to the gastric mucosa.
It has a general strengthening effect, accelerates metabolism and cell renewal, and promotes scarring of ulcers. Pour 25 g of calendula into a glass of boiling water and simmer in a water bath for 15 minutes. The decoction is filtered and drunk warm, 50 ml several times a day (1 month). It is not recommended to use calendula flowers for:
- Allergies.
- Cardiovascular diseases.
- Pregnancy and lactation.
- Children under 12 years old.
St. John's wort
St. John's wort is considered in folk medicine to be an effective antibiotic that has proven itself in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The plant has astringent, wound-healing, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal properties.
Aqueous infusion of St. John's wort. 15 g of herb is poured into a thermos and 250 ml of boiling water is poured in, infused for 8-10 hours. Strain and bring the volume of tincture to 200 ml. Take 50 ml warm before meals (2 weeks).
Oil and St. John's wort. This remedy requires a fresh plant. The grass is thoroughly washed, dried, crushed and placed, without compacting, in a glass container. Fill the jar to the top with unrefined olive or sunflower oil. The jar is closed, the product is infused in a dark place for 10 days. After this, the remedy is filtered and taken daily, 20 ml each time before meals until the ulcer is cured.
Rose hip
Rosehip decoction is used for gastrointestinal ulcers with a low level of acidity. Before preparing the decoction, hairs are removed from the fruit so as not to irritate the esophagus and gastric mucosa. Pour 30 rose hips into a glass of hot water and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. The decoction is infused for a day, then filtered and consumed warm (1 month).
Chamomile
Chamomile has a mild healing effect, so you can drink it for stomach ulcers without restrictions for 3 months. Every day you need to drink at least three glasses of chamomile flower tea (2 teaspoons per glass of boiling water). You can make an infusion of chamomile. To do this, 10 g of flowers are placed in a thermos, poured with a glass of boiling water and left for 3 hours. An infusion of 50 ml is taken before meals for 1.5 months.
Walnuts
Walnut has a powerful astringent and wound-healing effect, promoting ulcer healing. Nuts are used in shells, since the oil they contain quickly deteriorates when reacting with air. It is recommended to eat 6-7 nuts before breakfast (a month in late autumn and a month in spring).
In addition, for stomach ulcers, a medicinal mixture is used, which is consumed in 1 tsp. each time before meals one month. 20 g of finely chopped walnuts are poured into 100 ml of hot water, left for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then 2 teaspoons are added. honey.
Nut shells are also used in treatment; it can be used to prepare a good remedy for gastric ulcers and other diseases of the digestive system. The shell is thoroughly washed, placed in a deep container and filled with 70% alcohol. It is better to take more shells (from 1 kg of nuts). The product is infused for 2 weeks, taken 1 teaspoon at a time. before meals. To cure an ulcer, it is enough to drink the tincture for a month.
You should not take alcohol tinctures during exacerbation of peptic ulcer or if you are allergic to alcohol.
Plantain
The effectiveness of plantain in the treatment of gastric diseases has been known since ancient times. There are several industrially produced pharmaceutical preparations made from this plant.
At home, peptic ulcers are treated with tea from dry plantain leaves: a teaspoon of the raw material is poured into a glass of boiling water and the resulting infusion is taken half an hour before meals three times a day. Fresh juice, which can be squeezed from freshly picked plantain leaves, is also very useful. It is also drunk half an hour before meals three times a day, gradually increasing the dose from half a teaspoon to a tablespoon per dose.
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How to treat an ulcer with folk remedies
After you have visited the doctor, undergone an examination and identified an accurate diagnosis, you can begin to eliminate the pathology at home using folk remedies.
But before you start treating stomach ulcers with folk remedies at home, you should be well prepared: eat a certain diet, drink herbal decoctions, get rid of bad habits and protect yourself from stressful situations. These recommendations should be followed during the treatment period.
Next, recipes for the most popular folk herbal remedies for treating ulcers will be presented.
- potato juice;
- calendula;
- propolis and honey;
- St. John's wort;
- aloe;
- sea buckthorn;
- quail eggs;
- cabbage juice;
- plantain.
Chaga
Substances contained in the body of the tinder fungus (dry birch fungus, or chaga) can have a healing, regenerating, hemostatic and anti-inflammatory effect. To treat peptic ulcers, a water infusion of chaga is used.
It is prepared like this: the tinder fungus is soaked in water for five hours and passed through a meat grinder. Then a glass of the resulting mass is poured with a liter of heated (not hot) water and left for two days in a warm place. The strained solution is taken one third of a glass three times a day half an hour before meals. The duration of treatment is one month.
