Prolonged stress, poor nutrition, poor environmental conditions, exposure to bacteria - all these factors lead to disruption of the stomach and the development of serious diseases. In the acute stage, they require mandatory drug treatment, individually selected by the doctor after the studies. Treatment at home of stomach ulcers, gastritis and other diseases with folk remedies is allowed after the relief of the acute phase, during the period of remission. The use of any alternative medicine should be agreed with your doctor.
Can I use folk remedies for stomach pain at home?
Doctors do not deny the beneficial properties of many alternative medicine, but believe that they should be part of complex therapy. Probably, many have heard from their loved ones or friends: "My stomach hurts, what to drink at home?" It is hardly worth saying that the answer to this question correctly is only possible when establishing the cause of the pain. Only a medical specialist can do this. Many explain their reluctance to consult a doctor with employment, lack of time.
In reality, this is an irresponsible attitude to one’s health and a complete misunderstanding of the obvious fact: the pain that once appeared is a signal of the body about existing problems. It can be dulled or even completely removed (for a while), but this will not save you from the reason that caused it. Therefore, all the recommendations presented in this article are addressed to people who are diagnosed with gastric disease. Folk remedies will help them enhance the effect of traditional medication.
High acidity
Imbalance between the release of hydrochloric acid and its timely neutralization leads to an increase in the acidity of gastric juice. Such a deviation is manifested by the following symptoms:
- heartburn - a burning sensation in the esophagus after eating salty, fatty, sour, spicy foods;
- bitter or sour taste after burping;
- dull, aching or pulling pain in the stomach, which gives to the right hypochondrium;
- periodic unpleasant burning sensation in the throat;
- a feeling of fullness of the stomach, even with small portions of food eaten.
Significantly less often a high level of acidity is accompanied by signs such as constipation, nausea and vomiting after eating, paroxysmal pain before defecation.
How to reduce the acidity of the stomach at home and is it possible? Yes, such alternative medicine remedies exist. They stabilize the work of the glands and contribute to improving the general condition of the patient.
Acidic Herb
To prepare it, you will need:
- calamus roots - 1 part;
- centaury - 2 parts;
- pharmaceutical chamomile, peppermint, coltsfoot - 3 parts;
- yarrow - 5 parts.
All herbs are mixed, and for brewing two tablespoons of the mixture are taken, which are poured with 500 ml of boiling water and insisted for five hours. Infusion is taken in ½ cup 40 minutes before a meal. The course of treatment is three weeks.
Potato juice
Many people with gastrointestinal diseases know how to reduce the acidity of their stomach at home with potatoes. To do this, wash and dry three medium-sized potato tubers. It is better to give preference to pink varieties. Grate them with the peel and squeeze the juice.
It should be taken on an empty stomach, in the morning, one hour before meals, and before bedtime. Treatment continues for 10 days.
Gastritis
Inflammation of the gastric mucosa is called by physicians gastritis. How to treat the stomach at home with this disease? Quite often, an acute form of gastritis is caused by poisoning of poor-quality food. To alleviate the condition of the patient, it is necessary first of all to empty the stomach. To do this, you need to drink up to six glasses of boiled warm water, in which baking soda is calculated at the rate of one teaspoon (without a slide) per 1.5 liters of liquid.
After this, it is necessary to induce vomiting by pressing fingers on the root of the tongue. The procedure is repeated until clean water comes out during vomiting. Then you should completely refuse food for a day. In order to prevent further changes in the gastric mucosa, it is necessary to use enveloping agents, decoctions of herbs that have an anti-inflammatory effect.
Oatmeal jelly
In this case, oat jelly, which has enveloping properties, removes toxins, lowers acidity and prevents the development of dysbiosis, will help normalize the function of the stomach. It can be prepared in many ways. We suggest choosing a more suitable recipe for you.
Oatmeal jelly
Two glasses of dry cereal should be grinded in a coffee grinder or blender, pour the resulting flour into eight glasses of warm water. The mass is thoroughly stirred and left for 10 hours to swell. Then the mixture is filtered, ½ teaspoon of salt is added and heated until thickened. The resulting mass is poured into glasses and put in the refrigerator. Before use, jelly can be mixed with berries or honey.
Milk-oat jelly
In 500 ml of warmed milk, pour 100 grams of oatmeal. After swelling, the mass is filtered, separating the liquid from the cereal, add a little salt and a teaspoon of starch to it. On a slow fire, the base is heated, not bringing to a boil. If desired, in such a jelly you can add a spoonful of honey.
Stomach ulcer
This is a chronic disease in which an ulcer is formed on the mucous membranes of the stomach caused by various pathological processes. The cause of the disease lies in the imbalance between the protective properties of the stomach and aggressive factors.
If the doctor has given you this serious diagnosis, along with the prescribed treatment, you should find out which folk remedies for the stomach can be taken.
Potato and carrot juice
Juices of these vegetables should be mixed in equal proportions, taking on an empty stomach in the morning in a glass of the mixture half an hour before breakfast. The course of treatment lasts two weeks.
Before treating the stomach at home with an ulcer, it is necessary to achieve the removal of acute manifestations of the disease. As a rule, this is achieved after a course of drug treatment.
Cabbage juice
Cabbage juice accelerates the scarring of the ulcer, and it should be consumed until it is completely healed. Grind the leaves of fresh cabbage in a meat grinder until pulp is obtained and squeeze the juice through cheesecloth. A glass of drink is drunk in three doses during the day 30 minutes before a meal. After a week of admission, you need to take a three-day break. Judging by the reviews, two months of admission is enough to scar a small ulcer.
Aloe
Speaking about how to treat the stomach at home, many do not even suspect that this houseplant that adorns the windowsills of many houses, normalizes the composition of the digestive juice, accelerating the healing process. The beneficial properties of the plant include:
- ability to regenerate tissues;
- prevent inflammation;
- counteract the growth of pathogenic microorganisms;
- relieve pain.
In the recipes of traditional medicine for the stomach, only aloe leaves older than three years are used. Two weeks before they are cut, watering the plant stops. The collected leaves must be kept in the cold for 10 days. Then they are crushed, the resulting mass is taken half an hour before meals on a spoon (tablespoon) - in the morning and in the evening. The course of treatment is a month.
From this mass, you can squeeze the juice, mix it in equal proportions with linden honey and take 50 ml before meals for a month.
Treatment of diseases of the stomach with herbs
Herbalists and traditional healers have long known how to treat the stomach at home. To do this, they use both individual herbs with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and regenerating properties, as well as herbal preparations.
Golden mustache tincture
This tool helps to normalize digestion, improves the regeneration of the mucous membrane, and relieves stomach cramps. You will need lateral flower shoots with nodules dividing them into separate parts. Healing power has an escape with ten or more knots.
Three or four of these shoots are crushed and poured with a liter of quality vodka. The mixture is infused for two weeks in a dark place at room temperature. You will learn about the readiness of the tincture by its dark purple color. After that, the composition is filtered and stored in a cool place.
Patients with gastric pathology are interested in: "What to do with stomach spasm at home?" The prepared tincture can help you: take 5 drops previously diluted in a glass of water. Very soon, the spasm will subside. In the treatment of gastritis, the same dosage of tincture should be taken before meals three times a day for a month.
Flax-seed
In the evening, pour a glass of boiling water in a spoonful of flaxseed. After 5 minutes, mix thoroughly, leave to insist until morning. Strain it in the morning and drink it 20 minutes before breakfast. The course of treatment for gastritis is one month.
Oats
A unique cereal that is considered a universal remedy for the treatment of diseases of the stomach with any acidity. In order for it to bring maximum benefit, it is necessary to brew it correctly. Wash raw grains under running water and spread on a baking sheet with a thin layer to dry. Then grind them in a coffee grinder.
Pour half a glass of the obtained flour with water (500 ml) and boil for 20 minutes. When the broth cools down, it should be filtered and add boiled water to the original volume. You will get a lot, which in consistency will resemble jelly. It is taken half an hour before meals, ½ cup.
Plantain for the stomach
This plant has been familiar to many since childhood: remember how you applied its leaf to a broken knee? This unpretentious and shade-tolerant culture has a wide range of effects on the body. You probably know what plantain is useful for: it has bactericidal, wound healing and regenerating properties. Due to its unique composition, this plant eliminates many stomach ailments, including:
- gastritis;
- enterocolitis and colitis;
- pain of unclear etiology;
- enteritis;
- stomach ulcer;
- pain and cramping in the stomach.
Plantain also normalizes acidity and improves digestion.
Tea from plantain for the stomach is useful for any diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, thanks to its enveloping and healing properties, the ability to eliminate pain and heartburn. It is recommended to drink it in a warm form 30–40 minutes before a meal.
The therapeutic infusion can be prepared in two ways:
Pour a tablespoon of dry raw materials with 250 ml of hot water, but not boiling water, and leave it under the lid for a quarter of an hour. This drink is drunk before meals, and each time a new portion is prepared.
The infusion is prepared from 4 tablespoons of dry raw materials and a liter of hot water. The drink is insisted in a thermos for at least three hours and consumed in a spoon (tablespoon) three times a day. The course of treatment, as in the first case, lasts 7 days.
Plantain Syrup
What is plantain syrup useful for? It is recommended for peptic ulcer, flatulence, gastritis with low acidity, diarrhea and bleeding. You can buy it at the pharmacy or make it yourself. It tastes good and is perfectly stored in the refrigerator. Here are some simple recipes:
- chop fresh leaves in a meat grinder to a mushy state, combine in equal proportions with honey, mix thoroughly and leave in a sealed container until the honey is completely dissolved;
- put the crushed plantain in a glass jar, pouring each layer with sugar, and store for two months in a cool dark place. Syrup is taken before meals three times a day, one spoonful (tablespoon).
Plantain juice
Healing juice is prepared from succulent fresh leaves of the plant. Such a remedy is effective for gastritis with low acidity, as well as an ulcer. Juice is stored without loss of medicinal properties in the refrigerator for no more than three days. It is taken in the morning before breakfast, 30 ml for two weeks.