Homeopathic Remedy to Gastritis Posted: 12-26-03 02:48am
Homeo cure for gastritis
stomach
what is gastritis
who is at risk
causes of gastritis
symptoms of gastritis
diagnosis of gastritis
prevention of gastritis
what can homoeopathy do
if there is anything man has been abusing
on a regular basis whether it is to be a
social animal, to please the palate, to
spend time or strike a business deal it is
the stomach. We do so by eating food at
untimely hours, consuming foods which are
tasty and down liquids which do not make
the stomach feel really good and all the
above in quantities which are not very
welcome down the throat. And after all
that, call it an “upset
stomach”.
Stomach:
the stomach as we know is a
“j” shaped structure starting
at the end of oesophagus and collects all
the food and liquid we ingest. It then
methodically grinds it up into small
pieces and squirts them into tiny jets
into the next part of the digestive system
i.E duodenum.
Stomach is made up different layers of
cells which produce predominantly
hydrochloric acid and other enzyme called
pepsin which along with the grinding
motion of its smooth muscle layer and the
chemical action break down the food and
prepare it for digestion.
What is gastritis?
It is nothing but irritation, inflammation
of the inner layer of the stomach. The
stomach has its own protective layer which
shields its walls from the corrosive
action of the enzymes of digestion by
producing a mucosa rich in bicarbonates.
But due to irritation and inflammation
when that layer is breached at a few
points in the stomach the acid tends to
break down the walls leading to formation
of these gastritis changes as white blood
cells rush to the affected areas as if
during an injury.
Gastritis could be acute or chronic. In
the sense that if the irritating causes
persist over a period of time or keep
occurring regularly then it can cause
chronic gastritis.
Who is at risk?
people working in timebound
operations or ones under stress due to
occupation or studies and who do not have
healthy food habits are at more risk
compared to others.
men and women of all ages can be
affected by this too.
Causes of gastritis:
+ helicobacter pylori is a bacteria know
to cause changes of gastritis and can be
harbored in the lining of stomach even for
decades causing chronic gastritis.
+ delayed food habits, either it is
housewives waiting till mid-day to
complete the chores or students skipping
breakfast or people in occupations who
miss lunch atleast twice a week are all
prone to gastritis as the enzymes are
produced on time but do not have anything
to digest and irritate the stomach layer.
All the above people also make the matter
worse by taking stimulants like tea,
coffee at the time of regular meal
intake.
+ alcohol on a regular basis and smoking
push up the production of hydrochloric
acid in the stomach.
+ spicy food causes the same effect.
+ stress pushes up the production of
digestive enzymes in the stomach and if
this occurs on a regular basis can cause
gastritis.
+ anxiety, depression have the deleterious
effect on the stomach wall too.
+ auto-immune disorders like
hypothyroidism, rheumatoid arthritis,
chronic diseases like pernicious anaemia,
bile reflux can all cause gastritis.
Symptoms of gastritis:
* heartburn is one of the commonest
symptoms of gastritis. It happens if the
stomach contents tend to travel up the
gullet and since it is not an area
resistant to the acid can cause this
burning sensation in the chest or just
below the ribs and can get worse after
eating.
* non-specific abdominal pain. Sometimes
pain may radiate into the back.
* belching or eructations. Sometimes it
could be just air or contain the taste of
the ingested food coming into the
throat.
* nausea or vomiting sensation or in some
cases vomiting too.
* loss of appetite.
* weakness.
* feeling of fullness in the stomach even
after eating a little.
* if pain is severe and ulcer has to be
ruled out.
Diagnosis of gastritis:
- the symptomatology of the patient is
enough to diagnose gastritis.
- if the pain is severe an endoscopy
should be done which would rule out any
ulcer formation.
- a culture of the contents drawn with an
endoscope would reveal helicobacter pylori
bacteria if any.
- in any case of gastritis any other
chronic disease or drug abuse should be
ruled out which could be the probable
causes.
Prevention of gastritis:
# since salt can increase the irritation
of stomach lining the intake of salt
should be decreased.
# spicy or oily food and regular intake of
non-vegetarian should be avoided.
# alcohol, smoking should be avoided.
# stimulants like tea, coffee and other
beverages like colas which contain high
percentage of bicarbonates should be
reduced more so on empty stomach.
# food should be taken at regular
intervals, delayed should be avoided to
the most.
# people with gastritis should avoid
irritants like drugs which can cause
chronic inflammation.
# patients should also try to figure out
food allergies which can vary from person
to person.
# last but not the least stress and
anxiety should be avoided. If we study
our lives we come across situations
wherein there are enough episodes of
“avoidable stress”.
# eat meals at regular intervals.
# avoid going to bed within an hour after
a heavy meal.
What can homoeopathy do?
homoeopathy can be a wholesome
treatment for acute or chronic
gastritis.
it can reduce the excessive
secretion of hydrochloric acid.
it can heal the patches of
gastritis areas thereby reducing the
symptoms of the same.
it can prevent formation of
ulcers of the stomach.
