Treatment of gastritis with folk remedies of erosive, high / low acidity, atrophic, chronic

Gastritis is a common disease, the occurrence of which is due to various factors: unhealthy diet, uncontrolled treatment, smoking, alcohol, constant stress and many others.

In addition to the use of medication, physiotherapy and diet, traditional medicine is used for treatment, which also help to improve the patient's condition.

Precautions and Tips

Gastritis is a serious disease, the untimely or incorrect treatment of which threatens the development of its more severe forms, which can lead to disability or even death. Therefore, the treatment of this disease with folk methods is possible only when a specialist establishes an accurate diagnosis and after consulting a doctor.

In addition, not all the components that make up a particular folk remedy can be well tolerated by the sick, and some can cause various allergic reactions. Therefore, the appropriate recipe should be selected individually.

Also, the dosages indicated in the prescription are not always suitable. Therefore, when treating with alternative medicines, you should listen to the body's response.

Folk ways to help alleviate the symptoms of pathology

Treatment of gastritis with folk remedies should complement the main therapy and differ depending on the type of gastritis. Their main focus is to calm and regenerate the mucous membrane of the stomach wall, normalize acidity and enhance the protective properties of the body.

Kissel from oatmeal "Hercules"

A decoction of oats helps to alleviate the symptoms of acute gastritis. To prepare it, you need 1 tbsp. Pour Hercules overnight with a liter of water. In the morning, squeeze the infusion well through a sieve and stir it for 7-10 minutes. over very low heat. The result should be a jelly-like product that should be consumed before meals.

Flax-seed

Flax seeds (like oats) are able to relieve inflammation of the mucous membrane by forming a protective film. The seeds can be used both raw (for example, chewed on an empty stomach), and in the form of a decoction, infusion or porridge.

For the preparation of the infusion 3 tbsp. l. seeds are poured with a glass of boiling water, well wrapped and left overnight (the infusion can be prepared in a thermos). The resulting product is drained and drunk half a glass in 15–20 minutes. before meals. The course of treatment is 1 month.

You can make a small portion of porridge from the seeds (you should not consume more than 50 g of seeds per day). In this case, the best therapeutic effect is achieved due to the presence of more mucus. Yogurt or cottage cheese is added to the porridge to give the medicine a more pleasant taste.

chamomile

Chamomile tea is useful for various stomach ailments. It is rich in essential oils that are beneficial for the digestive system, reduce inflammation, which reduces the risk of ulcers, relieves pain and reduces bloating.

For medicinal purposes, chamomile is taken in the form of a decoction, tea, tincture. For example, a weak infusion (1 tbsp. l. 500 ml of boiling water) should be drunk within 2 weeks after the main course of treatment.

Note. It is not recommended to cook decoctions from chamomile.

Versatile methods for high and low acidity

Gastritis with normal or increased secretory activity is observed most often at a young age. Moreover, men are more susceptible to this form of the disease. Gastritis with secretory insufficiency is characteristic of people of mature and old age.

Among the recipes for traditional medicine, there are those that can be used for any degree of secretion.

Sea buckthorn oil

For gastritis, it is recommended to take sea buckthorn oil, which soothes the inflamed gastric mucosa and promotes its healing.

You can take it in different ways:

• 3 times a day before meals for 1 tsp. l .;
• in the morning on an empty stomach, drink a glass of milk, to which 2 tsp. l. sea ​​buckthorn oil (course - 1 month).

Aloe and honey

With this disease, this composition also helps: mix 100 g of aloe juice, 200 g of Cahors, 250 g of honey and leave for 4 hours. The medicine is taken 15 g in 30 minutes. before meals.

You can prepare the medicine using a different prescription. To do this, cut off 5 aloe leaves, wash and chop. Next, you need to squeeze out the juice, which should turn out to be about ¼ tbsp. Add the same amount of honey to the juice, mix everything well and take a teaspoon 3 times a day. Aloe well relieves irritation of the gastric mucosa, and honey helps to normalize acidity.

Propolis acts as an enveloping, regenerating, pain relieving agent. Usually 10% propolis tincture and sea buckthorn oil are used, combined in a ratio of 10: 1. This composition is used 3 times a day one hour before meals, 20-30 drops, diluted in milk or water.

Plant fees

There are many herbal preparations, some of which are universal and suitable for any acidity.

The composition of one of these herbal collections includes the following herbs: yarrow, large plantain, chamomile, valerian root, St. John's wort, nettle, calendula. To prepare the broth, take 1 tsp. l. each ingredient, pour the mixture with 1 liter of water and boil for 5-10 minutes.

Strain the composition and store in the cold (the medicine is enough for 3 days of admission). You need to take daily 100 ml of broth half an hour before meals three times a day. It is recommended to take 1 tsp on an empty stomach throughout the course of treatment. l. May honey.

Elimination of high acidity

Alternative medicine for hypersecretory gastritis recommends using the following herbal ingredients:

• calamus;
• marshmallow medicinal;
• common heather;
• noble grapes;
• walnut grains;
• the fruits of rowan ordinary;
• centuria;
• cold mint;
• common knotweed;
• dried marsh flowers (in the absence of constipation).

Herbal infusion

With hyperacid gastritis, you can:

1. Take 20 g of fennel, anise, caraway seeds, chamomile flowers, lemon balm and grind everything.
2. 1 hour l. collection pour 0.25 liters of boiling water
3. Insist 15 minutes. (during the infusion period, you need to mix the composition several times), strain.

It is recommended to drink 2-3 tbsp. a day, but you should definitely follow a diet. For this period, you should give up alcohol, vinegar, fatty and spicy, salty, mustard, onion and garlic, horseradish, tomatoes and strong coffee.

Potato juice

Treatment of gastritis with potato juice is another effective remedy offered by traditional medicine. To do this, use only those tubers that have been grown without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. You should start with 25-50 g of juice per day and gradually bring the daily portion to 100 g. Improvement is observed, as a rule, on the 5th day of admission.

Freshly prepared juice from potato tubers can be combined in equal proportions with cabbage juice and drunk 3-4 times a day for 2 tbsp. l.

Soda water

Soda is one of the folk remedies that can help relieve the symptoms of gastritis. Take it with water. To do this, add a little baking soda and lemon juice to 100 ml of water, stir well (it turns out an "effervescent" drink) and drink it once a day, preferably in the morning.

Increasing acidity with folk remedies

Gastritis with secretory insufficiency develops when there is a violation of such a function of the stomach as the ability to produce a sufficient amount of the secret necessary to exercise digestive process.

With this form of gastritis, they are used:

• dandelion;
• aloe tree;
• plantain;
• lingonberry, blueberry fruits;
• mountain ash (ordinary and black chokeberry);
• St. John's wort;
• cabbage juices, currants;
• calendula;
• tansy;
• parsley;
• tomatoes;
• sagebrush;
• a series;
• yarrow;
• sage;
• hop.

They can be used individually or in mixtures.

Plantain

Plantain tea (lanceolate and large) in folk medicine is recommended for all types of catarrh of the gastrointestinal tract. At 1 st. boiling water take 1 tbsp. l. plantain leaves and insist for 10 minutes. Drink 1 tbsp. tea on an empty stomach and 4 more times a day for 1 tbsp. an hour after eating.

With gastritis with low acidity (enterocolitis, enteritis, ulcer), it is recommended to take the juice of the plantain, as it enhances the secretory function of the stomach.

Juice can be preserved in this way: add 250 ml of 96 ° alcohol to 1 liter of juice, insist for 2 weeks and drink 1 tbsp. l. in 30 minutes before meals for 2 months.

The therapeutic effect is provided by:

• aucubin glycoside;
• enzymes invertin, emulsin;
• triterpene saponins;
• silicic, nicotinic, citric acids;
• tannins;
• as well as flavonoids, sterols, mucus, potassium and other components.

As a healing agent, ½ hour. l. Plantain seed powder is used 4 times a day. Its pharmacy tincture is recommended to take 50 drops (or ½ – 1 tsp. l.) before meals.

Fruits and berries

For the treatment of gastritis with low acidity, winter green apples are suitable. They are peeled, rubbed on a fine grater and consumed in this form throughout the day. The daily portion should not exceed 3 apples per day. To avoid excessive gas formation, after taking applesauce for the next 2-3 hours, you should stop taking other food.

Admission rules:

• 1st month - mashed potatoes are recommended to be eaten 2 times a day;
• 2nd month - 3 times a week;
• 3rd month - reception can be reduced to 1 time per week.

Treatment can be supplemented with freshly squeezed apple-carrot juice (1: 1) on an empty stomach.

With low acidity (but not during the period of exacerbation of the disease), sour berries should be consumed in small quantities: cherries, currants, cranberries, raspberries, lingonberries.

Herbal collection

In the absence or insufficient secretion of gastric juice, such a folk recipe can be used as additional help. medicine: in equal amounts, take black elderberry flowers, sage and wormwood leaves, angelica roots and yellow gentian, grind everything into powder. Take ½ hour. l. powder before meals.

Folk recipes for different types of gastritis

Treatment of gastritis with folk remedies depends on its form. In some cases, the secretion persists, in others, its insufficiency can be traced. In the first case, severe pain syndrome, vomiting, heartburn can be observed. In the second, pain is felt only on palpation, there are complaints of bloating, belching with a putrid odor, unstable stools, nausea and loss of appetite (partial or complete).

For gastritis with preserved secretion, apply:

• Linden;
• yarrow;
• celandine;
• heather;
• marshmallow;
• strawberries;
• willow;
• potato;
• calendula;
• St. John's wort;
• mint leaves;
• chamomile flowers, as well as beekeeping products.

Chronic form

In chronic gastritis, the stomach lining becomes inflamed repeatedly or over a long period of time. Symptoms include upper abdominal pain, bloating, vomiting, loss of appetite, and upset stomach.

Chamomile extracts are taken between periods of exacerbation of the disease:

• To prepare an alcoholic tincture, 1 part of chamomile flowers is poured with 10 parts of alcohol and insisted for 3 weeks. Drink 20 drops a day (the tincture should be diluted with water).
• For gastritis, chamomile tea is also recommended: 3 g of dried flowers are poured with a glass of boiling water, insisted and drunk in small sips throughout the day.

In chronic gastritis, it is necessary to restore immunity, since this disease leads to its suppression. Improper secretion of stomach cells can cause anemia, oral ulceration, weakness, and headaches.

For the prevention of immunodeficiency states, you can use the recipes of traditional medicine.

• 5 tbsp. l. a mixture made up of equal parts of peppermint, lemon balm, ivan-tea flowers and horse chestnut, pour 1 liter of boiling water and leave for 2 hours, strain. In the infusion, you can add a decoction of viburnum berries and cherries (cherries can be replaced with strawberries). It is recommended to drink such a composition at 500 ml per day.
• An effective remedy for increasing the resistance of a weakened body in chronic gastritis is a remedy prepared according to this recipe. Take 200 g of dried apricots, raisins, honey, walnuts and 1 whole lemon. All ingredients should be passed through a meat grinder, mixed thoroughly and placed in a glass container with a lid. Take 1 tbsp. l. a day on an empty stomach.

Erosive form

This is one of the most dangerous forms of gastritis, as it is a pre-ulcer condition. In the absence of proper treatment, multiple erosions appear on the gastric mucosa, rapidly increasing in size.

Erosive gastritis is characterized by:

• the spread of the inflammatory process over large areas of the mucous membrane;
• thinning of the gastric epithelium;
• the manifestation of symptoms of acute gastritis.

When gastritis has grown into an erosive form, the following recipe will be effective: rub 20 g of propolis on finely grated or chopped in another convenient way, pour cold milk and put on a slow Fire.

Heat until the substance is completely dissolved. It is recommended to drink a glass of such milk in the morning on an empty stomach. In this case, you should follow a strict diet and be under the supervision of a doctor.

Chewing propolis gives a great effect. At the same time, tissue regeneration occurs, the oral cavity is disinfected, teeth are strengthened, and the work of the gastrointestinal tract improves.

Focal gastritis

Focal gastritis is one of the forms of the disease in which one or more areas of the gastric mucosa are affected. Depending on the severity of the course and localization of inflammatory foci, the disease is divided into several types: from easily curable, for example, catarrhal, to the most dangerous stages, such as atrophic gastritis.

Treatment of gastritis with folk remedies should have an anti-inflammatory, enveloping and regenerating effect.

This effect is exerted by:

• sea ​​buckthorn berry oil;
• decoctions of oats and flaxseeds;
• potato and cabbage juices, juice from plantain or aloe leaves;
• good results are obtained by taking infusions and teas from plantain, chamomile, calendula.

Burdock root is considered one of the most effective herbal remedies for the treatment of superficial forms of focal gastritis. In the spring, you can treat with a fresh root. To do this, eat 4-5 fresh young burdock roots for 2-3 weeks (daily).

Treatment is carried out in other seasons. For this, 1 tsp. l. the crushed root is poured with a glass of water, insisted overnight, in the morning, boiled over low heat for 5–7 minutes. and filter. The broth is drunk in 1/3 tbsp. 3 times a day for 15 minutes. before meals.

Reflux gastritis

With such gastritis, inflammation of the mucous membrane occurs due to the effect on it of alkaline contents with an admixture of bile that enters the stomach from the duodenum. Over time, this can lead to serious organ damage.

Reflux gastritis is a serious medical condition that requires medication combined with alternative medicine prescriptions.

For example, licorice is a traditional folk remedy used for all types of gastrointestinal diseases, including ulcers and acid reflux. The root of the plant contains a compound called glycyrrhizin, which is known for its soothing and strengthening effects on the stomach and the entire gastrointestinal tract.

It has been proven to have anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, antioxidant, anti-tumor, antimicrobial and antiviral properties. The exact dosage for the use of licorice should be selected individually, but it is known that patients begin to experience some improvement in their condition after 4-6 weeks with a daily intake of about 3 r root.

In addition, spices such as fennel and anise are believed to provide relief from gastritis.

Dandelion is an effective treatment for reflux gastritis. Fresh flowers of the plant are crushed, covered with sugar and left for a while. The released juice is squeezed out, diluted with water and drunk.

Atrophic and subatrophic gastritis

Atrophic gastritis most often has a chronic form of the course and is characterized by a decrease in the digestive function of the stomach, which increases with an exacerbation of the disease.

Symptoms:

• sudden weakness after eating;
• pale skin;
• acute pain and heaviness in the abdomen, cramps;
• loose stools without signs of poisoning.

If the diagnosis "atrophic gastritis" indicates irreversible processes, then the concept of "subatrophic" speaks of the initial stage of mucosal lesions (that is, these diagnoses characterize various stages diseases).

Due to the fact that this process takes place gradually, with proper and timely treatment subatrophic gastritis, it is possible to stop the atrophy of the gastric mucosa, which can no longer be done with atrophic. Despite the fact that gastroenterologists continue to use the term "subatrophic gastritis", modern medicine refers to it as an outdated definition.

The atrophic form of gastritis is a serious disease, therefore, the main therapy should be combined with alternative methods of treatment.

• With atrophic gastritis, it is important to maintain a physiological level of acidity in the stomach. To do this, you can take cabbage juice, tomato and lemon juices in equal proportions, add an equal amount of drinking water to them and drink this composition before each meal. Juices of grapefruit, orange, currant, gooseberry, apricot increase acidity well.
• For the treatment and prevention of atrophic gastritis in folk medicine, rosehip decoction is used (leaves and fruits of the plant are used). 1 tbsp. l. raw materials should be poured with a glass of boiling water, boiled for 10 minutes. and strain through cheesecloth so that the berry villi do not get caught. The resulting liquid is divided into 3 servings and taken before meals. After a month's course, you should take a 30-day break.
• A herbal decoction can alleviate the condition with gastritis. For its preparation, it is necessary to make a phytocomposition: 100 g of St. John's wort, 50 g each of plantain leaves, angelica root, yarrow, peppermint, caraway seeds and 20 g of flaxseed. 1 hour l. raw materials should be poured with a glass of water, boiled. Let it brew for 10 minutes. and strain. The drink should be drunk warm one hour before meals.

Children's gastritis

Treatment of gastritis with folk remedies is also allowed for children. In children, gastritis is usually acute and with more severe symptoms. Self-medication is unacceptable, however, there are a number of recipes that are harmless to children's health offered by alternative medicine.

• Children 2-3 hours Before meals, you can puree green apples without the skin.
• Not only with gastritis, but also as a prophylaxis of the disease, it is useful to drink apple-carrot juice in the morning on an empty stomach (1: 1).
• If a child is diagnosed with gastritis with high acidity, then you can give him 2 times a day for 1 tbsp. l. flower honey (in the absence of allergic reactions to this product). Honey can be mixed with warm milk.
• With low acidity, cabbage juice helps. It should be consumed daily before meals, 50-100 ml 2 times a day.
• An infusion of burdock root helps well (1 tsp. l. 1 tbsp is poured. boiling water, infused for 12 hours). Take 30 ml 4 times a day.

Superficial (non-atrophic) gastritis

With this form, the normal functioning of the glands remains, and the inflammation affects only the superficial layers of the mucous membrane. With timely treatment, the stomach tissue can be brought back to normal.

With superficial gastritis, alternative medicine recommends using infusions and decoctions of chamomile, celandine, peppermint, St. John's wort, raw quail eggs.

You can also apply:

• honey and apple cider vinegar diluted in water;
• ginger and turmeric;
• to restore the balance of acidity, fresh potato and cabbage juices are recommended;
• almond milk, green tea with honey are drunk to relieve irritation and reduce inflammation;
• normalization of gas exchange is facilitated by the intake of caraway tincture.

Catarrhal gastritis

Simple, or catarrhal gastritis appears after 4-8 hours. after exposure to the gastric mucosa of the etiological factor: infection, unhealthy diet, irritating effect of certain drugs, for example, antibiotics, salicylates, bromides.

For catarrhal gastritis, oats are effective:

1. For the preparation of the drug, 1 tbsp. Pour 1 liter of water over peeled oats and leave for 12 hours.
2. Then put on low heat and cook for 30 minutes.
3. Wrap up and let it brew for another 12 hours.
4. The broth should be drunk three times a day before meals, 1/2 tbsp. The course of treatment is 1 month.

To fight gastritis requires an integrated and systematic approach. In addition to a thorough diagnosis, medical treatment will be required. However, the competent use of folk remedies as adjunctive therapy can increase the effectiveness of treatment and reduce the risk of complications.

Author: Irina Zhuravka

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