HYPERACIDITY AND PEPTIC ULCERS - HOME REMEDIES
There are some glands in the stomach that secrete certain acids that help dissolve and digest the food that we eat. Normally the delicate mucous membranes of the stomach are protected from the harmful effects of the acids with the help of its own intrinsic mechanism. In cases where the person is taking certain medications (especially aspirin and NSAIDs) or certain food items (spices, fatty food, tea, coffee, etc.) this delicate lining gets corroded and results in the formation of ulcers with the patient complaining of hyperacidity. The ulcer thus formed is called as "peptic ulcer" and they are usually seen in the stomach, duodenum or the jejunum.Certain people develop a tendency to the formation of these ulcers and they are the ones who are constantly under stress or those who are very anxious or under some emotional disturbance. Also those who eat rich fatty food, artificially processed food or those who are smoking or are on aspirin or on too much of coffee, tea, alcohol, cola drinks, etc. are prone to develop hyperacidity and ulcers. This pain usually occurs when the patient is on an empty stomach for long and is better by eating. The other symptoms are heartburn, nausea, anorexia, waterbrash, sour belching, regurgitation and occasionally vomiting. It is also important not to keep fasting or be on an empty stomach for a long time. Instead of three big meals, take four to five small meals. The person is asked to stop smoking, taking alcohol and certain medications like aspirin and NSAID's that are known to aggravate the condition. Avoid overeating and drinking water in between meals.
HOME REMEDIES
1. Make sure that the person takes in more of alkaline food (like fruits and vegetables that are lightly cooked) and very little of acidic food (spices, condiments, meat, fish, cheese, tea, coffee, chocolates, sodas and refined sugar). Pulses of all types and their preparations are strictly prohibited. Avoid taking raw vegetables.
2. The infusion of coriander seeds (dhania) taken with sugar relieves acidity.
3. Add the juice of a lemon in a glass of warm water and add a pinch of black salt if possible. Divide it into three portions and take it every hour in the evening or after every meal, for a few days at a stretch.
4. Do not gulp. Sip slowly, retaining the juice in the mouth for some time.
5. Boil cabbage in water, drain the water, cool it and then take it twice a day for a few weeks. Also the juice extracted from raw cabbage taken in combination with carrot juice (in quantities of 125 ml each) is one of the most effective home remedies for acidity.
6. Have mashed bananas mixed with milk for breakfast regularly for a few days.
7. A teaspoonful of apple cider vinegar or white vinegar is added to a glassful of hot water and taken half an hour before meals. If it tastes too sour, add a teaspoonful of honey into it.
8. A paste made from a few blanched almonds and black raisins in a blender is a useful treatment for peptic ulcers.
9. Having boiled bottle gourd (louki) reduces acidity.
10. Take a tablespoonful of honey in a warm glass of water twice daily. Honey contains measurable traces of iron, copper and manganese and is easily digestible and so is useful for healing inflamed states of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestines.
11. Have baked potatoes or raw potato juice everyday for a few days.
12. Mix one teaspoonful of butter to a glass of papaya juice and consume it twice a day for two days.
13. Chew a small piece of liquorice (mulethi) root before meals.
14. Powder of roots of long pepper (pipli) with sugar is given twice daily for a few days.
15. Half-ripe tomatoes are very useful for acidity.
16. Grind a few drumstick leaves to paste, add half a cup of curd and mix thoroughly. Take this mixture for twenty days at a stretch.
17. Juice of pumpkin with sugar is useful.
18. Skimmed sweetened cold milk should be sipped between the meals and at bedtime.
19. Turnip juice is useful for stomach and duodenal ulcers.
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