How many times have we told the world... Take care of yoursstomach, gastritis never sleeps! However, as a rule, people ignore all the calls of doctors to pay special attention to their diet and lifestyle. And the result of such carelessness is the mass incidence of gastritis. This disease affects people, regardless of age or social status. Both children and adults equally often seek medical attention for gastritis. Most often, gastritis is treated at home. A sick person is hospitalized in especially severe cases. The only exception is perhaps small children - their body is not yet able to independently fight negative effects. And treatment can only be carried out under the strict supervision of a doctor. Today we will talk specifically about the treatment of gastritis at home. Moreover, we will tell you not only about traditional methods of treatment, but also about effective folk remedies. After all, they have been successfully used to treat gastritis for many hundreds of years. However, I would like to immediately make a reservation - traditional medicine recipes can only be used as a supplement to the treatment prescribed by your gastroenterologist.
Types of gastritis, its symptoms and diagnosis
Gastritis can last for a very long timeasymptomatic. As a rule, this is typical for the chronic course of the disease - acute gastritis always makes itself known quite violently. However, chronic gastritis will also make itself known sooner or later. The following symptoms are typical for gastritis:
- Nausea, heartburn, vomiting
In the event that a person is faced with an acuteform of gastritis, one of the very first symptoms will be a strong feeling of nausea. And in particularly severe cases, even vomiting is possible. As a rule, this happens soon after eating. But in the case of chronic gastritis, vomiting practically does not occur. But the feeling of nausea can haunt the sick person almost constantly. In the case where gastritis occurs against the background of increased acidity of gastric juice, in addition to the feeling of nausea, the sick person is plagued by severe, debilitating heartburn.
- Feeling of heaviness in the stomach
Both chronic and acute gastritis are veryoften leads to the fact that the sick person experiences very uncomfortable sensations - a feeling of fullness in the stomach, severe heaviness. This happens immediately after eating. Moreover, a person can eat only one or two spoons of yogurt, and he will feel as if in the morning on the night of January 1.
- Disruption of the bowel
Spasmodic constipation or, on the contrary, constipation - whenGastritis is a fairly common phenomenon. Moreover, acute gastritis is characterized by diarrhea, and chronic gastritis is characterized by constipation. Moreover, it is almost impossible to restore normal stool using only diet or pharmacological drugs.
- Painful sensations
Another very common complaint of people who are sickGastritis is an intense pain sensation in the stomach area. If a person has acute gastritis, the pain is sharp and intense, paroxysmal. In the chronic course of the disease, the pain is aching and systematic. There are a huge number of types of gastritis - this includes reflux gastritis, duodenal gastritis, atrophic gastritis and many others. We will not go into such details, since it will be very difficult for a person without a medical education to understand them. Let's consider only two main distinctive features that any type of gastritis has:
- Gastritis with high acidity of gastric juice
With this type of gastritis, the glands of the mucous membranethe membranes produce too much hydrochloric acid. And it is precisely because of its high concentration in the gastric juice that its acidity increases. As a rule, with such gastritis, ulceration of the gastric mucosa occurs and there is a risk of developing gastric ulcer.
- Gastritis with decreased acidity of gastric juice
As you can easily guess from the name, in this casein the form of gastritis, hydrochloric acid is not produced sufficiently. The concentration of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice is low, which means that the acidity level of the gastric juice is also low. As a rule, in such a case, dystrophy of the gastric mucosa occurs. Doctors are most seriously concerned about such types of gastritis, as they are precursors to stomach cancer. As you can see, self-diagnosis of gastritis is a thankless task. Of course, knowing the main signs of gastritis, you will easily understand that you are faced with it. However, will you be able to determine what type of gastritis has befallen you or your relatives? The answer is clear - no. Even a doctor will not be able to do this without a special examination and diagnosis. Not to mention people who do not have a specific education. But all types of gastritis have their own specific treatment. For diagnosis, doctors most often use two main research methods:
- Fibrogastroduodenoscopy
This study is as follows.A special fiber-optic probe with a camera at the end is inserted through the esophagus into the patient's stomach. Using this probe, the doctor can examine in detail the condition of the mucous membrane of the esophagus and stomach. Moreover, if necessary, the doctor can take pieces of the mucous membrane for subsequent biopsy. Such a study is absolutely safe and virtually painless. Before the study, the doctor will spray the throat with a strong anesthetic, which will eliminate the likelihood of pain. However, of course, the patient is guaranteed a few unpleasant minutes - you will have to endure a little.
- Determination of acidity level of gastric juice
This type of research is no less important forcorrect diagnosis than the previous one. For this, gastric juice is collected. This is done in the following way - a flexible probe made of soft rubber is inserted into the stomach cavity, at the end of which there is a small metal weight, which facilitates the passage of the probe. After the probe is in the stomach, the doctor introduces a special drug that stimulates the active production of gastric juice. Which is subsequently collected for laboratory analysis. It is on the basis of the collected anamnesis and laboratory test data that the doctor will select the appropriate drug treatment for this particular patient. In no case should you do this on your own, since with incorrectly selected drugs, the course of the disease can worsen significantly.
Dietary food for gastritis
No treatment for gastritis will be enougheffective if the sick person does not follow the therapeutic diet. Since we are talking about treating gastritis at home, it should be understood that all responsibility for following the diet lies on the shoulders of the sick person or his relatives. Therefore, take this issue extremely seriously. First, let's define the list of strictly prohibited products:
- Any products containing artificial preservatives, flavors and colorants.
- Sharp, smoked, salted and pickled products.
- Any sausages and other meat semi-finished products - even dairy sausage.
- All without exception, fried dishes - you need to cook either steamed or boiled.
- Caffeinated and carbonated drinks, sweet and freshly squeezed juices.
There should be no relaxation not only duringgastritis treatment itself, but also the first few months after all symptoms of the disease have disappeared. After all, just one sausage or a cup of coffee is enough for the effect of the treatment to come to "nothing" completely. Your best friends during the treatment of gastritis should be low-fat slimy soups and thick porridges.
Treatment of gastritis with a decreased level of acidity
So, now the promised methods of treating gastritis with folk medicine. First, let's look at recipes for gastritis with low acidity of gastric juice. So:
- Herbal collection, stimulating the production of gastric juice
To prepare the following decoction you will need:You will need knotweed, peppermint, chamomile, caraway and dill seeds. They must be crushed and mixed in a dry container in equal proportions. After that, place three tablespoons of the resulting herbal mixture in an enamel pan, pour in half a liter of water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring continuously. Leave to infuse for at least an hour, then strain with gauze. Pour the decoction into a glass container and place in the refrigerator. Every morning, on an empty stomach, drink one hundred grams of decoction. Never prepare the decoction for more than 5 days. Otherwise, the healing properties will be lost. The duration of the course of treatment is not less than 14 days.
- Infusion of plantain and blueberry
The following infusion is no less effective.Place one teaspoon of crushed blueberry and plantain leaves in a thermos. Pour one liter of boiling water over the herb, close the thermos with a lid and leave to infuse for five hours. After that, strain the infusion using gauze and pour into a glass container. Take the infusion three times a day, one hour before meals, one glass at a time. Duration of treatment is 14 days. If necessary, after a ten-day break, the course can be repeated.
Treatment of gastritis with high acidity
Gastritis with low acidity can also be cured with the help of some folk recipes. For example, the following are very effective:
- Carrot juice
Carrot juice very quickly and effectively reducesthe level of acidity of gastric juice. The treatment itself is very simple and quite pleasant, especially if you like carrots. It is enough to drink one glass of freshly squeezed juice every morning. Unpleasant sensations associated with increased acidity disappear after a couple of days. And the duration of such a course of treatment is 14 days.
- Natural honey solution
In addition, experts in traditional medicineThey say that such gastritis can be cured with regular honey. Honey is absorbed into the gastric mucosa very quickly and also reduces acidity. Moreover, no irritation occurs. To do this, you need to drink a honey solution every morning. Dissolve one teaspoon of natural honey in a glass of warm boiled water. Take this solution once a day on an empty stomach. As you can see, treating gastritis at home is not such an impossible task. However, do not forget about the need to visit your doctor in a timely manner. Without him, it will be quite difficult to cure gastritis at home. We recommend reading:
