No wonder the ulcers are called grumblers and rather irritable people.
It’s hard to stay welcoming when inside the pain just pierces, grabs with hot mites and burns.
And besides, all life consists of continuous restrictions, prohibitions and requirements.
And even your favorite culinary delicacies become inaccessible, since any rash step leads to even greater deterioration.
However, there is a way out of this vicious circle.
Having started timely and correctly selected treatment, you can get rid of an ulcer even at home.
Home ulcer treatment - when is this possible?
The hollow organs of the gastrointestinal tract from the inside are covered with an elastic mucous membrane, which serves as a kind of protection for deeper tissues. In each department, a certain level of acidity is maintained, which is required for the stable functioning of the organ. The combination of protective mechanisms, maintaining the required level of acidity, as well as the stability of motility allow you to go through the digestion process according to the established scheme without negative consequences.
When the debugged mechanism gives a certain malfunction, the mucous membrane first perceives itself. An impetus for mucosal irritation can be factors in the form of:
• violation of the protective abilities of the body;
• increase the aggressiveness of the contents of the stomach;
• motor impairment;
• accumulations of a food lump in the stomach due to problems with evacuation caused by increased pressure in the abdominal cavity or increased tone of the lower sphincter;
• irritating effects of food;
• the negative impact of certain medications.
In addition, bacteria Helicobacter pylori, which penetrate the stomach, always lead to ulcerative lesions, can destructively affect the mucous membrane.
Regardless of what caused the irritation of the mucosa, irreversible morphological changes begin to occur in it, leading to thinning and degeneration of tissues. As a result, erosion appears on the mucous layer, which over time appears. Such wounds cause intolerable, burning pains.
In the absence of adequate treatment, ulcerative lesions grow, combine into larger wounds and deepen. As a result, bleeding may occur, and even perforation of the walls in the stomach, which in turn threatens the patient's life.
To cope with the pathology, you must:
1. Get rid of a bacterial infection, if its presence is confirmed by research.
2. Suppress excessive synthesis of stomach acid.
3. Protect the mucosa from the negative effects of food and drugs entering the stomach.
4. Restore the protective abilities of the body.
5. Eliminate inflammatory foci.
If serious complications do not have time to join the disease, you can cope with these tasks at home.
Treating an ulcer at home: medication
Drugs begin to treat ulcers at the first sign of erosive or ulcerative formations. A course of therapy is selected based on the degree of neglect of the disease, the age of the patient, as well as the reasons that provoked the pathology.
If a bacterial infection is detected during the diagnostic examination, antibiotics cannot be dispensed with. For standard treatment regimens, antibacterial drugs Clarithromycin or Amoxicillin are used. With intolerance to the penicillin series, Metronidazole is prescribed. As a stimulant, De-Nol is used.
Regardless of the causes of the ulcer, symptomatic drugs are prescribed:
1. Antacids. Preparations of this group are able to neutralize the effect of acid. And the enveloping properties of Almagel, Maalox help protect the mucosa from irritating effects.
2. Antisecretory drugs. Means such as Omez, Omeprosin, belonging to the group of proton pump blockers, block the synthesis of acid at a physiological level. A similar effect is exerted by drugs of the group of antagonists of H2-histamine of the Ranidin type.
3. Prokinetics. Motilium and Genaton medications stimulate motility and promote optimal evacuation of the food lump from the stomach.
4. Anti-inflammatory drugs. To reduce inflammation of the mucosa, Actovigen or Sucralfate may be prescribed.
5. To accelerate the healing of ulcers resort to the use of Solcoseryl, Alaton.
In the complex therapy of ulcers, drugs from several groups are used. This approach allows you to approach the solution of the problem from different angles. The main course may be supplemented by:
• antispasmodics;
• painkillers;
• sedatives.
However, an ulcer cannot be cured with medication alone.. Without changing the habits and eating style, getting rid of any digestive pathologies is unrealistic.
Treatment of ulcers at home: folk remedies
Apply folk remedies for the treatment of ulcers at home, many doctors recommend. Indeed, in anti-ulcer recipes, agents are used that have anti-inflammatory, wound healing, enveloping, digestive and analgesic effects. Such qualities of home remedies perfectly complement the main therapy.
Potato Recipes
For the treatment of gastric pathologies, both raw root crops and boiled form are used. The juice of this vegetable is able to regulate acidity and relieve inflammation, which is extremely important in the treatment of ulcers.
It is necessary to boil 4 potatoes, without peeling it, in a liter of water. Drain the broth and take it three times daily.
Freshly prepared potato juice can be taken for therapeutic purposes in various ways:
• 100 ml of juice diluted with water on an empty stomach;
• half a glass twice a day;
• half an hour before each meal, half a cup.
You can alternate receptions of potato juice with cabbage or beetroot. Only beet juice is undesirable to eat in its pure form, it is diluted with the same volume of water. And those patients for whom this vegetable provokes gas formation will have to refuse cabbage.
Sea buckthorn oil
The oil obtained from the fruits of sea buckthorn can envelop the stomach, eliminate inflammation and heal wounds.
You can drink a spoonful of oil without getting out of bed. Then you need to turn a little from side to side. The oil is evenly distributed throughout the stomach and will create a reliable barrier against aggressive effects.
Aloe juice
Aloe is famous for its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory qualities. In case of an ulcer, chop the flesh of the aloe leaf and mix it with honey. After a day, you can take the medicine on a spoon at least three times daily.
Linen
Using products prepared from flax seed, you can provide a persistent enveloping effect, improve digestion and reduce soreness.
To prepare a healing linen jelly, 2 tablespoons of seed are poured in a thermos with boiling water overnight. The sutra is boiled, and the resulting jelly-like mass is eaten before the start of the meal.
Egg mixture
This is perhaps the easiest, but no less effective way to fight an ulcer. Beat in one container the protein of one egg together with a spoonful of icing sugar and olive oil. Such a tool should be stored only in the cold. And for treatment, eat a large spoon immediately before the planned meal.
Plantain
Everyone knows the way to treat open wounds with a leaf of plantain. His healing abilities are also used in the treatment of ulcerative formations. If a dry plantain leaf is available, you can brew from 100 g. raw tea and drink it twice a day.
And for those who were lucky enough to have suburban housing in a fairly clean place, you can collect fresh leaves and just chew them in the morning, washed down with fresh, home-made egg from under the chicken.
Treating an ulcer at home: diet
Nutrition plays a special role in the treatment of gastric diseases. We can say that diet is almost equal to one of the main treatment methods. After all, no pills are able to cope with the disease, if products that nullify the effect of all medications regularly get into the sick stomach.
When compiling your own treatment menu, you must adhere to the basic principles:
1. To facilitate the work of the stomach, you need to use small portions, which will help the fractional principle of nutrition.
2. All dishes should be of neutral temperature. Too cold or hot negatively affects the mucous membrane.
3. Avoid eating foods that have aggressive or irritating qualities. Have to give up acidic, salty, spicy, spicy dishes.
4. To exclude increased secretion of gastric juice, fatty and high-protein foods are removed from the diet.
5. Simple carbohydrates in the form of cereals and vegetables help alkalize the contents of the stomach. They are trying to add as much as possible to the diet. However, when choosing vegetables, the ban on sour should be considered. Therefore, tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers have no place in the diet of ulcer.
6. Remove from the menu and food that is heavy for the stomach. Therefore, you will have to forget about the pastry, white bread, cakes, fatty meat.
7. It is undesirable to use products that provoke gas formation.
8. Alcohol and caffeinated drinks fall under the strictest ban.
And do not forget about the individuality of your own body. Indeed, despite the general set of rules, each organism reacts in its own way to certain products. Therefore, each ulcer needs to keep a food diary so that it is possible to track their own reaction to some products. Thanks to this method, you can create a personal balanced menu that will further avoid new problems with the stomach.
Treating an ulcer at home: a doctor’s opinion
Treatment of ulcers is a long and responsible process that requires patience and discipline from the patient. Since recovery depends on many factors, desire alone will not be enough. Therefore, the success of ulcer treatment depends on the implementation of a set of measures that the patient will have to carry out at home.
However, in the treatment of any complex disease, there are pitfalls:
1. If the disease is provoked by an infection, juices or herbs can not cope with the problem. And in order to find out the presence of bacteria, you will have to undergo an examination.
2. There are cases when an ulcer appears in patients with low acidity. In these cases, drugs that block the synthesis of acid will only harm.
3. Things are worse if the ulcer is complicated by bleeding. Here you can’t hesitate. And in this case you should not even think about any home treatment.
The worst complication of an ulcer is perforation. In fact, a hole appears in the wall of the stomach. In such situations, urgent hospitalization and surgery are required.
