What Are The Possible Natural Treatments For Stomach Ulcers?
Do you suffer from frequent attacks of acidity? If spicy foods, alcohol consumption, overeating and smoking leaves a person writhing in stomach pain and agony, it could be due to ulcers! Read on to know more about stomach ulcers and natural ways to potentially heal them.
What are Stomach Ulcers?
Stomach ulcers are characterized by sores in the lining of the stomach or small intestine. This allows the gastric acids to eat away the tissues that line the stomach resulting in the formation of stomach ulcers. They are a type of peptic ulcer disease. Peptic ulcers affect both the stomach and the small intestines. Stomach ulcers need to look into at the earliest as it can become severe without proper treatment. Doctors at Biogetica are available 24/7, you can call or visit www.biogetica.com for free consultation.
The causes of stomach ulcers include:
- Bacterial infection: Helicobacter pylori bacteria commonly stay in the mucus that protects and covers the tissues of the stomach and small intestine. Usually, H. pylori don’t cause any harm, however, in some cases, it may lead to inflammation of the inner layer of the stomach producing ulcers. H. pylori can be transmitted through close contact such as kissing, or through water and food.
- Overuse of NSAIDs (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs): Using painkillers and anti-inflammatory medications such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, and ketoprofen for a long time can irritate the linings of your stomach and small intestine.
- Other medicines: Medicines such as steroids, anticoagulants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI’s), risedronate (Actonel), and alendronate along with NSAID’s for a long-term can increase the chances of developing ulcers in the stomach.
Few people with stomach ulcers do not experience any symptoms at all while most experience symptoms such as:
- Burning in the stomach with pain.
- Nausea and Vomiting. Severe cases may have vomiting of blood.
- Appetite changes.
- Bloating.
- Burping.
- Dark-coloured stools that are tarry or black.
- Difficulty in breathing.
- Dizziness and fainting.
- Unexplained weight loss.
Even if your symptoms are mild, you may have a peptic ulcer. You can speak to our doctors about your symptoms. Without treatment, your peptic ulcer can get worse. Visit our website www.biogetica.com now!
Risk Factors of Stomach Ulcers
Clinical research shows that stomach ulcers are not caused by lifestyle habits. However, it does not either rule out the possibility that some factors or habits may be responsible for causing stomach ulcers.
In addition to consuming anti-inflammatory drugs for a long time, you should know other risk factors for stomach ulcers that include:
- Eating spicy food can cause irritation to the linings of the stomach and small intestines.
- Cigarette smoking increases the chances of stomach ulcers especially in people with H. pylori infection.
- Drinking alcohol can cause irritation and erosion to the mucus linings of your stomach and small intestines. It also increases the amount of produced stomach acids.
- Stress and anxiety are the root cause of most of the health issues, including stomach ulcers. Stress may even lead to overeating or undereating or unhealthy eating habits.
- Excessive intake of caffeine may also lead to developing stomach ulcers.
- Radiation therapy or other therapies may cause irritation and lead to the formation of ulcers.
- Other ailments: Some rare conditions like Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, tumors of the pancreas or duodenum may cause peptic ulcers.
For diagnosing a stomach ulcer, the doctor will note your symptoms along with your medical history and details of the medications you are already consuming.
- Blood, stool or breath test may be advised to rule out H. pylori infection. In the breath test, you will have to drink a clear liquid and breathe into a bag and seal it. The breath sample will contain a normal to a high amount of carbon dioxide if H. pylori are present.
- Barium swallow: You would be instructed to drink a barium liquid solution that coats the stomach and upper intestinal tract. The X-ray taken after consumption of barium solution can facilitate the doctor to examine the stomach and small intestines.
- Endoscopy: A flexible and thin tube containing a small camera is called an endoscope. This tube is passed through your mouth into the stomach. It helps the doctor to examine the linings of the stomach for the diagnosis of stomach ulcers.
- Endoscopic biopsy: A small piece of stomach tissue is extracted to get it analyzed in a laboratory.
Conventional Treatment For Stomach Ulcers
Treatment for stomach ulcers depends on the cause of the formation of your ulcers. Medicines for calming the stomach or reducing pain may be prescribed depending upon the cause of stomach ulcers.
The most popular US FDA approved conventional treatment for stomach ulcers include H2 receptor blockers, probiotics, antacid, stopping the use of all NSAID’s and bismuth supplements that may help to subside the symptoms quickly. These medicines may help to control your symptoms in the initial stage, but they don’t provide any help in addressing the actual cause or avoiding recurrence. This is because stomach ulcers progress due to a weakened digestive system. There are no pharmaceutical drugs that specifically help to boost your immune system or help proper metabolism, and improve the functioning of your digestive system. The conventional drugs are used to merely suppress the symptoms, however, they do least to prevent any progress of the ailment. Antibiotics such as tetracycline, metronidazole, amoxicillin, and clarithromycin have a temporary effect and their dosage needs to be increased. These medicines are also associated with a host of side-effects such as allergic reactions, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, dizziness, palpitations, and headache.
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Natural Remedies for Stomach Ulcers
Natural therapies or treatments for stomach ulcers include Ayurveda, homeopathy or dietary supplements that focus on addressing the root cause of the issue. Stomach ulcers are caused when the digestive system is not able to function optimally. Natural supplements are believed to balance and improve the functioning of the digestive system, and support the immune system.
Natural ingredients like…
- Zingiber Officinale – Studies suggest that this herbal remedy may soothe the gastric mucosal lining and promote repair of damaged and stressed tissue. [1]
- Emblica Officinalis – Studies suggest that this herbal remedy may normalize the digestive process and enzyme production. [2]
- Glycyrrhiza Glabra – Studies suggest that this herbal remedy may help in removing accumulated toxins, free radicals and boost immunity. [3]
- Asparagus Racemosus – Studies suggest that this herbal remedy may tone and support the structure and functions of the digestive system. [4]
- Chamomilla – Studies suggest that this resonance homeopathic remedy may repair the damaged and stressed tissues in the stomach and esophageal lining. [5]
- Ascorbic Acid – Studies suggest that this compound may neutralize the effect of strong acids and help boost the immunity system. [6]
These natural ingredients have shown amazing effects in clinical studies on stomach ulcers. To learn more about our trendsetting products, consult one of our doctors for free or click on
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Dietary Recommendations For Stomach Ulcers
Diet plays a very important role in managing and preventing the progress of stomach ulcers. There are certain foods that help to promote healthy tissue growth of the stomach, and help to fight the infection against the H. pylori infection.
Include Foods Like:
- Probiotic foods such as yogurt and tempeh are rich in healthy bacteria which may help to fight against the H pylori infection.
- Vitamin A-rich foods like sweet potato and carrot may help to heal the ulcers and may also prevent them.
- Foods rich in dietary fibers are known to reduce the risk of developing stomach ulcers. These foods include oats, apples and pears. Fibrous foods may help to lower the acid amount in your stomach, and it also reduces the bloating and pain in the abdomen.
- Foods such as nuts and fishes contain selenium. They are known to help in reducing the infection.
- Foods that are rich in Vitamin C such as oranges, red bell pepper, legumes, kiwi, strawberries and broccoli may help in the healing process, as they are considered to enhance the healing of wounds.
- Zinc also has a vital role in maintaining a healthy immune system and healing wounds. Consume foods such as spinach, oysters and beef.
- Olive oil may also help to boost the immune system; thus, it can be included in your diet.
Avoid Foods like:
- Alcohol damages the lining of the digestive tract and promotes ulceration of the tissues, thus it should be completely avoided.
- Avoid spicy food as it can trigger the pain and cause irritation to the stomach mucosa.
- Fatty foods can aggravate the ulcers as they are not easily digested. They may cause bloating and pain in the abdomen.
- Chocolate in some cases can worsen the ulceration and the pain, thus it would be advised to avoid it.
- Coffee is known to cause acid reflux or may irritate the stomach linings.
Home Remedies For Stomach Ulcers
- Drink chamomile tea once a day as it may help to reduce the pain and bloating in the abdomen. Chamomile is known to possess anti-inflammatory properties.
- Aloe vera juice is also very beneficial in soothing the inflammation and pain in the stomach.
These natural supplements along with an improved lifestyle and adequate diet may help to address all the aspects of stomach ulcers. Biogetica combines all these natural remedies to target stomach ulcers in an integrated manner from its root cause so that effects can last for a long time. All the Biogetica products are strongly backed up with clinical data from Ayurveda and Homeopathy and are supported by modern research and clinical trials.
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Dr Khyati Dave is a licensed Homeopathy Physician and Nutritional Consultant. With Biogetica, she has witnessed many patients, who had otherwise given up hope, heal faster supplemented by our natural methods. She considers consulting Biogetica patients her primary responsibility and honour. She often writes about nutrition, natural treatment methods and diet. Her mission is to apply her medical talents to help each patient heal faster and do her best to give the immunity of patients with so called ‘incurable’ diseases a fighting chance.
