| Banana is one of the most effective home | | | | otherwise, but must be avoided by a patient |
| remedies for the treatment of a peptic ulcer. This | | | | suffering from peptic ulcers. |
| fruit is said to contain an unidentified compound, | | | | Evaluate your diet to determine if you should |
| perhaps jokingly called vitamin U (against ulcers). | | | | eliminate unhealthy eating habits. Excessive fried |
| Banana neutralises the over-acidity of the gastric | | | | foods are not good for anyone. If you are |
| juices and reduces the irritation of the ulcer by | | | | predisposed to stomach ulcers, you will want to |
| coating the lining of the stomach. Patients who are | | | | cut out possible exacerbating foods. |
| in an advanced state of the disease should take a | | | | Take bayberry, bistort, burdock, goldenseal, hops, |
| diet consisting only of two bananas with a glass of | | | | hyssop, myrrh, pennyroyal, pokeweed, red |
| milk, three or four times a day. | | | | raspberry, sage, white oak bark, wild yam, and |
| Chili, pizza, and tacos were out. Toast, crackers, | | | | yucca to aid the healing process. |
| and the rest of the bland band were in. It was | | | | Take alfalfa, comfrey, horsetail, pectin, and |
| anything but sweet music to the ears of people | | | | slippery elm to relieve intestinal and stomach |
| who were trying to live with recurring, raging | | | | ulcers. |
| infernos in the depths of their stomachs. | | | | Drinking the almond milk made from blanched |
| Cabbage is regarded as another useful home | | | | almonds is very beneficial as it supplies good |
| remedy for a peptic ulcer: 250 gm should be | | | | quality protein and also binds the excess of acid in |
| boiled in 500 ml of water till it is reduced to half; | | | | the stomach. |
| this water should be allowed to cool, and taken | | | | Yoga asanas like vajrasana, uttanpadasana, |
| twice daily. The juice extracted from raw | | | | pavanamuktasana, bhujanganasana, |
| cabbage is also a valuable medicine for a peptic | | | | paschimottanasana are beneficial in the treatment |
| ulcer. However, as this juice is very strong, it | | | | of acidity. |
| should be taken in combination with carrot juice, in | | | | Aloe Vera. Aloe is good for sunburns relieving pain |
| quantities of 125 ml each. | | | | and inflammation. Aloe has good cicatrization |
| Dab with lemon juice a few times a day. Or dab | | | | effects in burns and minor wounds. Aloe Vera is |
| some toothpaste on it. My friends and I swear by | | | | used to control constipation problems, digestive |
| the toothpaste. It works wonders. We prefer the | | | | irritation, obesity problems and great way to |
| white toothpaste over the blue stuff. Or, try this; | | | | control and cure stomach ulcers. |
| saturate a tea bag in warm water and press on | | | | Treatment of ulcers involves relieving the irritation |
| affected area for 5 minutes then rinse. Another | | | | so that healing is able to progress naturally. |
| good one is to use a cotton swab to dab on | | | | Antacids counteract stomach acid and relieve |
| some Milk of magnesia. Let it dry and then rinse. | | | | symptoms, but they can also cause complications. |
| Tip; Get the red out of blemishes by dotting on a | | | | For example, sodium bicarbonate, a primary |
| drop of Visine! | | | | antacid ingredient, contains large amounts of |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin | | | | sodium, which can aggravate kidney disease or |
| and ibuprofen - though they may be very popular | | | | high blood pressure. |