A duodenal ulcer is a chronic disease that is a defect in the lining of the organ. Unlike erosive formation, it is deeper, affecting the submucosal and muscle tissue. Ulcerative wounds can be of different sizes - from a match head to a large apple. The prevalence of the pathology is quite high and in some regions is 15 percent. The disease occurs more often in men. Folk remedies are very popular in the treatment of duodenal ulcers. With their help, it is possible to accelerate tissue healing and normalize digestion processes.
Traditional medicine
To treat problems associated with the digestive organs, along with traditional ones, there are many ancient, time-tested methods. They are widely used along with drug therapy and dietary nutrition. The role of folk remedies for duodenal ulcers comes down to relieving inflammatory processes, improving tissue regeneration, and restoring the normal functioning of the organ. Treatment with folk remedies includes a huge number of recipes, some of which are especially effective.
Sea buckthorn oil
Sea buckthorn has an excellent healing effect. The oil envelops the affected area of the bulb and body of the duodenum, accelerating the restoration of the mucosa. There are various options for its use:
- In the morning, waking up and without getting out of bed, drink a spoonful of sea buckthorn oil. They continue to lie down for an hour, constantly changing their position. A total of 200 ml of product is required per course. If heartburn occurs, it can be relieved with a soda solution.
- For preventive purposes, it is recommended to eat a tablespoon of honey every morning, washing it down with a sip of sea buckthorn oil after 25 minutes. The duration of the course is one year.
- Sea buckthorn oil mixed with 2% soda solution. Take one teaspoon of oil per 50 ml of liquid.
Sea buckthorn oil is easy to make on your own. After squeezing out the berry juice, the remaining peel and seeds are thoroughly dried and ground in a coffee grinder. The resulting powder is poured with olive oil and infused, stirring occasionally. After 3 weeks, the oil is ready and can be used for duodenal ulcers.
Aloe
The plant is called “home healer” and is famous for its medicinal properties. It is an effective folk remedy for treating duodenal ulcers. Grind the leaves of a three-year-old plant by passing through a meat grinder. Add honey and butter, 100 g each, to 300 g of the resulting slurry. Pour in a tablespoon of Cahors and place the mixture in a water bath until it melts completely. Take a spoon half an hour before meals. You can take this medicine with milk or soda solution. The course of admission is 1 month. After a 10-day break, repeat.
An easier way to cure an ulcer is to thoroughly mix equal parts of aloe, honey, and butter. Take one spoon three times a day before meals.
Another treatment regimen using aloe involves a combination of several products at once - a raw egg, honey (a teaspoon), a small piece of aloe without peel and a spoonful of sea buckthorn oil. They must be taken in the order listed with a time interval of 5 minutes. Eating – 30 minutes after drinking sea buckthorn oil. Honey has an antibacterial effect, aloe is excellent for healing wounds, oil helps get rid of pain, and protects the intestinal mucosa. By interacting, the products enhance each other’s effects.
Treatment with honey
Bee products are used to treat many diseases. They also help cure duodenal ulcers. The most popular hive product used in folk medicine is honey. It is stirred in warm water (35 g per glass) and the resulting solution is drunk an hour and a half before meals at high acidity and 10 minutes before meals at low acidity. The duration of such treatment with honey is 2 months. During this period, you should not eat sweets. If heartburn occurs, it is recommended to drink the honey water solution with milk.
Badger fat
This remedy helps cure duodenal ulcers forever. Consume it in its pure form with water. To give it a more pleasant taste, it is recommended to mix it with a little honey. Take badger fat for ulcers once a day - before breakfast.
Flax-seed
Flax seed is a product that can restore the function of the duodenum. The seeds are soaked in water or boiling water, and they become covered with a sticky, thick mucus that protects the mucous membrane. If you eat a spoonful of soaked flaxseed every morning, you won’t have to deal with digestive problems. If you add honey, you get not only a healthy, but also a very tasty breakfast.
Flaxseed helps alleviate the patient's condition during exacerbation of the disease. Half a glass of seeds is poured into a thermos with a liter of boiling water, leaving overnight. The resulting infusion is drunk half a glass 4 times during the day.
Treatment with olive oil is no less effective for ulcers. It can reduce acidity, relieve inflammation, and normalize the functioning of the digestive system. Thanks to its vitamin E content, olive oil has a regenerating effect, accelerating the healing of ulcers.
Take the oil by mixing it with egg white. To prevent exacerbation, mix olive oil with sea buckthorn in equal parts and drink one teaspoon twice a day for a month.
Propolis
Bee propolis is one of the most popular folk remedies for duodenal ulcers. Its wound-healing and antibacterial properties have long been used in the treatment of many diseases. There are many recipes using this bee product:
- Dissolve propolis in water (at the rate of 2 g per 2 tablespoons of water) and drink in the morning. The effectiveness of the drink will be much higher if you add a little honey.
- Mix propolis with linseed oil in equal parts. Take a teaspoon in the morning before meals.
- Alcohol tincture of propolis is diluted in milk (a teaspoon of tincture per 100 ml of milk). Drink on an empty stomach in one go.
Propolis can be used in combination with other treatment methods.
Celandine
Considering that duodenal ulcers are caused by bacteria, antibacterial plants will help cope with the disease. One of them is celandine. You can prepare an alcohol tincture from it. Grind 100 g of raw materials and pour a bottle of vodka (0.5 l). The medicine is infused for 14 days and taken 10 ml before meals. A water infusion of celandine is no less effective. To prepare it, just pour a teaspoon of crushed plant into a liter of boiling water. 10 minutes is enough to infuse. After straining, add honey for taste.
Herbal baths
After the duodenal ulcer has healed, medicinal baths using medicinal herbs are recommended. They allow you to avoid recurrent disease and are an excellent addition to the therapeutic course. To prepare the procedure with thyme decoction, brew the dry herb with boiling water (200 g of raw material per 5 liters of water) and leave for several hours to infuse. After straining, pour into a bathtub filled with warm water. Take the procedure before bed, its duration is 20 minutes. To prevent the disease from recurring, a bath with a medicinal decoction should be taken up to three times a week.
It is necessary to treat duodenal ulcers with folk remedies only after consulting a doctor and under his supervision.
General information about the disease
Ulcerative formations in the duodenum are a problem that is classified as chronic. Moreover, it should certainly be noted that it is characterized by a cyclical course.
If a gastroenterologist diagnoses a “duodenal ulcer,” it means the presence of mucosal defects in this area, which heal rather slowly, or the regeneration process does not occur at all.
This problem can develop due to various reasons, the most common of which are the active action of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, as well as prolonged use of drugs that have an anti-inflammatory effect on the human body.
Is it possible to determine the presence of a duodenal ulcer by symptoms, without an endoscope examination? Of course. These include, first of all, flatulence, combined with frequent pain in the area located under the sternum. As practice shows, the pain of sensations can be such that they force a person to wake up at night. If the disease progresses over time, a person may vomit immediately after eating, and the masses ejected during this process may contain blood.
It should be noted that in the first stages of the development of the disease, a person almost does not feel any symptoms, and this can continue for quite a long time.
Herbal decoction
To prepare such a decoction, you need to combine several plant components in one container, which must be taken in equal proportions: chicory, as well as dandelion and elecampane roots - all of these ingredients can be found on the shelves of Russian pharmacies at a low price.
A spoonful of the mixture presented above should be poured with a couple of glasses of purified cold water, and then the mixture should be allowed to brew for two to three hours. After the specified time has passed, it should be put on the fire and cooked for 10 minutes, then removed from the heat.
When the broth is ready, it must be cooled and strained. The finished product must be consumed 2 tbsp. l. before every meal.
St. John's wort infusion
In order to overcome the disease in question, many experts in the field of traditional medicine recommend using an infusion made from oil and dried St. John's wort. To prepare it, you need to take 20 g of pre-prepared herb and pour it with a glass of olive oil (it is better to take a product extracted by cold pressing). Having tightly closed the container, you need to send it to a dark place to infuse. After a month, the infusion will be ready.
It should be noted that the use of such a drug must be prescribed by the attending doctor, who also determines the strict dosage of taking the drug. It is noted that the use of this folk remedy for the treatment of duodenal ulcers is strictly contraindicated for those people who suffer from epileptic seizures and HIV. In parallel with such treatment, the use of drugs with sedative properties is prohibited.
Treatment with flax seeds
In order to get a positive effect from treatment with flax seeds, you need to take them for at least two months. As experts note, the most effective type of medicine is a decoction prepared from such seeds.
To prepare a reliable and effective remedy, you need to take a tablespoon of seeds and pour them with a liter of cold purified water. The ingredients should be mixed and placed on low heat to cook (with the lid closed). As soon as the mass boils, it must be kept on the stove for another 5 minutes and then removed. There is no need to open the lid until the contents of the pan have cooled.
It is necessary to consume the product prepared in this way every day, a quarter glass before each meal.
Gastroenterologists note that the product prepared in this way is excellent for the prevention of the disease in question. It can be taken in the fall and spring - the seasons when peptic ulcers most often appear.
Monastic tea
An excellent folk remedy for treating duodenal ulcers is monastery tea, which is made by brewing a mixture of herbs that have soothing and healing properties. In order to make such a mixture, you need to combine the following herbs in equal proportions: horsetail, calendula, plantain, rose hips, fennel, St. John's wort, yarrow and field chamomile (all of these ingredients must first be dried).
In order for tea to have medicinal properties, you need to take the ingredients in the following proportions: 2 spoons to 2 cups of boiling water. Cover the poured herbs tightly with a lid and let the mixture brew for 10-15 minutes. This decoction should be consumed throughout the day, replacing ordinary tea.
For duodenal ulcers, herbs help calm the body, reducing the level of pain. Moreover, some of them activate the process of regeneration of the intestinal mucosa, which is also useful in the current situation.
