Folk methods and remedies for the treatment of gastritis with hyperacidity

Regular, quite strong and long-lasting pain in the epigastric region, as well as the feeling of a "stone in the stomach" after each meal may indicate that it is time to visit a gastroenterologist about developing gastritis, which can occur both against the background of low and high acidity of gastric juice. If the diagnosis is confirmed, the doctor will prescribe appropriate therapy, which usually includes drug and folk treatment of gastritis with high (or low) acidity, physical therapy, alternative and herbal medicine, and recommendations for proper nutrition.

What is gastritis with high acidity and why is it dangerous?

Gastritis, whatever it is, always remains an inflammatory disease affecting the gastric mucosa. Inflammation cannot occur out of nowhere, which means that there are certain aggressive factors that can cause this pathology, which is also very common. According to some information, gastritis ranks second in prevalence among various diseases that humans are susceptible to.

The cause of gastritis is often the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which is notorious to many fans of advertising, but it is impossible to blame everything on it alone, especially in the case of gastritis with increased acidity, or otherwise with increased secretory function of the gastric mucosa. This type of gastritis most often develops for completely different reasons. It can be caused by improper nutrition with an excess of fried, spicy, sour or hot food, an irresponsible approach to taking medications, especially anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics, harmful working conditions, alcoholism, smoking, etc.

In addition, metabolic disorders, chronic infections, parasites, tissue hypoxia can provoke the development of gastritis with increased acidity. Sometimes gastritis develops due to genetic predisposition or deficiency of minerals, vitamins and amino acids in the human body.

The symptoms of this type of gastritis can be considered as stomach pains during and after meals, as well as at night, "hunger" pains, heartburn, sour belching, nausea attacks, sometimes accompanied by vomiting, which are most often observed on an empty stomach. Sometimes there is bloating, accompanied by stool disorders (diarrhea or constipation). Such symptoms are often accompanied by weakness and dizziness.

It is important to understand that not all patients with gastritis have a full "bouquet" of symptoms, which makes it difficult to diagnose. And in some people, gastritis can proceed virtually asymptomatically for a long time, only to manifest itself later in full force.

But no matter how gastritis progresses, treating it carelessly means exposing yourself to the risk of developing ulcers and even stomach cancer, serious pathologies that are quite difficult to cure. The percentage of fatal outcomes in these diseases, unlike "harmless" gastritis, is very high.

Treatment of gastritis has its own characteristics. It is quite a long and difficult process. Some medications used in gastritis therapy may be far from safe for the inflamed mucous membrane, plus their action and composition may negatively affect the functioning of other organs and systems of the body. Therefore, special attention should be paid to safe folk treatment of gastritis with high acidity.

Popular folk remedies for fighting gastritis

Gastritis with high acidity, despite its prevalence, is a huge field for the activity of traditional medicine, which is engaged in the search for effective natural means of combating the "fashionable" disease. But today there are many effective recipes that help alleviate the condition of patients with gastritis, developing against the background of increased secretory function of the stomach.

Beekeeping products

Propolis, or bee glue, is of course the first choice in gastritis therapy, because this natural antibiotic also has wound-healing, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, analgesic and antiseptic effects. In addition, it is rich in vitamins and minerals that promote rapid recovery. Thanks to the medicinal properties of propolis, patients feel relief after just a week of therapy.

Propolis can be used both in its pure form and in combination with other useful products. For example, you can chew pieces of propolis the size of a pea before each meal. This should be done 30 minutes before eating, washed down with water.

You can also make delicious propolis milk using 50 g of bee glue per liter of milk. The mixture should be boiled for about 10 minutes and cooled. Half a glass of such milk taken before meals 3 times a day will not only bring true pleasure to gourmets, but will also significantly improve the condition of a patient with gastritis and other gastrointestinal diseases.

In case of erosive gastritis caused by increased gastric secretion, a month-long course of propolis oil will be useful. To prepare it, melt 1 kg of butter or heat 1 liter of olive oil and add a little less than 150 g of propolis, stir until dissolved and cool. The oil should be taken before meals, 1 spoon per dose is enough.

Propolis tincture in alcohol has found wide application in folk treatment of gastritis with high acidity. It can be prepared from 1 part propolis and 5 parts alcohol (insist for 2 days) or bought at a pharmacy.

Some advise drinking the tincture undiluted, 15 drops per dose, no later than an hour before meals (and so on for 2 weeks), but with this diagnosis, it is better not to joke with alcohol and take the tincture mixed with other components. For example, take a teaspoon of Kalanchoe juice (or aloe) and honey, adding 10 drops of tincture there. The composition is taken before meals in the morning, afternoon and evening for 2 months.

An excellent effect for high acidity is provided by the following composition: a decoction of walnuts in milk plus propolis tincture, sweetened with honey.

Propolis tincture can also be added to medicinal herbal teas, which enhances their effect.

Propolis is an effective medicine for gastritis, but, like any beekeeping product, it is not suitable for everyone. After all, it is a strong allergen that can cause severe reactions of the immune system. Contraindications to taking propolis are a tendency to allergic reactions, including intolerance to beekeeping products, alcohol tincture - childhood, as well as periods of bearing and breastfeeding.

Perga is another beekeeping product that has proven itself to be an excellent component of complex treatment for gastritis. This is partly due to the property of perga to enhance the effect of pharmaceutical medications.

Perga is a substance obtained by storing pollen collected by bees in honeycombs. The composition of perga depends on the plants from which the bees took the pollen, on the place where these plants grow, on the conditions in which the pollen was stored, and on the processes occurring in it during this time.

Be that as it may, bee bread remains one of the products with the richest composition: more than 10 amino acids necessary for the normal functioning of the body, about 50 enzymes, rare carbohydrate compounds, microelements, an optimal amount of hormone-like substances, as well as a substance responsible for regenerative processes in tissues (heteroauxin).

What effect does such a valuable product have on gastritis with high acidity? It helps saturate the body with the substances it needs and reduce pain, normalizes bowel function, thus preventing flatulence, relieves inflammation and normalizes the microflora of the stomach, optimizing the level of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice, helps the gastric mucosa to recover faster. As a result, the condition of the body as a whole improves.

You can take bee bread for gastritis both in pure form and in combination with honey. You need to take this medicine 3 times a day. For pure bee bread, 1 teaspoon is enough at a time, for a mixture of bee bread and honey in a 1:1 ratio, a single dose is 1 dessert spoon.

With increased acidity, the temperature of the medicine plays an important role, so it is recommended to add bee bread or a mixture of it with honey to warm water. The composition should be taken either an hour and a half before meals or at least 3 hours after. The course of treatment usually lasts from 2 to 3 months.

Perga is certainly a healthy product, but like other bee products, it is a strong allergen, so it should not be taken by allergy sufferers and patients with intolerance to bee medications.

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Flax-seed

It is difficult to overestimate the benefits of such a food supplement as flax seeds for gastritis with high acidity, which have a calming, enveloping and anti-inflammatory effect, plus they stimulate the regeneration of gastric mucosa tissue. Moreover, the effectiveness of flax seeds has been proven for any type of gastritis.

Flax seeds are used to prepare decoctions, infusions, porridges, kissels and as an additive to ready-made dishes: salads, soups, casseroles, etc. Such food not only provides saturation and replenishment of useful vitamins and minerals in the body, but also has a healing effect, helping the stomach to cope with various foods painlessly.

Flaxseed decoction can be prepared in various ways, depending on the ratio of water and seeds, the dosage is determined. For example, if the decoction is prepared from 1 tbsp. of seeds and a glass of water (boil for 5 minutes), then a single dose of the decoction will be 1 tbsp. The decoction should be taken immediately before meals so that during the meal it can protect the gastric mucosa from irritation by food.

Infusions can be prepared only from flax seeds, or you can include medicinal herbs in the raw material, such as chamomile, tansy, sage, bearberry, etc. For a regular infusion, you need to take 3 tablespoons of crushed flax seeds and brew it with 0.5 liters of boiling water. You need to drink the infusion before each meal warm in the amount of ½ cup. If you use whole seeds, then for a glass of boiling water or hot milk you need to take about 3 tablespoons of raw materials.

To prepare jelly, flaxseed is ground into flour, using it instead of starch. It is useful to consume such jelly 2-3 tbsp. during meals.

Flaxseed can be added to any fruit and berry jelly while it is still hot. The jelly acquires medicinal properties, but it can also be used as an independent dish.

And flax seed porridge, if used regularly, can even cure stomach ulcers. It is very easy to prepare: brew 2 spoons of seeds with a glass of boiling water, stir and leave for 10 minutes. Add salt and sugar before use. It is enough to eat a couple of spoons of porridge per day for the disease to recede.

Like any "medicine", flax seeds require some caution in their use. For example, when treating with them, the amount of liquid consumed should be increased, otherwise the effect may be the exact opposite.

In addition, such treatment is not suitable for everyone. Patients with gallbladder diseases, uterine tumors, hepatitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, thyroid and prostate diseases will have to choose another medicine. Flaxseed intake is undesirable during pregnancy and lactation, exacerbation of pancreatitis, and also in case of intolerance to this product.

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Oils for gastritis

The inflammatory process in the stomach forces patients to adhere to certain dietary rules, which in turn are components of complex treatment. The diet for gastritis with high acidity provides for many restrictions, both in the amount of food eaten, and in its quality and methods of preparation.

Nutritionists have two opinions about the use of oils. However, they all agree that you should not completely give up this food product, but you should give preference to vegetable oils. At the same time, they should not be subjected to heat treatment.

True, butter, although it is a product containing lactic acid, which increases the acidity of gastric juice, is not excluded from the diet of patients with gastritis, but its consumption should be limited to 25 g.

They also say that if you eat a spoonful of a mixture consisting of equal parts butter and honey on an empty stomach in the morning and evening, gastritis will gradually subside.

Of the vegetable oils, palm oil is probably the most unhealthy, as it can only add cardiovascular diseases to gastritis. Its benefits for the stomach are negligible.

But flaxseed oil, made from flax seeds, due to its protective, anti-inflammatory, softening and regenerating properties, will only bring benefits. This oil also has the ability to normalize the production of gastric juice and relieve pain in the epigastric region, enveloping the gastric mucosa and protecting it from irritation.

The main thing in treating gastritis with flaxseed oil is to use a fresh product without sediment and various impurities. This oil, as an independent medicine, can be drunk on an empty stomach, starting with a teaspoon per dose, gradually increasing the dose to 17 g (1 tbsp). Or you can simply add it to various dishes that do not require further heat treatment, since heating flaxseed oil leads to the formation of carcinogens that are harmful to health.

If you have difficulty buying ready-made flaxseed oil in a store or pharmacy, you can make it yourself using the cold pressing method. To do this, ground seeds are placed in a sieve previously covered with gauze and oppression is placed on top. Under the weight of the oppression, oil begins to separate from the flour, which is collected in a container placed under the sieve.

Flaxseed oil is a popular remedy used in folk medicine to treat gastritis with high and low acidity, but it will not be useful for everyone. Very often, other gastrointestinal pathologies, such as pancreatitis, stomach ulcers, and gallstone disease, develop against the background of gastritis. Flaxseed oil, having a noticeable choleretic effect, can cause an increase in the symptoms of these diseases.

If blood clotting is low, flaxseed oil can provoke bleeding, including gastric bleeding, and during pregnancy, it can cause uterine contractions, leading to premature birth or miscarriage.

Sometimes, while taking flaxseed oil, diarrhea and discomfort in the lower abdomen are observed. Such side effects of the oil are a signal to reduce the dose and disappear within the first 5 days.

The anthelmintic effect is also, in a way, a side effect of flaxseed oil, but it will only benefit the body, because the presence of parasites significantly reduces the therapeutic effect of drugs, including the effectiveness of folk treatment for gastritis with high acidity.

In various dishes of the daily menu, it is recommended to use flaxseed oil in a mixture with other vegetable oils. Most often, olive and sunflower oils are used for this purpose.

By the way, there is an opinion that it is possible to normalize the acidity of gastric juice by daily dissolving sunflower oil (preferably refined) in the morning on an empty stomach in the amount of 1 tbsp. This should be done slowly, for 15 minutes. After a month, the symptoms of increased acidity no longer bother the patient.

Olive oil, due to its availability and useful properties, quickly became one of the most popular means of treating gastritis with both high and low acidity. You can buy it in any supermarket. True, a quality product is not cheap, but by buying it, you provide your stomach with reliable protection, and yourself with comfortable nutrition.

The thing is that olive oil has an analgesic, enveloping and wound-healing effect, which makes it effective not only for gastritis, but also for intestinal diseases, intestinal colic, and ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract.

For medicinal purposes, fresh olive oil should be used strictly before meals. This should be done half an hour before the start of the meal. The daily dose is 3 tablespoons, which should be drunk in 3 doses.

This treatment is carried out for 2 months, despite the fact that a noticeable reduction in gastritis symptoms is observed after just a couple of weeks of regular intake of oil.

Although olive oil is a fairly common food product, it has certain contraindications for its use for medicinal purposes. Thus, its use is undesirable in case of intestinal disorders or allergies to this product. The choleretic effect of the oil makes treatment with it impossible if, along with gastritis, gallstones are diagnosed or there is a blockage of the bile ducts.

Sea buckthorn oil is also a common medicine for gastritis, surpassing many other oils in its content of useful vitamins and microelements. Many have heard about its wound-healing properties and various uses in medicine. In addition, sea buckthorn oil can relieve inflammation and pain, as well as stimulate regenerative processes in tissues.

Due to these properties, the oil has found wide application in the treatment of gastritis with high acidity, stomach ulcers and duodenal ulcers, when restoration of the gastrointestinal mucosa after erosive damage is required.

It doesn’t matter what kind of oil you use: pharmacy oil or homemade oil according to the following recipe using olive oil.

Sea buckthorn oil recipe. Wash and dry fresh sea buckthorn berries, then squeeze the juice out of them in any way. Dry the remaining pulp and grind it a couple of times in a meat grinder, then pour in olive oil heated to 60 degrees. Keep the mixture in a dark, cool place for ten days, then strain. Pour the resulting oil into the freshly prepared pulp again and leave for another 10 days. It takes a little less than 3 weeks to prepare the oil, but you get a 100% quality product, if, of course, natural olive oil was used in the process.

By the way, it is strictly forbidden to consume the remaining juice if you have gastritis with high stomach acidity!

Sea buckthorn oil can be used as a remedy for exacerbations of gastritis or taken as a therapeutic and prophylactic course during the period of remission of chronic gastritis.

In case of exacerbations, take 1 tablespoon of oil in the morning, at lunch and in the evening a quarter of an hour before meals. This treatment should be carried out for about a month.

A monthly preventive course consists of regularly taking 1 teaspoon of sea buckthorn oil once a day 30 minutes before meals.

When treating with sea buckthorn oil, it is necessary to adhere to a strict dosage, since dose fluctuations can negatively affect the well-being and effectiveness of the treatment as a whole. Overdose is especially dangerous, causing headaches, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, and in some cases even convulsions and shock.

Sea buckthorn oil is not a food product, so its use should be approached with caution. Consultation with a doctor is simply necessary when treating children and pregnant women, however, it would not hurt for others to notify the attending physician about taking this natural medicine. It is undesirable to take sea buckthorn oil if there is a suspicion of the development of inflammatory processes in the liver and gall bladder, as well as in the pancreas.

Many have heard about the benefits of pumpkin, which can reduce the acidity of gastric juice. But not everyone knows that its seeds can be used to obtain another effective medicine for gastritis, as well as about the existence of such a product as pumpkin oil.

Both pumpkin and oil from its seeds contain many useful substances necessary for the body, which, due to the need to adhere to a fairly strict diet for gastritis, enter the body in limited quantities. We are talking about vitamins A, C, B1, B2 and useful microelements: phosphorus, iron, magnesium, cobalt, not to mention potassium, calcium and copper.

Pumpkin oil is useful for liver, stomach and intestinal diseases, as well as for improving reproductive function in men. In the case of gastritis, it is valued for its softening, enveloping, anti-inflammatory, stool-improving and wound-healing properties. But it is recommended to take it in combination with flaxseed or sea buckthorn oil. The effectiveness of such a composition is much higher than that of pumpkin oil itself.

Pumpkin oil in its pure form should be taken strictly at the time of taking. 20 minutes before breakfast, lunch and dinner, you need to drink a teaspoon of pumpkin oil. This is not difficult to do, because the oil has a fairly pleasant taste.

Mixed with other oils, it is enough to take 1 tablespoon in the morning on an empty stomach.

Have you decided to treat yourself with pumpkin oil? Don't rush to the stores, stock up on homemade pumpkin, which is so useful for gastritis, and use the seeds to make medicinal oil. This oil may not have such a pleasant taste. Like store-bought oil, it will have the same beneficial properties, and you will always have fragrant porridges and casseroles made from "sunny" pumpkin on the table.

There is a simple recipe for making pumpkin seed oil at home. The amount of seeds is calculated based on the fact that to obtain a glass of oil, you will need 1 kg of pumpkin seeds, which have been previously dried and peeled. The seeds are poured with water so that it only slightly covers them, and boiled for about 5 minutes. The cooled mass is crushed using a blender and filtered, folding gauze in 2-3 layers.

The use of pumpkin oil may be accompanied by unpleasant symptoms. For example, the stool may be several times a day and less frequent in consistency than usual, or belching may begin to bother you more often. This means that the dose should be reduced, after consulting with a doctor.

The choleretic effect of pumpkin seed oil does not allow it to be used for gallstones that impede the flow of bile. People who are allergic to this product should not risk such treatment.

When using any oils for medicinal purposes, it is necessary to adhere to the indicated dosage and not to use oils that are subject to heating.

Soda for high acidity

It is no secret that soda, entering into an acid-base reaction with acid (including hydrochloric acid, which is discussed in connection with the acidity of gastric juice), extinguishes it. Thus, getting into the stomach, it should, in theory, reduce its acidity, alleviating the symptoms of gastritis, in particular nausea and heartburn. In principle, this is what happens if you use soda correctly.

To relieve heartburn, just dilute 1 teaspoon of soda in a glass of warm water. Drink this remedy after eating, which stimulates the production of hydrochloric acid. This remedy can be used 2 times a day.

Soda in a higher dosage can negatively affect the condition of the inflamed gastric mucosa, causing additional irritation. In addition, by greatly reducing the acidity of the stomach, soda can provoke the onset of such unpleasant consequences as heaviness and pain in the stomach.

It is important to understand that treating gastritis with soda is pointless. It can provide relief, but not recovery. In addition, using soda to relieve heartburn symptoms is more of an emergency measure than a regular procedure.

Mumiyo for gastritis with high acidity

More than one century has passed since the beneficial properties of mumiyo, a mineral substance resembling resin, were discovered, but their relevance has not lost its strength to this day. Mumiyo is considered one of the most effective means for the treatment and prevention of gastritis. Moreover, its use gives positive results in the treatment of gastritis with various types of acidity, the difference lies only in the methods of using this medicine.

Traditional treatment of incipient gastritis with high acidity involves the use of mumiyo according to the following scheme: 0.4 g of mineral resin is chewed 3 times a day (can be dissolved in a glass of water). This should be done 1.5 hours before the start of a meal. The duration of treatment ranges from 2 to 3.5 weeks, during which the secretory function of the stomach is completely restored, stomach pain disappears, wounds on the mucous membrane heal, and the general condition of the patient improves.

In case of increased acidity, it is recommended to combine mumiyo with milk, dissolving 1 g of "resin" in a liter jar of boiled cold milk. This composition should be taken one glass three times a day. You can eat no earlier than half an hour after taking the potion. This treatment is carried out for 10 days. If necessary, the course of treatment can be repeated up to 5 times.

Mumiyo is generally a harmless product if the patient does not develop hypersensitivity reactions to it. However, the rich composition of mineral resin can negatively affect some processes in the body, so before you start treating gastritis with mumiyo, you need to be examined by a doctor and get advice on the possibility of using this gift of nature.

In addition, you need to take real Altai mumiyo, and not a drug in tablet form, which will be of little use.

Caution should also be exercised in dosage. The maximum daily dose should not exceed 1.5 g, since in large quantities mumiyo can provoke a rise in temperature to critical values, as well as provoke increased sweating.

Birch mushroom and gastritis

When it comes to treating gastritis with mushrooms, many are perplexed, because mushrooms do not have the corresponding properties that can alleviate the condition of patients. This is true, but not for the black mushroom that has settled on the branches of a birch tree, with the unusual name of chaga.

This unattractive mushroom is successfully used in folk treatment of gastritis with high acidity by residents of remote villages, where the supply of medicines is insufficient, and people are inclined to use medicines given by Mother Nature.

To prepare the medicine, use the dried mushroom, which is poured with boiling water for 4-5 hours to soften, then the swollen black mass is crushed and again poured with boiling water in a ratio of 1:5. After the mixture has been infused for a couple of days, it is filtered and used as a medicine. The infusion can be stored for no more than 4 days.

The potion should be taken half an hour before meals 3 times a day. Single dose – 200 ml.

Treatment with chaga is quite long, from 3 months or more. The courses are periodically repeated with short breaks. However, the result is worth it, because chaga acts as a biogenic stimulant, mobilizing the body's forces to fight the disease, normalizing gastric secretion, stimulating the immune system, slowing down the degeneration of gastritis into an ulcer and then into stomach cancer.

In urban conditions, where it is problematic to get the mushroom itself, you can use its pharmacy tincture called "Bifungin", diluting 3 tbsp. of the preparation in 150 ml of clean water. The medicine is taken in the same way as the home infusion, but in a smaller dosage (1 tbsp. per dose).

Taking chaga implies a diet without adding meat and spices. Side effects from treatment with chaga are usually not observed, except for allergic reactions in patients with hypersensitivity to chaga or bee products.

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The simplest pharmaceutical preparations and dietary supplements

Let's start a conversation about folk treatment of gastritis with high acidity using pharmacy products with a well-known disinfectant - hydrogen peroxide. External use of this product does not cause any concerns, but there are big debates about taking the solution internally. Nevertheless, even some doctors insist on the benefits of peroxide for the stomach and its effectiveness in the treatment of many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

The whole point is that hydrogen peroxide is capable of not only restoring the acid-base balance in the stomach, but also saturating it with atomic oxygen, which promotes proper digestion of food and prevents stagnation and putrefactive processes in the gastrointestinal tract. But to achieve this effect, it is necessary to use hydrogen peroxide correctly.

It is worth starting with cleansing the liver and the entire gastrointestinal tract from undigested food particles and toxins formed as a result of food processing. After this, it is time to choose high-quality hydrogen peroxide that does not contain foreign impurities, which is often the case with pharmaceutical products.

Found the purest 3% solution? Then you can start treatment. It is recommended to start with a minimum dose of 1 drop, diluting it in 2 spoons of clean water. You can drink the solution 2-3 times a day.

The next day, the dose is increased by 1 drop, and this is done until the single dose is 10 drops taken 3 times a day. This is the maximum permissible norm.

Important condition: the drug must be taken strictly on an empty stomach, not earlier than 2-3 hours after eating. And after taking the peroxide, you will have to wait with eating, you can eat after 40-50 minutes.

After 10 days, take a short break and repeat the course again, maintaining the achieved dose.

The beginning of taking hydrogen peroxide may be accompanied by unpleasant symptoms of intoxication of the body (nausea, rashes and inflammatory processes on the skin), which will negatively affect the general condition of the patient. Despite all the unsightliness of the situation, such manifestations are not a cause for concern, but on the contrary, indicate that the process of cleansing from toxins and saturation with oxygen is going well.

Treatment of gastritis with hydrogen peroxide is a rather aggressive method of therapy, causing certain controversies among doctors, therefore it is not recommended to practice it in childhood, during pregnancy and breastfeeding, in case of cardiovascular pathologies, in particular arrhythmia, if the patient has transplanted donor organs or has an intolerance to the drug.

Fish oil is a drug that can be safely classified as both a medicine and a dietary supplement. The unique composition of the drug, rich in vitamins A and D and polyunsaturated fatty acids necessary for the human body, makes it indispensable in the treatment of many diseases. But regarding gastritis, there are still disputes around this drug, although so far no one has provided evidence that fish oil can somehow harm.

On the contrary, fish oil can reduce pain due to its enveloping and protective effect on the gastric mucosa, reduces inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, fish oil is considered an excellent antidepressant, giving the body strength to fight the disease.

However, you should be especially careful when taking fish oil for gastritis, because it can reduce blood clotting, so it is not suitable for treating erosive gastritis, which is often diagnosed against the background of increased acidity of gastric juice. With this form of gastritis, as well as with gastric ulcers, taking fish oil can provoke gastric bleeding, which is life-threatening for the patient.

The decision to take fish oil must be preceded by a full examination by a gastroenterologist, which helps to identify the tendency of the mucous membrane to form erosions and ulcers.

There are also many controversies surrounding fiber. The question is whether to include it in a diet for gastritis. On the one hand, fiber helps the stomach and intestines process food, but on the other hand, it can irritate the gastric mucosa. It turns out that fiber in the form of dietary supplements intended to help the gastrointestinal tract will have to be abandoned for gastritis.

And what to do, because a sick stomach especially needs help, you can't constantly stuff it with drugs that improve digestion? A good way out of this situation is to eat porridges, which are easily digested themselves and help the intestines to digest other food. However, with increased acidity, you will have to give up pearl barley, barley and especially pea porridges, which cause a violation of the secretion of gastric juice. But oatmeal, buckwheat and rice porridge will only benefit such patients.

In general, regarding folk treatment of gastritis with high acidity, it can be said that it is based on the interaction of folk and traditional medicine. All recipes of folk healers are recommended to be taken only after a full examination and consultation with a gastroenterologist. Otherwise, the responsibility for the negative consequences of such treatment lies entirely on the shoulders of the patient.