Alternative treatment of overeating
Last reviewed: 17.10.2021
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In the fight against the absorption of excess food, not only classical methods, but also recipes for alternative medicine are used. Alternative treatment of overeating is carried out with the help of such recipes:
- To improve intestinal motility and speedy release of the stomach from food, take 2 parts of honey and cahors or another red fork, 1 part of aloe. Aloe rinse, grind and combine with the rest of the ingredients until a uniform consistency is obtained. Take 1 tablespoon an hour before meals.
- With constipation due to overeating helps infusion of celery root. Take 2 tablespoons of the crushed plant and pour 1 liter of water. The agent should be infused for 10-12 hours. Strain and take 50 ml per day. No less useful is fresh celery juice or a decoction of its seeds.
- To eliminate feelings of false hunger, tincture from corn stigmas will help. Take 2 tablespoons of vegetable and 500 ml of boiling water. Fill the stigma with water and let it brew until it cools. Strain and take 1/3 cup 20 minutes before eating. Standard course of treatment is 1 month.
- If overeating led to the problem of obesity, then therapeutic tea will help. Take 2.5 teaspoon of calendula flowers and mint, 2 teaspoons of St. John's wort, hips and immortelle. Add 1 teaspoon of flax seeds to the vegetable mixture. Thoroughly mix everything and pour 750 ml boiling water 2 tablespoons collection. Once the beverage has cooled, strain it and drink ½ cup before each meal during the day.
- Take 25 g of anise fruit and licorice root, add to them 50 g cystoseira borobatoy. Pour ingredients 500 ml of boiling water and let it brew until it cools. Strain and take 1 glass 3 times a day for three weeks. This recipe effectively fights with increased appetite.
Before applying the methods of alternative medicine, you need to make sure that there are no allergic reactions to the vegetable components of the recipes.
Lemon after overeating
The lemon contains a large amount of ascorbic acid, which increases the resistance of the immune system to various diseases. Also, citrus contains a complex of minerals and other components that improve the performance of the cardiovascular and nervous system, which have a positive effect on the digestive and circulatory processes.
The use of lemon after overeating is useful in that the fruit has choleretic properties, stimulates the production of enzymes, improves the functioning of the liver and gastrointestinal tract. To facilitate the process of digestion after an attack of gluttony, it is recommended to eat a couple of slices of lemon, but without skin or drink a glass of mint tea with the addition of lemon juice. For people with high acidity, lemon is not recommended.
Mineral water in overeating
If the abuse of food caused severe heartburn, then mineral water will help. When overeating it is recommended to use alkaline water, mixing it with 1/3 of a teaspoon of baking soda or using in its pure form 50 ml before each meal.
- If a violation of eating behavior occurs against the background of inflammation of the pancreas or led to its appearance, then to stimulate gastric secretion it is recommended to drink sodium chloride, carbonate or bicarbonate sodium water - Essentuki №4 and №17, Truskavets, Morshin. Water is drunk 1 glass 3 times a day for 20 minutes before meals.
- With increased acidity of the stomach or its ulcerative lesions, it is necessary to use mineral modes of medium or small mineralization. This is bicarbonate-calcium, sodium-magnesium, sodium chloride, hydrogen-carbonate-sodium water. The liquid is taken one hour before a meal.
- For constipation due to overeating, it is recommended to drink mineral waters that contain chloride, bicarbonate, sodium sulfate or magnesium sulphate. These chemical compounds stimulate the motor function of the intestine, which contributes to its emptying.
You can buy medicinal mineral water in a pharmacy. It should be borne in mind that water is used not only for drinking, but also in the form of enemas, in baths, as lotions and compresses.
Water with lemon after overeating
To normalize the work of the intestines, eliminate constipation and improve overall health, it is recommended to take water with lemon. This drink is especially useful for regular abuse of harmful products.
To avoid irritation of the gastric mucosa, take a glass of hot water, add to it a teaspoon of honey and lemon juice. Take a drink on an empty stomach after yesterday's gluttony.
Soda at overeating
Excessive gluttony leads to stomach disorders, that is dyspeptic symptoms. To eliminate painful sensations on the part of the digestive tract and heartburn, it is recommended to use soda. Baking soda has an alkaline composition that neutralizes the acid in the stomach. It also has cleaning properties, so it removes toxic and harmful substances from the body.
Methods for alleviating dyspepsia after overeating with soda:
- Take ½ cup of warm water and dissolve 1 teaspoon of soda in it. Stir well and take the solution every 3-4 hours. Soda water will ease bloating and nausea.
- In a glass of water, add 1 teaspoon baking soda and the same amount of lemon juice. Stir and drink before soda completely dissolved. This recipe helps with violations of the acidity of the stomach.
- Handful of peppermint pour a glass of boiling water and let it brew for 10 minutes. Strain and add 1 teaspoon of soda powder into the infusion. After 10-15 minutes, symptoms of indigestion disappear.
Before using soda it is necessary to consult a gastroenterologist.
Ginger at overeating
Ginger is a herbal remedy that stimulates the digestive system and has a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract. The root of ginger is used to combat overeating, or rather its complication - obesity.
Consider effective ginger recipes for improving bowel function:
- 1 teaspoon of peeled and sliced thin slices of ginger root, pour 500 ml of boiling water. Take a drink for ½ cup throughout the day.
- Mix a teaspoon of chopped ginger with a pair of garlic cloves. Fill the herbal mixture in a thermos and pour it with boiling water. After 15-20 minutes strain and take small portions throughout the day.
- Take 20 g finely chopped ginger and put in a saucepan to ½ finely chopped lemon. Add 500 ml of water to the pan and boil on low heat until boiling. After 15 minutes strain, add 2 teaspoons of lemon juice and the same amount of honey.
Despite the fact that ginger tea is very useful, it is not recommended to use it during pregnancy and lactation. Also do not forget that ginger is not a panacea for gluttony, it helps fight some of the consequences of addiction.
Herbal Treatment
To combat the problem of overeating use different methods. Special attention should be paid to herbal medicine. Vegetable components have a beneficial effect on the whole organism, improve the digestive process and help get rid of the feeling of false hunger.
In the fight against overeating help such herbal recipes:
- Take a teaspoon of chopped herb grass and pour 200 ml of boiling water. The product should be infused for 1-3 minutes. Infusion filter and drink in a warm state. Instead of aira, you can use mint, lemon balm, chamomile, caraway or St. John's wort.
- Pour 200 ml of water a tablespoon of rose hips and cook on low heat for 5-10 minutes before boiling. Drink in small sips throughout the day.
- Take in equal proportions grass millennia and chamomile. A teaspoon of the mixture pour a glass of boiling water, after cooling, strain and drink.
- Using a blender, chop tansy and chamomile. A teaspoon of vegetable powder mixed with the same amount of honey and finely chopped wormwood. Roll the ready mix into bread balls. Take "tablets" before, after or during the feast.
Before the treatment, you need to make sure there are no contraindications to the chosen plant
Homeopathy
An alternative therapeutic technique that causes many disputes with official medicine is homeopathy. With the problem of overeating, such homeopathic medicines can be used:
- Argentum nitricum - pathological craving for sweets and other harmful products.
- Antimonium crudum - affects the emotional state, removes irritability.
- Calcarea carbonica - allows you to keep an appetite under the control of a true sense of hunger.
- Ignatia - gluttony because of stress, emotions, emotional instability.
- Graphites - increased gas formation after overeating.
The dosage of the above drugs, as well as the indications for their use, is determined by the homeopathic doctor.