Ginger for gastritis

To date, gastritis is almost the most common disease of the digestive system, which is associated with poor diet, and with frequent stressful situations, and with the presence of specific bacteria Helicobacter pylori on the gastric mucosa. Despite the seriousness of this disease, it is quite treatable with medication. But drugs are not the only method of therapy. The patient must necessarily follow a diet and consume only those products that do not irritate the gastric tissues. And it is this fact provokes a lot of questions from sick people: can or can not a product such as ginger in gastritis? After all, all around talk about the benefits of ginger root, but on the other hand, will it not harm the stomach? Let's try to understand.

Is it possible to drink ginger with gastritis?

The therapeutic abilities of ginger in gastritis are not denied by experts. Root excellently relieves inflammatory reaction, gets rid of spasms and pain syndrome, tonifies and produces an antimicrobial effect. Moreover, the plant ginger has a positive effect on the immune system, prevents the appearance of helminths, facilitates digestion of "heavy" food, adjusts the stool with diarrhea, increases appetite. Nevertheless, ginger in gastritis is not always allowed and not all. First, you need to take into account the degree of acidity of the patient's stomach. So, with increased acid production, the rhizome should not be consumed, so as not to provoke an exacerbation of the disease. And secondly, you need to pay attention to other associated pathologies, because the use of the root of the plant has its contraindications.

If you doubt the possibility of using such a herbal product as ginger, it is necessary to consult with your doctor. Only he knows the peculiarities of your body and follows the individual course of the disease, so he will be able to accurately answer this question.

Ginger in gastritis with hyperacidity

There are specific components in ginger root that:

• have an irritating effect on the mucous tissues of the digestive tract;
• increase the production of hydrochloric acid.

On this basis, the use of ginger with an excessive amount of acid in the stomach is not recommended - because of the risk of developing adverse effects. In extreme cases, you can consult with a doctor about the use of small portions of the root after its thermal processing. But the reception of the spice in the "pure" version with increased pH in gastritis is categorically not recommended.

Those who cannot imagine their existence without a ginger drink can be offered the following alternative:

• A small piece of ginger (a ring the size of a coin) is dropped into a glass of boiled water at room temperature;
• soak for about half an hour;
• the ginger slice is extracted;
• water is drunk one hour before the main meal.

Ginger for gastritis and ulcers

A stomach ulcer often makes itself known with symptoms similar to gastritis. First of all, we are talking about pain in the area of the stomach projection - especially before eating or at night. In addition, there is a feeling of pressure and heaviness, heartburn, sometimes - attacks of nausea. In order not to harm your health, with such signs, you should not rush to use ginger. First, it is necessary to consult with a doctor and conduct certain diagnostic procedures. According to the results of diagnostics and it will become clear whether it is possible to add spice to dishes and drinks.

If high stomach acidity is detected, or bleeding or multiple ulcers, then ginger tea will have to be forgotten, so as not to harm your own health. Gastritis with normal or low acidity, out of exacerbation, as well as superficial ulcers without bleeding tendencies are usually not contraindications to the use of ginger root.

Ginger for erosive gastritis

Erosive gastritis is a consequence of impaired protective function of the gastric mucosa. In most cases, erosions are acute, bleeding, and only in some cases are accompanied by minimal symptoms.

In erosive gastritis, almost always prescribe medications that inhibit the production of acid. If we take into account the fact that ginger increases acid formation, we can understand that its use in erosions is undesirable.

Of course, there are superficial erosive lesions, pitting lesions of mucous tissue. In such cases, the question of the possibility of adding ginger to food and drinks should be decided directly with the attending physician. In deep erosions and ulcers, perforations and bleeding, ginger is definitely contraindicated.

Ginger for atrophic gastritis

Some patients are diagnosed with gastritis labeled "atrophic". What does this mean? In fact, it is a long-existing helicobacter gastritis, which was not treated, or treated incorrectly. The disease is characterized by atrophic changes in the mucosal layer. At the same time, the number of glands decreases, which are partially replaced by intestinal epithelial tissue.

This type of gastritis is considered a serious enough pathology and even refers to precancerous conditions. Therefore, the doctor necessarily prescribes not only appropriate medications, but also dietary therapy, which implies the use of gentle products. Nevertheless, due to the lesion of the glandular system of the stomach, with atrophic gastritis there is often a need to stimulate secretion. In this case, ginger can help - but only after this issue is approved by the attending doctor.

Ginger drink or tea with ginger in atrophic processes is recommended to drink three times a day about 20 minutes before the main meals.

Ginger for exacerbation of gastritis

An exacerbation of gastritis most often develops in a few hours or a day. The relapse usually lasts up to five or seven days, but full recovery of the stomach occurs much later.

At the stage of exacerbation, doctors advise to refrain from eating at all - at least until the main signs of the disease are not overcome. After a period of starvation, initially follow a gentle diet. Then, as the affected mucosa is restored, the diet is expanded. At this stage, it is already allowed to include in the menu dishes and drinks with ginger - but only if the patient has normal or reduced acidity. Increased acid secretion is a contraindication for the use of ginger root, regardless of what form of course of gastritis - acute or chronic.

With excess acid in the stomach, ginger is not used neither in the stage of exacerbation, nor in remission of the inflammatory process.

Ginger for catarrhal gastritis

Catarrhal gastritis is successfully treated against the background of neutralization of the etiological factor that caused the development of pathology. The patient is prescribed diet therapy, which implies therapeutic fasting for a day (sometimes two days), and then - the intake of sparing food.

Catarrhal gastritis can proceed in different forms. And, above all, it is associated with a different type of acidity in the stomach. If such acidity is increased, then the use of ginger is out of the question. With low acid secretion, the root can be included in the diet, but only after the acute inflammatory process subsides.

At low or normal acidity ginger helps to correct the functional state of gastric mucous tissues. But if gastritis is accompanied by erosive and ulcerative processes, it is better to consult your doctor about the use of ginger.

Benefits

Ginger is probably the most famous root in the world: it was actively used by ancient Asian warriors to sanitize dishes that were not subjected to heat treatment. Historians say that it was ginger root was for ordinary soldiers and preventive and curative remedy for a lot of diseases. What are its benefits?

There are many useful components in ginger, which allows it to fulfill important therapeutic and preventive functions:

• normalization of the GI tract, improving appetite;
• stimulation of enzyme production;
• Improved digestion and breakdown of food components;
• improving the flavor of food;
• product sanitization;
• normalization of intestinal motility;
• relief of pregnant women with toxicosis;
• stimulation of immunity, accelerating recovery in colds;
• antiparasitic action.

Ginger contains large amounts of both vitamin and mineral substances that are needed to support the cardiovascular system, for quality cerebral blood circulation. [1], [2]

Ginger root in gastritis is not always allowed. Still, the disease in different patients can run differently, and not in all cases the plant is useful. It is better to talk to a doctor on this topic beforehand. He will evaluate all the pros and cons, take into account the individual characteristics of the body and give his recommendations. Most often, doctors allow the patient to include the root in the diet. For example, tea with ginger in gastritis with slow production of enzymes helps to restore secretion, improves digestive function. As a result, the appetite and general well-being of the patient improves. [3]

Contraindications

Ginger is strongly contraindicated in some cases, such as:

• in the third trimester of pregnancy;
• In bleeding gastric mucosal ulcer, in multiple ulcerative lesions;
• in the acute period of the inflammatory process of gastritis;
• with an elevated stomach acidity reading;
• at a high temperature;
• for pancreatitis;
• when breastfeeding the baby;
• with high blood pressure;
• for gallstones;
• for menstrual bleeding.

Complications

Ginger is extremely useful, but there are quite a few nuances, because of which the use of the root can lead to various complications.

Ginger components, getting into the digestive system, have a powerful effect on the organs. If the mucosa is in an inflamed state, if there are deep multiple ulcers and erosions, the active substances of the rhizome can aggravate the condition and worsen the course of the disease.

Doctors do not advise people suffering from liver and gallbladder diseases (especially hepatitis, cirrhosis, calculous cholecystitis) to take ginger seasoning. When using ginger can develop biliary colic - the movement of stones along the biliary tract.

If the patient has bleeding erosions or ulcers in the stomach, ginger can increase bleeding, which is certainly very dangerous.

Ginger in gastritis is used carefully: only during remission, and only if the acidity is normal or low. In all other cases, the use of the root is not recommended.

Recipes of dishes and drinks with ginger in gastritis

If you are worried about heartburn, just add 2 pieces of ginger (root, about 1 cm thick) to 250 ml of boiling water. The potion is insisted for two hours, filtered and drunk for gastritis with heartburn 50 ml three times a day.

To prepare the healing liquid faster, juice is squeezed from the rhizome of ginger. One teaspoon of juice is added to 200 ml of boiled water at room temperature. Take 50 ml three times a day.

Using the above recipes, you can prepare and more complex therapeutic compositions with ginger. For example, if the enzyme activity of the stomach is insufficient, an infusion of raspberry leaves or juice from plantain leaves is added to ginger water. If such a remedy is taken 50 ml about 60 minutes before meals, you can qualitatively strengthen acidity.

In gastritis with normal secretion of gastric juice take this mixture:

• Grind ginger, honey and butter taken in equal quantities;
• take 1 tsp. Three times a day, half an hour before meals.

To improve the work of the stomach affected by gastritis, ginger is added to dishes. For example, you can follow such proven recipes:

• Pumpkin puree soup. Peel onion, a piece of ginger, pumpkin and carrot, chop finely. Sauté onion and ginger in a pan, add carrots and pumpkin, pour vegetable broth, add spices, bring to a boil and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes. Then chop with a blender to a puree-like consistency, once again bring to a boil and remove from heat. Serve with a spoonful of Greek yogurt or low-fat sour cream.
• Ginger cake. Mix 400 g cottage cheese, six eggs, grated ginger (about 5 cm), 100 g butter, 100 g grated cheese and 300 g sugar. Gradually add 300 g of flour and vanilla sugar. Spread the mixture in a greased with butter and sprinkled with breadcrumbs, bake in the oven at +180°C for an hour, or until browned. Let the cake cool and then remove from the mold. Serve with tea.
• Chicken with ginger-yogurt marinade. Cut chicken fillets into pieces of about 4-5 cm, put them in a bowl and mix them with the marinade. To prepare the marinade, chop ginger root and dill, add a glass of natural yogurt, salt and olive oil, mix thoroughly. The meat is sent to marinate in the refrigerator for about 8 hours. Then the marinated fillet is placed on a baking tray greased with vegetable oil. Send to the oven, bake at +190°C until ready (about 50 minutes). Serve with vegetables or any garnish.

Heat-treated ginger also has beneficial properties, but it is much less irritating to the gastric mucosa. This should be taken into account if dishes with fresh (raw) ginger are not well perceived by the digestive tract of a sick person.