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Gastritis is the inflammation of the stomach lining or the mucosa. The stomach is a hollow muscular organ located in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen. It is a part of the digestive system. The top part of the stomach is connected to the esophagus, and the lower part is attached to the duodenum. The stomach wall is lined with several layers of different tissues. The layers – from the exterior to the interior – are serosa, muscularis externa, sub mucosa and mucosa.
Serosa is the outermost layer of the epithelial and connective tissue that is a part of the peritoneum. The next layer, or the muscularis externa, helps in churning, mixing the food, and propelling it towards the intestines by contracting and relaxing. The sub mucosa layer contains the blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. The inner most layer or the mucosa is a soft, smooth surfaced layer that contains gastric glands and gastric pits. The gastric glands have various cells that produce mucus, an enzyme named pepsinogen, hydrochloric acid and the gastric intrinsic factor which helps in absorbing vitamin B12. The mucus protects the stomach tissue from being eaten away, damaged, or corroded by its digestive secretions. The hydrochloric acid kills micro organisms swallowed along with food and activates pepsinogen into pepsin to help in digesting proteins.
Any factor that disrupts the protective mucus barrier of the stomach exposes the stomach tissue to harm by the strongly acidic stomach secretions. This results in the inflammation of the stomach lining or the mucosa and is called gastritis. Gastritis may be acute or short term and chronic or long term in nature. It can also be nonerosive or erosive. In nonerosive gastritis, only the stomach lining is inflamed. In erosive gastritis, the mucus lining erodes, which leads to breaks, sores or ulcers in the stomach lining. Another form of gastritis is atrophic gastritis in which the gastric gland cells are destroyed due to long term inflammation and replaced by intestinal and fibrous tissue. This leads to the impairment of the production of hydrochloric acid, pepsin, and gastric intrinsic factor. Atrophic gastritis is either the result of long term Helicobacter pylori infection or is autoimmune in origin.
Homeopathic treatment for gastritis is very effective. Homeopathic medicines help to reduce the inflammation of the stomach lining and the symptoms that arise subsequently. These medicines are selected for each case individually as per the presentation of symptoms. Homeopathic treatment for gastritis is very helpful for both short term and long standing gastritis. If started well in time, homeopathic treatment for gastritis is quite beneficial in preventing the development of sores and ulcers in the stomach lining. Top homeopathic medicines for gastritis are Arsenic Album, Argentum Nitricum, Phosphorus, Lycopodium, and Bismuth.
Causes and Symptoms of Gastritis
The primary causes of gastritis are infection with Helicobacter Pylori bacteria, excessive use of non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs, and high alcohol intake. Other predisposing factors for gastritis include stress, injuries, burns, smoking, and Crohn’s disease. A person suffering from autoimmune disorders like Hashimoto’s disease and Type 1 diabetes will be prone to gastritis. The signs and symptoms of gastritis include pain in the upper mid abdomen that may be burning, aching or gnawing in nature, fullness or distension of the stomach, nausea, vomiting, belching, loss of appetite and anemia.
Top Homeopathic Medicines for Gastritis
1. Arsenic Album – Homeopathic Medicine for Gastritis With Burning Pain in the Stomach
Arsenic Album is one of the top homeopathic medicines for gastritis. It works well when there is a burning pain in the stomach due to gastritis. Ingesting even a little food or drink worsens the pain. Taking something warm may bring relief. Acidic and cold things worsen the pain and burning. Other accompanying symptoms are weakness, exhaustion, weight loss, and intense anxiety.
2. Argentum Nitricum – Homeopathic Medicine for Gastritis From Chronic Alcohol Intake
Argentum Nitricum is an excellent homeopathic treatment for gastritis. It helps persons suffering from gastritis caused by chronic alcohol intake. A primary symptom for using Argentum Nitricum is a pain in the stomach which radiates to all parts of the abdomen. The pain may be gnawing, burning or constricting in nature. Another symptom is frequent belching. Distension of the abdomen may also occur. Argentum Nitricum is also an often used homeopathic medicine to treat ulcers in the stomach.
3. Phosphorus – Homeopathic Medicine for Gastritis Accompanied by Nausea and Vomiting
Phosphorus is an excellent homeopathic treatment for gastritis. Gastritis, accompanied by nausea and vomiting, is the main symptoms for the use of Phosphorus. In such cases, the patient throws up food by the mouthful. There is constant nausea and a soreness in the pit of the stomach. Water brash and heartburn are other features that may arise. Some patients also complain of bitter or sour belching.
4. Lycopodium – Homeopathic Medicine for Gastritis When Fullness or Distension is a Prominent Symptom
Lycopodium is one of the top homeopathic medicines for gastritis in cases where fullness of the abdomen is a leading symptom. Eating tiny quantities of food can also lead to fullness and distension of the stomach. Along with fullness, there is a gnawing, burning or constrictive pain in the stomach. The pain may get better on rubbing. Nausea and sour belching may also be present. In a few cases, there is vomiting of food and bile. Another marked feature is the loss of appetite.
5. Bismuth – Homeopathic Medicine for Gastritis When Cold Drinks Relieve the Symptoms
Bismuth is another one of the top homeopathic medicines for gastritis. It works well in cases of gastritis where cold drinks bring relief to the symptoms. The burning in the stomach is relieved by drinking something cold. There is also a pain in the area around the stomach. Bending backward brings a little relief to the pain. Along with the pain, there is a sensation of pressure and heavy load on the stomach. There is also an inability to retain fluids in the stomach. Fluid is vomited as soon as it reaches the stomach. Along with this, vertigo and weakness also arise.
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Hello Dr Sharma My wife has chronic gastritis. She has much gas and has difficulty swallowing solid food because her oesophagus closes after she swallows food. So she just drinks liquids, like Complan, which produces gas because of the sugar content. Can you recommend a homeopathic remedy to stop the gas please?
Where can we find these medicine items?
Not an alcohol abuser, 1-2 a month MAYBE.
I suffer stomach pain for 30 years. Gastritis. Age 66. Female
No BP, Diabetes
Hello Doctor, I am 77 year old diabetic male suffering from constipation and gas. In night I feel the urge to pass motion every two hours but the urge seems to be due to gas. Every time I get up I need to take water as I feel dry and thirsty. During day time I do not face these problems. The stool is hard and big in size making it difficult to pass and there is no urge to pass it. I pass motion every second day. The stomach is also slightly bloated. Otherwise I am normal taking one hour walk every day and performing my daily routine. However, I am bit scared to go out or to take up driving, feel comfortable at home,
আমি আগে alcohol পান করতাম, বর্তমানে যা খাই হজম হয় না,বুক জ্বালা করে,বয়স 57, দৈহিক কাজকর্ম নেই, দীর্ঘদিন pan d খেতাম, এখন বন্ধ করেছি, হ্যোমিওপ্যাথি ওষুধ কি খাবো।
Hello Doctor, where can i acquire these treatments in Nairobi Kenya?
पेट में लगातार गैस बन रही है । कब्ज नही है। एसिडिटी की समस्या है। खाना खाने के बाद दोपहर से गैस बनना चालू हो जाती है। गैस में बदबू नहीं है। दोपहर से रात्रि में भी बहुत गैस बन रही है । आयु 50 वर्ष है।
हमें तो पुराना गैस्ट्रिक है जो ज्यादा परेशान कर देता है और पेट में दर्द भी रहता है
नमस्ते डॉ. शर्मा
सोनोग्राफी करने पर गैस्ट्रिक हर्निया 15.7mm बताया है और विंडोसकॉपी करने पर पेट में सूजन बताया है जो की डॉ.द्वारा टेबलेट लेने पर भी ठीक नहीं हुआ है टैबलेट्स में mox 1000mg
Levoflox 500
Sompraz 80
इन सभी दवाई दिया गया था जिसमे कोई सुधार नहीं हुआ है अतः उचित परामर्श दे।
धन्यवाद
Cronic gestrits
I had a gastroscopy.
finding/impression-
1. Excessive bile-tinged fluid in the stomach.
2. no obvious Hiatal hernia
3. diffuse gastritis – moderate, biopsied in the antrum and the body of the stomach
4. normal ampulla and duodenum
5. normal upper airway
6.reflux esophagitis, with mild inflammation – biopsied at 36cm.
recommendations from you, please, which homeopathic medicines should I take? thank you.
I have persistent bloating and some gas and mild pain in my upper abdomen..sometimes diarrhea which passes. it is most prominent in the morning when I wake up. Sometimes very slight nausea
Hello!
I have chronic pain in top of stomach between ribs. I think it’s gastritis. I’d like to try to treat that first. I have no nausea. I have no heart burn. Not intense pain. Dull, achey, jabby pain.
It comes and goes… went a away 5/6 days then comes back.
No food worsens.. I had hpylori 12 months ago.
Did the antibiotics etc.. it got better. Breathe test was negative.
But pain back. Yes emotions started it I think. Arguing and stress with teen son. But that’s better. I was damaged by the scope down last year too! But after three weeks it got better. Intense pain when the opening of stomach opened for 3 weeks. It got better. I also have vilitigo and it developed about 4 years ago. Not getting worse. But still present. So I think I have auto immune gastritis. It hurts and aches right under sternum.
Hi Dr i am diagnosed with Chronic gastritis with mild autropy i have continuse mild pain in upper andomin with nausia bloating and fullness of stomach for last one month wich is disturbing my life Hpyroli is negitive in biopsy kindly suggest me medicine i will be highly thankful to you
Hi , I’m diagnose for diverticulosis, gastritis and esophagitis until now is not heal yet I need your help. Thanks…
Dear Dr Sharma,
Have started a protocol by Dr Robert Kopf for Alcoholism after the sudden death of my closest friend. My drinking spree lasted 5 weeks and was intense. The first remedy on the list is Sulphur 200x. Couldnt get x so am using 200c. I put 2 pillules in half a plastic drinking bottle and take a sip after successing 4 times. Am taking this remedy 3 times a day, first successing 4 times. As my condition is acute, the remedy lasts only a few hours until symptoms return. Do i continue with successing and dosing? When will i know to take 1M potency? The relief i get is from full abdomen not so hard and dark patches on my face fade. The next remedy is Nux V 200x, Ars Alb, etc. Please advise, all the best Anita