Guest guest Posted August 27, 2004 Report Share Posted August 27, 2004 Suzanne wrote: > Welcome first of all. > Second, I'm wondering what his diet consists of... and what meds he is > taking. Some meds do react with herbs..so you will need to check this > out. > Digestive enzymes are sometimes recommended in the hope improved > digestion will help prevent reflux. . > > Herbs that may be helpful are licorice, particularly as chewable > deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL), has been shown to be an effective > treatment for the healing of stomach and duodenal ulcers, > > Other herbs traditionally used to treat reflux and heartburn include > digestive demulcents (soothing agents) such as aloe vera > <http://www.healthwell.com/healthnotes/healthnotes.cfm?ContentID=2036003>, > slippery elm > <http://www.healthwell.com/healthnotes/healthnotes.cfm?ContentID=2167004>, > bladderwrack > <http://www.healthwell.com/healthnotes/healthnotes.cfm?ContentID=3653002>, > and marshmallow > <http://www.healthwell.com/healthnotes/healthnotes.cfm?ContentID=2128005>. > > > Slippery Elm made into a gruel would help to soothe and heal the > esophagous and stomach. > > Don will be able to help you more than me but it will be tomorrow as > he is in Slovenia where there is a 7 hour time difference. > > Suzi > > ================================ I think you pretty well covered it Suzi. Course the best solution is to cure the problem and not just bandaid it. But it is his choice. All the above suggestions are top notch. But like Suzi mentioned, as we don't know what his diet consists of, well any or all of this may work for a while or it may work for a long time. Depends on him. -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 > a1thighmaster wrote: > > I don't think there is any such thing as alkali excess when there is > > too little HCl being produced. The stomach is still an acid > > environment. It never goes alkali. > > On the contrary - acid is used to digest protein and alkali is used to > digest plants. > > ....Irene Celeste correctly pointed out that the stomach does not produce alkalai for digestion. Acidic stomach contents are neutralised in the duodenum but the slurry doesn't stay alkaline for long as it travels down the upper intestine. Enzymes are used to digest both plants and proteins. Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 > Do you know about small gastric ulcers that aren't caused by H. > Pylori?....e.g.how to treat them. Idelle, look up Dr. 's method -- a teaspoon of hot powdered cayenne dissolved in a glass of cool water and gulped down three times a day. In my experience this has actually worked overnight, even though I had said it might take two days. Cayenne gets tissues healing very quickly. Duncan Crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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