Dr. Vikram Chauhan, Author at Dr. Vikram Chauhan's Blog

Duodenal ulcers and Special Ayurvedic Care Packages

Do you sit and try to listen to your digestive system? What does it tell you? Frequently occurring heart burns, stomach pain, change in stool colors along with acidity is what you observe often? No doubt that they indicate ulcer formations in your digestive tract, but are you aware of duodenal ulcers that form in the intestines? Probably you might have been diagnosed with the same but are confused about it or might be even confused if it is duodenal ulcer that you are suffering from. Well, all your enquiries and confusions might end here as you read through all about duodenal ulcers and their solutions as per Ayurveda.

What are duodenal ulcers?

Duodenal ulcers are peptic or simply ulcers formed in the lining of the small intestine, near to the stomach. These are mainly bacterial infections on the lining of the mentioned part. In fact, ulcers are formed originally as a reason for bacterial infections mainly. In some cases, inflammations caused due to many reasons lead to ulcers as secondary development. Smoking, consumption of alcohol, eating spicy food often, can all be direct or hidden reasons behind inflammations and ulcers. Besides exogenous factors, stress or mental illness are also said to be reasons behind ulcer development. Medications like anti-inflammatory drugs or pain killers can result in ulcers as well. These ulcers are also said to be communicative due to lack of hygiene and untidy food habits.

Duodenal ulcers

How to know your ulcers?

All the ulcers including duodenal ones have almost all common symptoms appearing, often leaving the diagnosis part clueless. However, these recurrent symptoms are to be watched out for and it is important to take note of them to avoid digestive issues. Some of the important ones are as follows:

Abdominal pain.
Chest pain.
Heartburn.
Belching with foul odor.
Nausea and vomiting.
Intolerance to oily food.
Bloating.
Color change in stool to dark colors.
Anorexia.

Know the complications

Escaping from the symptoms and effects of duodenal ulcers already remaining as an effort taking task, again there are certain complications that might follow if left unnoticed or untreated and may include:

Obstruction of the food path.
Inadequate food intake due to untimely satiety.
Ulcers can lead to perforations on the linings.
Bleeding while stool passage.
Anemia due to internal bleeding.
Bad nutrition can lead to weight loss sometimes.

Prevention is better than cure!

If diagnosed with duodenal ulcers or not some prevention tips as they say would help you keep your digestive system clean and healthy.

Avoid taking pain killer medications often.
Keep hygiene while taking in food.
Reduce smoking habits.
Avoid too spicy or too oily foods.

Ayurveda to help you!

Vata, pitta and kapha– the tridosas (3 humors) forming the Tridosha siddhanta is the base of disease management in Ayurveda. These dosas are said to control the health and weakness of one’s body and mind. Looking into the seating arrangement itself, duodenal ulcers can be associated with augmentation of pitta dosha. In Ayurveda, it is termed as parinaamshool, wherein parinaam stands for post digestion and shool for pain. Hence the term for pain occurring at the digestive part (intestine). Ayurveda doctors offer you care packages including dinacharya (daily routine), yoga and other herbal drugs.

Some of the important formulations of Planet Ayurveda includes

Mahashankh vati
Heartburn cap
Amalaki rasayan
Acidoplan syrup
Vara churna
Arjuna powder

Herbal Supplements for DUODENAL ULCERS

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1. Mahashankh Vati

This ayurvedic formulation by Planet Ayurveda could be the best remedy for duodenal ulcer as it is involved in curing conditions like indigestion and excessive gas formation after food intake. It is also said to cure acidity and as well as pain in the gastric tract due to digestion issues.

Dosage: 1 tablet per day for 3 meals a day.

2. Heartburn cap

Heartburn is a very common issue that follows duodenal ulcer, this capsule is that which is essential for you. Acidity or excess formation of acids at different places in your digestive tract is the root cause of heartburn. However, this herbal formulation improves your digestion and so never lets any Ayurveda doctor leave it behind when prescribing for digestive issues. This miracle product of Planet Ayurveda is tested to be free from both artificial additives and side effects.

Dosage: 1 cap twice a day after meal with plain water

3. Amalaki Rasayan

This highly recommended product of Planet Ayurveda adds perfection to your package as amalaki is known for solving stomach issues since ages. Along with this function it also maintains your immune system health as well.

Dosage: 1 cap every day after meal with plain water

4. Acidoplan syrup

Herbal syrups have always stayed user friendly and so this one would aid your body to reject all bad fumes of post digestion easily. Gastric trouble and acidity would be removed by this syrup of Planet Ayurveda and hence would be a doctor’s right and must choose to cure duodenal ulcers.

Dosage: 2 tbsp, twice a day.

5. Vara Churna

This blend of herbal powders is involved in making your digestive system healthy. Cleaning your gastric tract, this product is one among the best of Planet Ayurveda choices to heal duodenal ulcers.

Dosage: ½ tbsp along with warm water, 2 times per day.

6. Arjuna powder

This single herb drug consists of Terminalia arjuna as the key ingredient. This herbal preparation by Planet Ayurveda is the best solution for digestive issues and would serve right to this care package for duodenal ulcer.

Dosage: 1 tbsp in warm water twice a day or as per your physician’s description.

It is not good to keep your ulcers untreated, because good digestion is key to your health. Treating your stomach and digestive system in the best way you could should be one of the many other goals of yours. Let good food be followed by a good stomach. Wrap your intestines with healthy juices, not ulcers.

Natural Cure For Lactose Intolerance

ABSTRACT

“Mother, can I have some Makhan” when lord Krishna used to say in the cartoon and the way he ate it, enjoying every bit, made our mouths water too. Dairy products are one of the inseparable food supplements of day-to-day existence. When we travel around the world, why talk about the world? Our country India, which is a mini world in itself, finds the use of dairy products in a wide range.

Dairy products especially milk have been used by humans since the beginning of recorded time and are provided as both fresh and preservable nutritious foods. In some countries, half the milk produced is consumed as fresh pasteurized whole, low-fat, or skim milk. However, maximum milk is manufactured into more durable dairy products of worldwide commerce, such as butter, ghee, cheese, ice cream, and so on.

BENEFITS OF DAIRY PRODUCTS

Dairy products are very nutritious and provide bioactive components. It supports the development of lymphoid tissues and the establishment of symbiotic microflora. The potency, importance, and quantity of milk bioactive compounds are possibly more than the old consideration. They comprise certain specific organic acids, vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, carbohydrates, magnesium, zinc, protein, oligosaccharides, and so on. These components are beneficial in the development of the overall stature of a human.

According to Ayurveda dairy supplements are very useful and are used in medications. Milk which is referred to as ksheera is useful in pacifying Vata and pitta, is restorative, regenerative, and increases Ojas. Ghee is another form of milk product that enhances intellect, memory, digestive fire, strength, etc. When it is processed with appropriate medicine, it enhances its curative power. The potency of ghee increases with time, old ghee is used in curing intoxication, epilepsy, diseases affecting the head, ears, and gynecological apparatus. Butter, another product, is aphrodisiac, which pacifies Vata, pitta, and rakta. Dairy products have a lot of beneficial effects and find a wide range of use in Ayurvedic treatments.

When we talk about the different types of carbohydrates present in these products, one of the commonly heard saccharides which comes to our head is lactose. It is considered prebiotic and stimulates the growth of good bacteria in the gut. But as we hear about lactose intake, it draws our attention to a condition called lactose intolerance.

WHAT IS LACTOSE INTOLERANCE

Lactose intolerance is a condition in which the body is unable to break down lactose. It occurs due to deficiency of the enzyme lactase secreted by the small intestine and as a result, undigested lactose reaches the large intestine and causes bloating of the stomach, gas, and diarrhea.

Lactose intolerance is not a serious condition but can cause a lot of unpleasantness. It is of three types:

Primary lactose intolerance: It is the common type, caused as a result of aging. With aging the production of lactase may decrease as a result the individual develops intolerance towards it.
Secondary lactose intolerance: It is caused due to certain intestinal diseases such as celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease. Even injury to the small intestine can cause this condition.
Congenital lactose intolerance: It is a condition that occurs rarely. In this, the infant inherits the defective gene from the parents. The baby becomes intolerant to breast milk and if not treated earlier can lead to threatening conditions.

The symptoms of this condition can be mild to severe. It depends on the amount of lactase an individual’s body produces.

LET’S KNOW WHAT AYURVEDA HAS TO SAY

Ayurveda correlates lactose intolerance to the conditions occurring in grahani. It can be vataja, pittaja, kaphaja, and sannipataja.

Lactose intolerance is the inability of the body to digest it, which means the agni in the body is affected. Agnimandya is caused by the kaphaja condition. It happens due to the intake of kapha vridhi products and dairy products are kapha vridhikara.

The intensity of Agni decreases drastically and becomes mandagni and makes the digestive power weak and thus not enabling the body to digest the milk products.

HOW TO REDUCE EFFECTS OF LACTOSE INTOLERANCE

Dairy products are people’s favorite but reducing the use of these products can only be the means through which this can be tackled. By trying the trial and error method, they can get to know the amount of lactose they can intake in the form of these supplements. Rather than using whole milk, one can use skim milk or low-fat milk. Milk can be taken along with other meals as it slows the time of digestion and therefore it helps the enzyme to act.

To meet the requirements, these products can be taken through leafy green vegetables, broccoli, egg, cereals, juices, etc.

Probiotics are living organisms that are present in our intestines that help in maintaining a healthy digestive system. These are available as active or “live” cultures in some yogurts and as supplements in the capsule form, so having these as a part of the diet can help in the digestion of lactose.

AYURVEDIC REMEDY FOR LACTOSE INTOLERANCEM

Fed up with a bloated stomach and gastric problems!!! Let’s find a cure in our Indian medicine.

In Ayurveda, lactose intolerance can be related to grahani rogam. It believes that by practicing certain regimes, he or she can overcome this condition. It mainly focuses on correcting the digestive power. Problems related to this can only be tackled by correcting the digestion. The Kapha causing agnimandya in the body has to be reduced and pitta dosha has to be enhanced. And thus enabling proper digestion.

Certain herbs that can be taken in the management of grahani roga are Hareetaki (Terminalia Chebula), Haridra (Curcuma Longa), Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), Patha (Cissampelosa pareira), Musta(Cyperus rotundus), etc. These herbs have the property that increases the Agni.

Certain treatment procedures for lactose intolerance are Virechana and Vamana, by doing so the polluted doshas in the body can be eliminated, and the digestive fire can be rekindled.

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Practicing certain yoga asanas also rekindles digestive fire and improves digestion. Lactose intolerance can be tackled by having medicines like Ashta churna, Hinguvachadi Churna, Kalyanaka kwatha, Dadimashtaka churna, etc.