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Science Backed Home Remedies For Stomach Ulcers

The most common symptoms of an ulcer span burning pain in the stomach, heartburn, nausea, and a feeling of fullness or bloating. Less common signs include faintness, changes in appetite, black stools, vomiting, unexplained weight loss, and difficulty breathing. If left untreated peptic ulcers can be life threatening; they can cause complications like stomach bleeding, holes in the gastrointestinal tract, and even stomach cancer.
Ulcers develop when acids begin to eat away at the surface of the stomach or small intestine. Although our digestive tract is covered in a mucous layer that helps protect against stomach acid, if the amount of acid is increased – or the mucus is decreased – it causes inflammation that can lead to the development of an ulcer.

1. Probiotics
Probiotics are food and drink naturally enriched with live bacteria and yeast that confer many benefits to your digestive health. Examples of probiotics include yogurt, kombucha, kefir, fermented cod liver oil, apple cider vinegar, kimchi, and drinking shrubs.

2. Flavonoids
A class of phytochemicals that possess antioxidant properties, some flavonoids are gastroprotective and can help prevent lesions from forming in the mucus of the digestive tract, naturally decrease acids in the stomach, increase the mucus layer, fight against H. pylori, and accelerate the healing of ulcers.
A review of the current scientific literature identified these flavonoids as the most effective in treating ulcers:
Quercetin – Found in citrus fruits, apples, onions, parsley, sage, tea, and red wine.
Rutin – Figs, buckwheat, asparagus, unpeeled apples, and tea.
Sofalcone – Derived from the root of the Sophora tonkinensis.
Naringenin – Grapefruit, cherries, tomatoes, cocoa, water mint, and beans.
Garcinol – A chalcone isolated from the rind of the Garcinia indica

3. Honey
Between boosting energy and brain function, easing coughs and colds, wound and burn healing, as well as skin care and acne treatment, raw organic honey is pretty amazing stuff.
We can now add ulcer treatment to the list too. The antimicrobial properties of honey can fight against H. pylori infections and speed up the healing of internal wounds, like ulcers. A 2006 in vitro study tested eight brands of honey against H. pylori samples and discovered that each one inhibited the growth of the bacteria. They found that Black Forest honey and Laganese honey were the most effective.

4. Licorice Root
The roots of the licorice plant (Glycyrrhiza glabra) have a long history of use in folk medicine for treating many kinds of ailments, including peptic ulcers. Its main constituent, glycyrrhizin, is what gives licorice root its sweetness. Once metabolized, this element turns into glycyrrhetinic acid (GA), which is absorbed into the blood. GA is very effective against H. pylori infections, especially strains that are resistant to traditional treatment with clarithromycin.
Although taking high doses of GA can be toxic to the human body, the researchers found that a dose of 50 mg/L was sufficient in curbing H. pylori, which is two to four times less than the dosage reported to be toxic to humans. You can purchase organic licorice root here, and add a ½ teaspoon to your tea as a sweetener.
Another option is to take deglycyrrhizinated licorice, which contains all the gut healing properties of regular licorice root but without the sweetness or the risk of toxicity. It is available as a dietary supplement, which can be purchased here. Always seek medical advice before taking any supplements.

5. Garlic
A medicinal food, garlic (Allium sativum) contains no less than 33 sulfur compounds that are responsible for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial effects. When pitted against H. pylori, garlic was able to inhibit the bacteria just as effectively as the antibiotics typically prescribed to treat this infection. Several recent studies have replicated these results with whole garlic cloves, garlic powder, and garlic oil. Not only does garlic exert antibacterial effects against H. pylori, it helps prevent inflammation in the digestive tract while protecting the mucus layer in the lining of the stomach.