Peptic ulcers are small tiny wounds on the surface of the internal mucosal lining of the stomach, first part of small intestine (duodenum) or esophagus (food pipe) due to stomach acid. An ulcer causes where the lining of the gut is damaged and underline tissue becomes exposed.

Duodenum is most common site for peptic ulcer.

There are many classifications of ulcer depending on the region or the area of affection like gastric ulcer affect stomach region. The esophageal ulcer affects oesophagus and the duodenal ulcer affects duodenum.

How is ulcer formed?

Mucosal lining is a protective barrier of inner side of stomach which is responsible for secreting enzymes and acid, used in digestion.it also protect the stomach tissue from a very highly acidic environment of the stomach.

When food passes down the oesophagus into the stomach, normally stomach cells produce an acid called as gastric acid which helps in break down and digestion of food. It also helps to kill harmful bacteria’s present in. This acid is so corrosive (strong) that some cells in mucosal lining of the stomach and duodenum produces mucus as a natural barrier to protect the mucosal lining from the attack of acid. This insoluble mucus forms a protective gel-like coating over the entire surface of the gastric and duodenal mucosal lining and protects the stomach and duodenum tissues from destructions.

But when there is destruction of underneath mucosal layer because of some following given causes, acid directly comes contact with underline sensitive exposed stomach or duodenum cell, causing inflammation and ulcer.

Causes

• Excessive production of acid
• Hereditary
• stress
• Infections with helicobacter pylori
• This bacterium causes an inflammation in the lining of the stomach or duodenum. Causing destruction of protective mucosal layer which allows the acid to cause inflammation and ulcers in mucosal layer of stomach and duodenum.

Anti-inflammatory drugs - including aspirin, , ibuprofen, diclofenac,

Risk factors

• Zollinger- Ellison syndrome. ( a condition of excessive acid production)
• Smoking
• Mental and physical Stress
• Alcohol
• Coffee
• Beverages
• Fatty or spicy foods
• Elderly people
• “O” blood group people have chances to form duodenal ulcers
• “A “blood group people have chances to form cancerous gastric ulcers.
• Emotional OR irritable people

Symptoms

• Burning Pain- in the upper abdomen. It usually comes and goes.
• Morning pain and pain in between two meals
• Empty stomach pain
• Pain may be reduced by antacids or by drinking milk
• Tenderness
• Bloating sensation
• Water brush
• Nausea or vomiting
• Heart burn
• Loss of appetite
• Fullness after meal
• Difficulty getting food down (swallowing it)
• Regurgitation of food (comes back )
• Unusual weakness
• Anemia
• Bloody stool
• Unexplained weight loss

Types

Gastric ulcer

• Usually people above the age of 40 are prone for this type of ulcers.
• Periodical pain occur immediately after eating
• Pain is relieved by vomiting or alkali
• Fear of eating food due to pain
• Weight loss due to less intake of food
• Nausea and vomiting looks like coffee ground
• Sensation of feeling fullness, indigestion and heartburn may be notice

Duodenal ulcer

• Usually people between age group of 20-40 are more prone for this.
• Periodicity of pain is so marked and start after 1-2 hour of food
• Pain is in middle of night or when stomach is empty
• Pain is better after eating
• No Weight loss as patient feel good after intake of food
• Black and bloody stool
• Bloated feeling due to intestinal gas.

Complications

• Bleeding
• Perforation or damage of organ
• Narrowing and obstruction of intestine
• Anemia due to excessive blood loss
• Cancer of stomach
• Pancreatic problems.

Diagnosis

• Endoscopy- Helps to confirm the ulcer.
• Blood examination--To detect the Pylori infection and anemia
• Stool examination-To detect the Pylori infection
• Upper gastrointestinal x-ray-To detect the some type of ulcer

Preventions

• Avoid cigarette
• Avoid Spicy and rich food Drink lots of water.
• Take frequent small meals instead of two or three big meals..
• Eat slowly and chew foods well.
• Sit up while eating and for 1 hour afterward.
• Avoid stress, unnecessary medication, smoking and alcohol
• Avoid hurried life
• Avoid high spices and chilies

Role of homeopathy

It is very common diseases which affect personal life of patient and keep them away from daily activities as it creates tremendous burning pain. Homeopathy can do lot in case of these ulcers and offer symptomless life to enjoy precious moments.

Normally our body has natural healing power (immune power) which takes care of body from any abnormal changes occurring in it. When this healing power becomes altered or suppressed, person gets suffered with diseases condition.

Homeopathic medicines directly stimulate our disturbed immune power and make it able to fight with any changes occurred in the body. In simple words homeopathy doesn’t treat any diseases, instead of that it boost up natural immune (healing) power of the body and self-cure takes place without creating any side effect. Such type of immunity stimulating treatment is called as constitutional approach.

What is constitutional approach?

In a constitutional approach, the doctor takes a detail interview of patient and asks about his mental, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects. He asks many questions regarding stress, struggle, failures, adjustments, and sorrow in his life also physical symptoms like desires, aversion, perspiration, discharge, stool, urine, sleep, dreams and reactions to temperature. Then, he selects the best possible remedy which fits the above criteria of patient.

Constitutional medicine can give soothing effect to mucosal lining by controlling infection and inflammation of bacteria and promote natural faster healing of ulcer. Constitutional medicines can maintain a balance between acid secretion and mucus production that mean body produce required quantity of acid and mucus which prevent the further new formation of ulcer. Homeopathic medicines can also reduce infections catching tendency of body by strengthening the immune power .Thus recurrent attack of ulcer is totally prevented.

With homeopathy diseases is treated from root cause and its more growth is aborted at very early stage so that chances of complication like perforation, obstruction, anemia is completely reduced.

Our medicines are in form of energy; they can alter the defect in genes which helps to prevent or postpone the transfer of ulcer from one generation of family to other. So person from high risk family can be prevented for ulcer.

Homeopathic in acute flares of ulcer

With the help of many acute medicines we can control the sudden and emergency attack of pain, burning, fullness, chest pain and offer quick relief to patients. Medicines can reduce severity and duration of attack.

As all symptoms are governed by homeopathy so beautifully so we can reduce frequent need of allopathic painkiller, antacids in acute attack and save patients from excessive side effects of these drugs.

Stress and homeopathy

Homeopathic medicines have a chief action on the mind. Stress is a main cause of peptic ulcer. The stressful environment in ones life cannot be reduced; however its effects on the body and mind can be dealt with by homeopathy. Homeopathic medicines can reduce irritability, fears, anxiety and negative attitude of the patient. This will help them have a positive and confident outlook towards life. Thus they will be able to deal with emotional suppressions and craft their capability to adapt to any stressful environment.

Other benefits of homeopathy

It can be taken for long time without creating any side effects as it is non toxic.
It is well indicated in children and pregnant women

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If people focus the risk factors then we can easily reduce the rate of it.