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Chronic Gastritis
Chronic Gastritis
Gastritis means inflammation of the mucus lining of the stomach. Patients suffering from chronic Gastritis feel uneasy and uncomfortable during most of the day, and might also experience a persistent feeling of weakness.
The main causative factors of chronic Gastritis include excessive consumption of alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, sour, spicy, acidic foods and white flour products. Stress, anger and exposure to heat also lead to the aggravation of this condition.
- Indigestion (dyspepsia)
- Abdominal pain
- Hiccups
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dark stools
- Heartburn
- Loss of appetite
- Patients suffering from Gastritis should fast for one or two days.
- They may be given warm water or juicy fruits such as grapes, apples, oranges, water melons, etc. during these days.
- The main idea is to detoxify the stomach by flushing out toxins.
- Stay away from coffee and carbonated or alcoholic beverages.
- Avoid processed and fermented foods.
- Also avoid rich gravies, sour, salty, and spicy foods.
- Do some amount of exercising daily; practicing Pranayama can be helpful.
- Drink at least 8-9 glasses of water in a day. Water will relax the stomach and clear all the toxins accumulated inside.