Health Desk- It is known as acidity, acidity, hyperchlorhydria.
What is gastric hyperacidity?
Due to stimulation of the stomach due to some specific reasons, the naturally occurring hydrochloric acid starts to build up more than necessary. Due to which there are symptoms like burning sensation, sour belching etc. around the navel. This condition is called gastric hyperacidity or acid dyspepsia.
What are the causes of gastric hyperacidity?
1. Due to which the gastric juice is made more, its symptoms arise due to the same reasons.
2 . In some people, this acid starts producing more naturally.
3. People who live in excessive thinking, worry and stress, they get this disease.
4. Not eating food on time causes this disease.
5. Excessive consumption of alcohol, smoking and stimulating foods.
6. In people suffering from diseases like pithmari, chronic appendicitis and gastric ulcer (peptic ulcer), gastric juice is more formed.
What are the symptoms of hyperacidity?
1. Bad taste in the mouth.
2 . Sour belches come.
3. Burning sensation around the navel.
4. Drinking tea, coffee etc. causes burning sensation in the entire esophagus.
5. Mouth fills with sour water.
6. Symptoms start 1 or 2 hours after a meal.
7. By eating alkaline foods like soda bicarb etc. or by taking a small meal, it provides relief for some time.
8. In extreme cases, there is a feeling of abdominal pain and flatulence.
9. Somebody gets restless due to this and gets up at midnight and sits down.
10. Food is not digested properly, due to which undigested food comes out in the stool. Sometimes diarrhea also occurs.
11. With burning sensation in the navel region, symptoms such as pain, burning and irritation in the throat, restlessness, sleeplessness etc. also arise.
Diagnosis - There is no difficulty in diagnosing this disease on the basis of above mentioned symptoms.
Tool to detect acidity-
Scientists at the University of Bradford (Utari England) have succeeded in developing a device to detect and control acidity in the body. This device detects acidic substances in the patient's food pipe.
This tool is very simple. This device consists of a thin tube, which is passed through the nostril into the slit. The sensor is installed at the end of this tube. Which measures the acidity in the food pipe and its information comes on an electronic device. Which the patient wears on his waist. The patient can wear this device in the shape of a video cassette under his clothes. There is no problem in walking by wearing it.
After the patient's test period is over, the data is given to the hospital for analysis on the computer. After this the complete report, data and information are sent to the doctor for study.
General therapy for gastric hyperacidity-
1. Special attention should be paid to the person suffering from this disease. Sour, spicy and spicy food should be avoided.
2 . Eating protein is beneficial in this disease. Like milk, meat, egg. But continuously consuming it in excess can aggravate the disease. Therefore, it should be consumed in limited quantity.
3. Drinking olive oil before meals is beneficial. Butter, cream etc. can also be given at a mild stage or after some time.
4. Do not drink too much water during meals. After some time of the meal, the required amount of water should be drunk.
5. One should not eat enough food in one go, but should be eaten little by little in many times.
6. Eggs should be taken in the morning, small meals in the morning, milk in the afternoon, butter, toast etc. in the afternoon and small meals in the night.
7. One should not sleep immediately after having food at night, but should take a short walk.
8. Waking up early in the morning and going for a walk will be beneficial.
9. Drinking lukewarm water on an empty stomach in the morning also gives relief from this disease.
10. Keeping water in a copper vessel at night and drinking that water in the morning gives great relief in this disease.
Ayurvedic and home remedies for gastric hyperacidity-
1. Fennel-
Chewing fennel is beneficial if there is a problem of acidity, because the effect of fennel is cold, chewing it and eating it removes the burning sensation due to acidity in the stomach.
2.Ginger-
Consuming ginger is beneficial if there is a problem of acidity, for this, drink a piece of ginger after boiling it with water or suck a piece of ginger wrapped in black salt, you will get relief.
3. Amla-
Consumption of gooseberry is very helpful in removing acidity, it is counted in digestive related measures. Eating gooseberry with black salt is beneficial in case of acidity. If you want, you can consume amla in the form of jam, juice or pickle.
4. Cumin-
Cumin is very beneficial in improving digestion power. In case of acidity, it is beneficial to drink half a teaspoon of cumin seeds boiled in water or after roasting 50 grams of cumin seeds and grinding them with 10 grams of black salt, take 5 grams with lukewarm water 2-3 times a day.
5. Mint-
Mint is very helpful in removing digestive problems. This helps a lot in removing the burning sensation in the stomach. If there is a burning sensation in the stomach due to acidity, then chew mint leaves or drink water mixed with lemon and ground mint leaves with black salt.
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