Acid Reflux
H. Pylori is a common type of bacteria that grows in the digestive tract and has a tendency to attack the stomach lining H. Pylori infections are usually harmless, but they are responsible for the majority of ulcers in the stomach and small intestine.
While infection with the strain of bacteria typically causes symptoms they can lead to diseases in some people, including peptic ulcers and an inflammatory condition inside your stomach known as gastritis.
Causes
- Infections are thought to spread from one person’s mouth to another.
- They may also be transferred from face to mouth, through contaminated hands.
- Spread through contaminated food or water.
- Bacteria can penetrate the stomach’s mucous lining and generate substances that neutralize stomach acids.
- Stomach acid and H.pylori together irritate the stomach lining and may cause ulcers in your stomach and duodenum.
Symptoms
Most people with H. pylori don’t have any symptoms, but when infection leads to ulcers, symptoms include:
- Abdominal pain especially before meals
- Excessive burping
- Bloated feeling
- Nausea
- Heartburn
- Fever
- Anorexia
- Unexplained weight loss
- Anaemia
Higher risk is more likely to develop in children, mostly due to lack of proper hygiene.
Complications
H. pylori can lead to peptic ulcers, but infection of the ulcer itself can lead to more serious complications.
- Internal bleeding associated with iron deficiency anaemia
- Obstruction: when a tumour or ulcer blocks the food passage
- Perforation: when an ulcer breaks through the stomach wall
- Peritonitis
Lifestyle and Diet
As such, there is no evidence that food and nutrition play a role in preventing or causing peptic ulcers. However, spicy foods, alcohol, and smoking may worsen a peptic ulcer and prevent it from healing.
Homoeopathic Approach
Homoeopathic medicines are found to be very useful in treating cases of H. Pylori infections. They act by improving digestion and reducing fatigue in patients. When the treatment is started in the early stage, small ulcers and erosions can be healed with the help of homoeopathic medicines such as Phosphorus, Calcarea carb, and Nitric acid, as per the individual’s case.
Approach
Homoeopathic Approach
Homoeopathy for acid reflux and GERD helps to treat the condition and manage the symptoms effectively.
Robinia :
Works effectively when a patient has intense heartburn, sour belching and vomiting, heartburn and acidity worse at night.
Iris Versicolor :
For sour, bitter belching. Vomiting with weakness, heartburn, burning distress and pains in the epigastric region at frequent intervals.
Natrum Phos :
Heartburn and difficulty in swallowing. Vomiting of sour, cheesy or curdled matter, a lump sensation in the throat.
