Gastritis literally means “inflammation of the stomach.” It may have a number of causes. Very often it is not so much an infection as a condition brought about by the fierce acidity of the digestive juices (which is usually enough to kill most bacteria). Often, poisons have been swallowed—sometimes in the form of bacteria on food or from improperly prepared or preserved foods. Alcohol, aspirin, and even tar from cigarettes are other causes of gastric inflammation.
Fasting is recommended in this situation to give the stomach as little to work on—or to revolt against—as possible. It is best to drink water at room temperature (that is, neither hot nor cold).
The first foods should be onion and garlic soup, alternated with slippery elm inner bark powder stirred into water or a ripe banana. (Or try the herbal formula of powdered slippery elm inner bark, marshmallow root, licorice root, and peppermint leaves.)
Take acidophilus capsules to help repopulate beneficial bowel flora.
When you are able to keep things down, take echinacea root tincture diluted in water.
Take cayenne pepper to rebuild the mucous membrane lining, and drink meadowsweet leaf tea daily.
This Gastritis Causes & Herbal Treatment article is taken from :
The complete home guide to herbs, natural healing, and nutrition / Jill Rosemary Davies.
