Treatment of colitis with folk remedies
Colitis is called inflammation of the mucous membrane of the large intestine. The cause of colitis is most often an infection, although it is often caused by infections of the protozoa( amoeba, lamblia, worms).
Symptoms: Acute colitis is characterized by cramping pains in the abdomen, bloating, often diarrhea. Body temperature can be increased to 39 ° C.
What's going on? Inflammation captures both the entire gut and its individual parts. Isolate acute and chronic colitis. Acute colitis is most often accompanied by inflammation of the mucosa of the small intestine and stomach. Acute colitis can cause not only infections, but also errors in nutrition, as well as food poisoning. Chronic colitis often develops on the background of an incomplete acute colitis.
Duration of acute colitis from several days to 2 weeks. Chronic colitis is manifested in the change of diarrhea constipation, nausea and vomiting. The disease can be accompanied by bloating, belching, loss of appetite, rapid fatigue and excessive irritability, headaches and insomnia.
What should do? In acute colitis, it is best to starve for a day or two, but only with a plentiful drink. Then you can gradually switch to normal power mode. The first week should be excluded milk, bread and buns, canned food, raw vegetables and fruits, beans, sausages. Medicines can be taken solely by the doctor's prescription, otherwise the condition can only become even more acute.
Chronic colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colonic mucosa. The causes may be incomplete cure of acute colitis, transferred infectious intestinal diseases( dysentery, salmonellosis), disease of other organs of the digestive system( peptic ulcer, cholecystitis, pancreatitis), a decrease in body defenses, food allergy, dysbacteriosis, the use of rough and under-processed food. The disease is characterized by abdominal pain( mainly in the lower parts), soreness of the colon during palpation throughout or on its individual parts, bloating, upset of the stool( diarrhea, constipation or alternation), general manifestations( weakness, malaise, poor appetite, weight loss).With prolonged severe course of the disease, trophic disorders appear( dry, flaky skin, brittle nails, hair loss), signs of hypovitaminosis.
Recipes. Traditional medicine recommends for a cure for chronic colitis for a long time to take a cocktail of juices of fresh vegetables. It can be a cocktail of carrot juice and spinach or carrots, beets and cucumber. Another folk remedy is herbal tea, which should be taken on a tablespoon every 2 hours during the day. To make it, you need to brew in a glass of boiling water on a teaspoon of chamomile, sage and gold-thousand.
Prevention of colitis involves the establishment of a rational diet and hygiene. It is also important to lead a healthy lifestyle, spend enough time for sleep and rest. Procedures for tempering the body, primarily water, as well as physical education - excellent prevention of colitis.
Massage is indicated for chronic enterocolitis and colitis, accompanied by spastic or atonic constipation, impaired or weakened motor function of the stomach and intestines.
Back massage: stroking the entire back, rubbing, kneading( longitudinal, transverse), it is recommended to use the techniques of vibration( patting, easy chopping).Pay attention to the costal archs, iliac crests, the scapular region to the left.
Massage of the abdomen. Produce a stomach massage on the entire surface, you need to pay attention to the large intestine on the left side. After this, rubbing and kneading of the rectus abdominal muscles from the pubic symphysis to the xiphoid process is done, attention is paid to the oblique muscles of the abdomen( gentle patches, punctures, shocks in the longitudinal and transverse directions).
Breathing exercises, exercises to strengthen the abdominal muscles. The duration of the procedure is 12-16 minutes, on the course - 10-15 procedures, preferably in a day and 2-3 hours after a meal.
Exercise for obstinate constipation: lying on the back, the right leg is straightened, and the left one is pressed to the abdominal region. The right leg is brought to the abdomen, pressing on it, and the left is straightened or sharply thrown forward, bending at the knee joint. During movements on the right side, abdominal muscles contract, which leads to an improvement in the motor activity of the intestine.
Pain in colitis, usually located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen, should be considered as an organism signal about dehydration. Such pains are often accompanied by chronic constipation, the main cause of which is also the lack of water in the body.
One of the main functions of the large intestine is the extraction of "excess" water from the stool. Given the lack of water in the body, the remnants of digested food do not have enough liquid to easily reach the rectum. At the same time, the intestine manages to "squeeze" water from the feces literally to a drop, which greatly complicates the liberation of the intestine. Thus, chronic constipation is another consequence of dehydration of the body.
If, suffering from constipation, a person eats abundantly, then in the intestine there is an accumulation of waste, which further clogs it, making it difficult to advance the stool. This process is already accompanied by pain, which should be considered as a clear sign of dehydration. When the water balance in the body comes back to normal, the pain associated with constipation disappears by itself, and in order to completely restore digestion, you need to eat every evening one large fruit - pear, apple or orange, which the next day will help you safelyempty the intestine.
Use infusion and decoction from the roots of the plant common tokia( folk names - sow, thistle, Tartar).
Drink an infusion of herb oregano. With diarrhea, dysentery, gastrointestinal bleeding, drink a decoction of a young oak bark, with stomach diseases drink acorn coffee.
Folk healers are advised to treat this serious illness with the following means: to brew in a glass of boiling water one teaspoon of a thousand-thousandths, sage and chamomile. Drink one tablespoon every 2 hours, about 7-8 times a day, depending on how many hours a person does not sleep. After a certain time( usually one to three months), the dose is shortened, and the intervals between doses are prolonged. This medicine is considered harmless, so they can be treated for a long time, besides, "this disease is very serious and requires long-term treatment. Patients with colitis should follow a strict and long-term diet. This remedy is recommended by many healers not only for colitis, but for other gastrointestinal diseases.