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.
Causes
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.
Symptoms
- Indigestion (dyspepsia)
- Abdominal pain
- Hiccups
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dark stools
- Heartburn
- Loss of appetite
View of Ayurveda
In Ayurveda, the condition of Chronic Gastritis is known as Urdhvaga Amla Pitta. It is primarily caused by an aggravation of Pitta Dosha (Ayurvedic humor representing Fire), which happens due to improper dietary habits and excessive consumption of alcohol or tobacco. Aggravated Pitta impairs the body’s digestive fire, leading to improper digestion of food and production of ama (toxins). Due to aggravated Pitta, this ama becomes heating in nature. This heating ama gets accumulated in the body and increases the levels of gases in the stomach, causing the condition of Gastritis.
Diet & Lifestyle Advice
An ayurvedic treatment has wonderful results in Chronic Gastritis disease. It may cure permanantly if patient follow the complete course of treatment with all diet, life-style & panchkarma realeted advises.