Briefly about honey
The healing properties of honey, an absolutely natural product, have been noticed since ancient times. They treated a sore throat and dry cough, conjunctivitis, treated burns at home and relieved swelling by adding it to compresses. They stimulated brain function and activated memory, fed soldiers and athletes before exercise, adding strength to them. They treated small children for whom other sweets were contraindicated.
Honey has found recognition all over the world and to this day, its healing abilities are used and experimentally discovered.
This bee nectar is a true gift from nature, it consists of carbohydrates ( fructose and glucose ) dissolved in a small amount of water. The qualitative characteristics of honey components are so close to the body’s natural needs for carbohydrates that honey is absorbed by the body by 95%. This is a unique source of intracellular nutrition.
Sometimes called smart food , this is due to its selective approach, it enriches those areas that need help.
So, for example, it is used in the treatment of gastritis, both low and high acidity, for this purpose observing only one detail of difference.
Adviсe
Treatment of gastritis with honey , like any other disease, should only be done with a real and high-quality natural product. It is easily absorbed by the body and will have a healing effect, unlike its sweet counterpart.
The quality of honey is checked with a special spatula or spoon. Good, mature and real honey, taken out of the container, does not flow down in a trickle, but falls in puffs on the spoon. A benign product necessarily begins to crystallize over time. This usually happens 1-2 months after pumping.
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Features of gastritis with high acidity
Gastritis with high acidity is manifested by vivid symptoms that characterize it; this type of gastritis is diagnosed even before laboratory tests. One such symptom is heartburn (a burning sensation behind the breastbone that rises up the esophagus), which can occur regardless of meals or time of day.
It is exhausting, forcing you to endure discomfort or urgently take measures to eliminate this burning sensation. One of these life-saving measures can be honey or honey water prepared from it.
When honey gets on the walls of the stomach, several reactions occur that heal microcracks in the mucous membrane and stimulate the production of gastric juice. To ensure that stimulation in juice production does not increase the concentration of hydrochloric acid, honey is used in a simple, special way.
Is there any harm in using it?
The bee product will be beneficial if used correctly. If the rules of consumption are violated, honey will turn into poison. It should not be exposed to temperatures above 60 degrees, otherwise the beneficial substances contained in the beekeeping product will turn into harmful carcinogens that can cause cancer.
Do not forget that honey is an allergen, which means you should consume no more than 150 g of it per day.
You can avoid harm from the product if you do not abuse it, but use it according to your doctor’s recommendations.
The simplest and most effective method
When treating gastritis with honey, you can use different options for its use. The simplest, easiest to prepare, and has a great effect on the gastric mucosa, is honey water for gastritis with high acidity. With this method, the natural medicine has a pleasant taste, which is important for the constant bitterness in the mouth experienced with high acidity. To prepare it you need:
- Add a teaspoon of honey to one glass of water (temperature not lower than 40 degrees) - this is the main condition for high acidity.
- Start the morning with the resulting honey water. During the day, drink before each meal 30 minutes before meals, for a total of at least three times a day.
- Before going to bed, drink water 30 minutes before bed.
- Gradually replace a teaspoon of honey with a tablespoon (for smooth adaptation of the gastric mucosa to the natural medicine).
- Drink honey water regularly for two months.
If you find it difficult to drink a whole glass of water, you can reduce the amount of water slightly. It is important to remember that the effects of honey and honey water are different.
It is the effect of an almost hot solution that has a stabilizing effect on the glands that produce hydrochloric acid.
The time required for treatment with honey water may be more than 30 minutes before meals , but not less. This is due to the fact that when food enters the stomach, the effect of water on the secretory glands will stop. Therefore, to work successfully, water needs at least 30 minutes of an empty stomach.
Any natural component does not have a quick therapeutic effect, so regularity and duration of taking honey water are the key to successful treatment. The habit of drinking warm water with honey will develop quickly; for this you only need to remember to do this at the first stage.
Can you use honey for an ulcer?
The chronic course of a peptic ulcer is not a contraindication for the use of medical treatment. Moreover, honey remedies promote the healing of ulcers. An effective recipe is honey water, which is taken, as for gastritis, depending on the acidity of gastric juice.
You can also drink honey with propolis (take it in the same way as for gastritis). A combination of rosehip decoction with honey (a teaspoon per glass of warm decoction) has a beneficial effect. Dose – half a glass three times a day.
Peptic ulcer disease, when there is no exacerbation, can be treated with a honey mixture, including cocoa powder, butter and young aloe leaves. Mix equal parts of ingredients. One tablespoon of the mixture is diluted with a glass of warm milk and drunk in the morning before meals and in the evening (also on an empty stomach).
Sometimes you can find recommendations to take the undiluted product on an empty stomach during exacerbations of peptic ulcer disease. It is strictly not recommended to do this without consulting a doctor.
But with a chronic course and mildly expressed pain, honey remedies will come to the rescue. Mix 50 g of honey with 50 g of butter (butter or olive) and add 4 tbsp. spoons of fat sour cream. Heat the mixture (do not bring it to a boil!) and drink in small sips. To enhance the effect, you can add 1 ampoule of novocaine.
Severe pain due to gastritis or peptic ulcer is a reason to immediately seek medical help! Do not try to solve the problem with folk remedies!
The use of honey for gastritis with high acidity
There are other ways to prepare dishes, decoctions and tinctures of honey to treat gastritis with high acidity. In terms of their composition and taste, they are more complex than honey water. Let's look at a few of them:
- potato juice with honey (relieves inflammation and hyperfunction of the secretory glands);
- tincture with the addition of aloe juice (helps normalize acidity and relieve inflammation of the gastric mucosa);
- decoction of herbs with honey (adjusts gastric motility, creates a protective, enveloping layer).
To prepare them you need:
- Grate the potatoes, squeeze out the juice from the grated mass, add a tablespoon of honey to 0.5 cups of potato juice. Drink 30 minutes before meals for 10 days.
- Squeeze juice from crushed aloe leaves, add equal amounts of honey and vodka to it, take one tablespoon of tincture 2 times a day, before meals.
- two tablespoons of a dry mixture of: flax seeds (20 g), and calamus root (20 g each), peppermint herb (10 g), linden flowers (10 g), fennel fruits (20 g). Leave for 2 hours, drink the herbal infusion warm, half a glass three times a day, before meals, adding a teaspoon of honey.
An excellent dessert for gastritis with high acidity can be baked apples with honey . To do this, select apples of non-acidic varieties, remove the apple core, and add honey to the resulting cavity. Bake for 35-40 minutes in the oven or slow cooker.
Erosive gastritis
Many patients are concerned about whether honey can be used for erosive gastritis, when ulcers form on the gastric mucosa. For any form of disease, this product should be used with caution. It is usually eaten in combination with milk and other products that enhance medicinal properties, such as mumiyo or propolis.
- A teaspoon of honey and 0.2 g of mumiyo are added to a glass of milk. Reception - morning and evening for a month.
- Honey (2 tablespoons) with propolis (10 drops) will help with erosive gastritis if the acidity is low.
- The mixture with butter in equal proportions is taken on an empty stomach, one teaspoon at a time (best before breakfast).
Contraindications
Honey, honey water and any dishes with the addition of this nectar should not be taken by people with individual intolerance to this product. If you have diabetes, you should consult an endocrinologist before consuming honey.
Conclusion
With all the unique and healing abilities of honey, you should not prescribe treatment for yourself. When the stomach is healthy, it perceives each product adequately, processes it, and selects the necessary substances needed by the body. When its healthy balance is disrupted, the aggressiveness of hydrochloric acid exceeds acceptable standards, the digestive process undergoes changes - the help of a gastroenterologist is needed.
In milder cases, consult a nutritionist. His knowledge contains the experience of many previous years, he is able to clearly formulate and prescribe those products that will be necessary in a particular situation to form a competent diet.
Beneficial properties and potential harm
We can talk for a long time about the benefits of honey. This unique product contains:
- vitamins of almost all groups;
- amino acids;
- microelements;
- essential oils;
- glucose and sucrose.
More details:
- Vitamin C helps fight inflammatory processes and “monitors” cell renewal;
- B vitamins regulate metabolism;
- Without amino acids, protein synthesis is impossible; microelements normalize metabolism;
- essential oils help suppress the development of pathogenic microbes;
- fructose and sucrose provide the body with energy.
Fresh honey, taken on an empty stomach, helps the gastric mucosa regenerate , activates vitality, and normalizes the level of hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach.
Honey contains enzymes, the production of which is impaired during gastritis, and therefore a person who regularly includes honey in the menu gets rid of unpleasant symptoms faster.
Expert opinion
Irina Vasilievna
Practicing gastroenterologist
Honey is not a panacea for diseases . So, this product is included in the list of the most allergenic - that is, it quite often causes a negative reaction in the body.
In addition, the consumption of honey should be strictly dosed (or minimized) if the patient has diabetes : a high percentage of glucose content contributes to a sharp increase in blood sugar levels.
Those who have at least once experienced an attack of acute pancreatitis should not eat honey in large quantities: the pancreas may not be able to cope with the load.
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