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Stomach pain
For various reasons, stomach pain affects many people of different ages. Whether due to indigestion, ingestion of spoiled food, gastritis, reflux or more serious causes, stomach pains are always bad.
To avoid these pains, it is important to maintain a healthy diet, based on lighter foods, avoiding those that can cause fermentation or stomach irritation. Some foods, when added to the diet, can help relieve burning symptoms or stomach upset, such as cooked vegetables, cooked lean meats, and others, should be removed or avoided, such as citrus fruits.
In addition, it is possible to make use of medicinal herbs to treat pain and relieve symptoms. Teas, which combat many health problems, are natural remedies that can be used for this purpose.
Stomach Teas
For cases of gastritis , a very suitable tea is espinheira santa . It reduces the production of acids and nitric oxide in the stomach, so it helps to prevent ulcers from forming and strengthens protection.
The tea can be made with the proportion of half a teaspoon of espinheira santa to each cup of boiling water. Bring the water to the fire and, when it comes to a boil, add the herb. Let it sit for some time with the heat off, strain and drink it three times a day. The tea should not be consumed by pregnant women, breastfeeding women or children under 10 years of age.
When it comes to heartburn , a burning in the stomach that affects mainly those who have a bad diet, the tea indicated for the treatment is lemon balm , which provides extra protection for the stomach mucosa. For the preparation, use the proportion of half a teaspoon for each cup of boiling water. Prepare in the same way as the one of espinheira santa. Take twice a day.
For reflux , burning that usually reaches the esophagus, the recommended tea is ginger , which normalizes contractions and relieves nausea. Cook for ten minutes the proportion of a teaspoon of ginger and a cup of water. Consume tea three times a day. Consumption should be avoided by pregnant women and people with high blood pressure.
Other measures
There are other steps you can take to relieve stomach problems. Check out some of them:
– Beat three cabbage leaves and half a glass of water in a blender. Consume on an empty stomach.
– Cook five medium potatoes until they are tender. Drink the potato broth four times a day.
