RDB-Gut Health

"Gut health” denotes function and balance of bacteria of the many parts of the gastrointestinal tract. Ideally, organs such as the esophagus, stomach and intestines all work together to allow us to eat and digest food without discomfort.

The term “gut microbiome” refers specifically to the microorganisms living in our intestines. A person has about 300 to 500 different species of bacteria in their digestive tract. When body doesn't have enough good bacteria, bad bacteria can thrive. The  signs of a gut bacteria imbalance: Autoimmune problems, such as thyroid issues, rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes. Digestive issues, such as irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn or bloating.While some microorganisms are harmful to our health, many are incredibly beneficial and even necessary to a healthy body. Signs of an unhealthy gut;

~ Upset stomach. Stomach disturbances like gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, and heartburn can all be signs of an unhprebiotNuts.A high-sugar diet.

~ Unintentional weight changes. 

~ Sleep disturbances or constant fatigue. 

~ Skin irritation. 

~ Autoimmune conditions. 

~ Food intolerances and  etc

®Essential Homoeopathic Remedies for Gut Health:

Nux vom 1/3X/30-this homeopathic remedy relieves nausea and cramps (lack of cupper )from indigestion, especially after excessive eating of spicy foods or drinking of alcohol.

Rhus glabra-this remedy  is used to treat ulcers in the mouth, excessive sweating from weakness, presence of excessive amounts of gas.It is claimed that this remedy will so disinfect the bowels that the flatus and stools will be free from odor. It acts well in putrescent conditions with tendency to ulceration.Loss of appetite. Hunger .At breakfast could eat but little though feeling as if he had fasted many days .Distress in stomach, disturbed, very restless.Pain in stomach much < by all food or drink.Sharp cutting in umbilical region and abdomen. Umbilical region tender to pressure.Diarrhœa in afternoon, < towards evening ; later dry, hard stool; then first part dry, later moist; then natural; and again diarrhœa of short continuance.Rapid weight loss (2lb within 3 days).

Merc sol-stomach putrid eructations. Intense thirst for cold drinks. Weak digestion, with continuous hunger. Stomach sensitive to touch. Hiccough and regurgitation. Feels replete and constricted.In abdomen stabbing pain, with chilliness. Boring pain in right groin. Flatulent distention, with pain. Liver enlarged; sore to touch, indurated. Jaundice. Bile secreted deficiently.

Stool greenish, bloody and slimy, worse at night, with pain and tenesmus. Discharge accompanied by chilliness, sick stomach, cutting colic, and tenesmus. Whitish-gray stools.

Kali Mur 6X-Kali Muriaticum is known  as Potassium Chloride. This is a tissue salt remedy used homeopathically for a number of conditions especially catarrhal and inflammatory conditions. The great keynote of K. mur. is, whiteness-whiteness of secretions, exudations, eruptions of tissue. Want of appetite.Dyspepsia and indigestion, with a whitish-grey tongue, sick feeling after taking fat, pain and heavy feeling on r. side under shoulder. Jaundice if caused by a chill resulting in catarrh of duodenum, stools light in colour.Sluggish action or complete torpidity of liver, pain in r. side.Constipation, light-coloured stools denoting want of bile.Diarrhoea after fatty food, and in typhoid fever, with pale yellow, ochre, or clay-coloured stools, white or slimy stools.Dysentery, purging, with slimy stools.Haemorrhoids, bleeding, blood dark and thick, fibrinous, clotted.

Kali Bich-the special affinities of this drug are the mucous membrane of stomach, bowels, and air-passages; bones and fibrous tissues. Kidneys, heart, and liver are also affected. Incipient parenchrymatous; nephritis. Nephritis with gastric disturbances. Cirrhosis of liver. Anćmia and absence of fever are characteristic.Cutting pain in abdomen, soon after eating. Chronic intestinal ulceration. Soreness in right hypochondrium, fatty infiltration of liver and increase in soft fibrous tissue. Painful retraction, soreness and burning.

Sepia- In stomach feeling of goneness; not relieved by eating (Carb an). Nausea at smell or sight of food. Nausea worse lying on side. Tobacco dyspepsia. Everything tastes too salty (Carbo beg; Chin). Band of pain about four inches wide encircling hypochondria. Nausea in morning before eating. Disposition to vomit after eating. Burning in pit of stomach. Longing for vinegar, acids, and pickles. Worse, after milk, especially when boiled. Acid dyspepsia with bloated abdomen, sour eructations. Loathes fat.It is helpful in controlling anger, mood swings and in some cases, it is used to treat conditions related to constipation.

Colchicum-Distention of abdomen, with gas, inability to stretch out legs. Pain over liver. Cćcum and ascending colon much distended. Fullness and continuous rumbling. Ascites.Painful, scanty, transparent, jelly-like mucus; pain, as if anus were torn open, with prolapse. Autumnal dysentery; stools contain while shreddy particles in large quantities. Ineffectual pressing; feels feces in rectum, but cannot expel them.

Podophylum-it is adapted to persons of bilious temperament. It affects chiefly the duodenum, small intestines, liver, and rectum The Podophyllum disease is a gastro-enteritis with colicky pain and bilious vomiting. Stool is watery with jelly-like mucus, painless, profuse. 

Condurango-stimulates the digestive functions and thus improves the general health. Allays the pain in gastralgia accompanying cancer of stomach. Modifies secretions of digestive glands. Varicose ulcers.Lupus.Painful cracks in corner of mouth is a guiding symptom of this drug. Chronic gastric catarrh, syphilis, and cancer. Tumors; stricture of esophagus .Condurango is used for indigestion and stomach cancer. It is also used for increasing the appetite.

Chaparro Amargoso- chaparro Amargoso is a homeopathic remedy that is useful in treating chronic diarrhea with liver disorders. Inflammation of liver and tenderness over the liver region can be relieved using this remedy.Painful stools mixed with mucus due to irritation of intestinal mucosa.Castela texana ("chaparro amargo") is a shrub taken traditionally in teas and capsules of dry plant to treat intestinal amoebic infections.

Holarrhina antidysentrica-holarrhena antidysenterica Mother Tincture is used for the treatment of irritable bowel. It is also beneficial in cases of diarrhoea, dysentery and bacterial infections. It acts as a curative agent in cases of acute or chronic dysentery and fever.

Aegle Marmalos-Aegle Marmelos Mother Tincture is effective for chronic dysentery, diarrhea, conjunctivitis, rhinitis, and nocturnal seminal emission.

Quassia-quassia is used for treating an eating disorder called anorexia, indigestion, constipation, and fever. It is also used to rid the intestines of various kinds of worms; as a "tonic or purgative"; and as a mouthwash.In  some cases apply quassia directly to the scalp for lice. A tonic of dyspepsia, with gas and acidity. Heart-burn and gastralgia. Regurgitation of food. Abdomen feels empty and retracted. Dyspepsia after infectious diseases; especially grip, dysentery. Tongue dry or with brown sticky coating. Cirrhosis of liver with ascites.

Andrographis Peniculata (Kalmegh)-Kalmegh is a plant  with bitter in taste. It is mainly used for liver problems as it protects the liver against damage caused by free radicals due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.

Ceanothus Americana-this remedy is used internally in the treatment of bronchial complaints including asthma and whooping cough, dysentery, sore throats, tonsillitis, haemorrhoids etc. Mother tincture  is used as a skin wash for cancer and venereal soreness.It also is used for removing liver fat i.e. fatty liver.

Natrum phosphoricum-a sour taste in the mouth, an acid or burning sensation in the stomach, sour vomiting, regurgitated bits of food, and a yellow coating on the tongue are all indications for this remedy. The person may have problems after consuming dairy products or too much sugar. Another indication for Natrum phos is a craving for fried eggs.

Jalapa-Jalapa is a homeopathic medicine that relieves children's diarrhea or colic .Gastro-intestinal disorders,tongue, smooth, glazed, dry, smarting.P ain in right hypochondrium. Flatulence and nausea. Pinching and griping. Watery diarrhoea; thin, muddy stools. Abdomen distended. Face cold and blue. Anus sore.

®Primary Remedies

Carbo vegetabilis-This remedy relieves bloating and gas in the stomach, with belching.

Lycopodium-This remedy relieves discomfort and indigestion, with bloating around the waist and gas, especially after eating onions or garlic.

Natrum carbonicum-This remedy can be helpful to mild people who have trouble digesting and assimilating many foods and have to stay on restricted diets. Indigestion, heartburn, and ulcers can occur if offending foods are eaten. Milk or dairy products can lead to flatulence or sputtery diarrhea that leaves an empty feeling in the stomach. Cravings for potatoes and sweets are common; also milk, but it makes these people sick, so they have usually learned to avoid it.

Pulsatilla-This helps relieve gastric discomfort caused by eating too much fatty food, cakes and ice cream, with bloating, belching and slow digestion.

®Other Remedies

Antimonium crudum-this relieves indigestion from eating too much, especially rich or acidic foods or cured meat. Symptoms are relieved by applying heat to the abdomen.

Arsenicum album-this remedy may be indicated if a person feels anxious, restless yet exhausted, and is worse from the smell and sight of food. Burning pain is felt in the stomach and esophagus, which often is relieved by warmth and sitting up. Vomiting and diarrhea are possible. Upsets from spoiled food or from eating too much fruit often respond to this remedy.

Bryonia Alb-when this remedy is indicated, the stomach feels heavy, with rising acid and a bitter or sour taste. Pain and nausea are worse from motion of any kind. The person may have a dry mouth and be thirsty for long drinks, which may increase discomfort. Bryonia is strongly suggested if a person is grumpy and wants to stay completely still and not be touched or talked to.

Cinchona officinalis-this remedy relieves bloating of the abdomen and foul-smelling gas, sometimes with painless, but exhausting, diarrhea.

Colocynthis-this relieves abdominal cramps improved by bending over, with strong pressure and heat.

Magnesia phosphorica-this remedy relieves abdominal cramps improved by heat and bending over.

Phosphorus-burning pain in the stomach that feels better from eating ice cream or other cold, refreshing foods suggests a need for this remedy. The person is usually thirsty for cold drinks, but often feels nauseous or vomits once liquids warm up in the stomach. People needing Phosphorus may have a tendency toward easy bleeding and sometimes develop stomach ulcers.

Food for Healthy Gut;

Prebiotic foods (whole grains, bananas, greens, onions, garlic, soybeans, and artichokes) act as food for healthy gut bacteria. Probiotic foods like yogurt are full of good bacteria already.

~Sauerkraut. Sauerkraut (“sour white cabbage” in German) is fermented cabbage that provides the body with lots of good bacteria. 

~Asparagus. 

~Pineapple.

~Apple cider vinegar. 

~Kimchi.

~ Nuts.

~Seeds.

~Good sources of fiber include:

Beans, dried peas and lentils

Bran (oat and wheat)

Dried fruits, such as prunes and raisins

Foods made with whole grains, such as whole-grain bread, whole-grain cereal and whole-grain pasta

Whole grains, such as barley, quinoa, bulgur and brown rice

Fresh fruits, especially apples with skin, pears with skin, oranges, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and strawberries

~Vegetables, especially artichokes, broccoli, green peas, winter squash, and white potatoes and sweet potatoes with skin.

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