ACIDITY
21/03/21
WHY WE ARE POSTING ACIDITY AS OUR FIRST POST
IF YOUR DIGESTION AND FOOD HABITS ARE PROPER YOU ARE FREE FROM DISEASES SO ALL OTHERS WITH DIFFERENT DISEASES CAN FOLLOW THIS INSTRUCTIONS WITH THEIR MEDICATIONS
You know what’s the Beauty of Ayurveda in treating a Disease ?..
Ayurveda treat the disease not by suppressing it with medications it is a journey to find out the
1.Cause of disease after finding
2.Removing the cause
3.Detox
4.Rejuvenation - To regain the lost strength
We at Dr.Abhiram’s Ayurveda follow this uniqueness in our journey of wellness
Acidity is considered as Amlapitta in Ayurveda
If you know why it’s causing it’s very is to treat acidity. The first step is to remove the Causes .
So let’s find the causes
*‘Hurry’
*‘Worry’,
* ‘Curry’
are the three main reasons for the disease.
Diet (Ahara)
Spicy food habits like eating samosa, burger, pizza, Chinesefood.
Excessive use of chilly,
Cinnamon, clove, mustard, garam masala powder (spice mixture), garlic etc. in diet
Salty and sour foods like chips,
Eating of stale, fermented foods (dosa, uttappa,idli etc. bakery food items).
Excessive intake of fast food
Excessive intake of Oily foods, pickles
Intake of food and beverages in its hot condition like soups
Excessive intake of tea/coffee.
Lesser intake of water, dry food
Irregular meal times
Repeated food intake (before the digestion of the previously taken food)
Incompatible food like taking non-veg., pizza followed by milk shake.
Skipping meals.
Eating too late at night
Regimens (Vihara)
Lack of rest, fast moving lifestyle.
are the three main reasons for the disease.
Insufficient sleep at night
Sleeping immediately after meals.
Suppression of natural-urges.
Excessive exposure to sun and fire
Mental factors
Stressful life style
Excessive anxiety, worry, jealousy, anger, fear
Job dissatisfaction,
Sharadritu (Autumn season)
Addiction ofalcohol, smoking, tobacco chewing
Prolonged intake of NSAIDS (pain killers)
Helicobacter pylori infection
All the above factors result in excessive increase of ‘Pitta dosha’ in body and exhibits symptoms
of amlapitta.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
Heart &chest burn (retrosternal burning),
Sour or bitter belching.
Nausea,
Throat burn.
Regurgitation of food or sour substance
vomiting
Gaseous distention of abdomen
Heaviness in abdomen
Indigestion.
Aversion towards food.
Pain in abdomen.
Chest pain.
Headache.
Bad breathe.
Foul smelling loose motions.
Severe burning sensation over feet, hands
Thirst,
Mouth ulcer,
Fatigue (especially in legs)
Tiredness
Fainting.
Giddiness.
Itching all over the body
MORDERN INVESTIGATIONS
Gastroscopy (Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Oesophageal pH monitoring
Gastrin levels in blood
Ba Meal x-ray
Serology + histology for H. Pylori
Stool routine examination
COMPLICATIONS
If not treated timely or if unwholesome diet, regimen and habits continued, it may lead to
Gastric Ulcer
Chronic Gastritis
PREVENTION
As the saying goes “Prevention is better than cure” it is better to avoid all the causative factors of
acid-peptic disorder (amlapitta).
1. Avoid excessive salty, oily, sour and spicy foods
2. Avoid heavy and untimely food
3. Avoid smoking and alcohol intake
4. Food should consist mainly of bitters like bitter gourd, matured ash gourd
5. Include barley, wheat, old rice and green gram in diet.
6. Avoid overcooked, stale and contaminated food.
7. The food must be properly cooked
8. Follow mental relaxation techniques
As the disease is of Pitta origin, all measures are undertaken to pacify pitta.
Panchakarma treatment
When patient cannot be well managed with oral medications ‘Panchakarma
procedures’ like Vamana (emesis) or virechana (purgation) whichever is needed
should be administered. In chronic cases Asthapanavasti (medicated enema) is
indicated.
HOME REMEDIES
The Infusion of coriander seeds (Dhanyak) taken with sugar twice a day.
Water obtained from green fruit of Coconut 100-500 ml to be taken twice a day.
Powder of Amla 3-6 gm BD with water.
Powder of Shatapuspa (Saunf)
(Anethumsowa) with sugar mixed in a glass of water - 20 ml
twice daily for 1 week or till the symptom subsides
Chewing of half a teaspoon of fennel seeds after food
Do’s (Pathya)
Follow the meal times.
Light food, Coconut water, articles having cooling properties
Vegetables like white pumpkin, bitter gourd, matured ash gourd,leafy vegetables except Methi
Wheat, old rice, barley, green gram, sugar candy, cucumber
Fruits like gooseberry, dry grapes, black grapes, sweet lime, pomegranate, fig, dry fig,
Take adequate amount of fluids like pomogranate juice, lemon juice, amla juice, sweetlime
juice, Medicated water with ushir (wala) or coriander seeds, or laja (puffed rice). Warm water.
Dadimpak (sweet preparation made of pomegranate). Moramla (jam made from amla),
gulkand (jam made from rose petals) with milk
A cup of lukewarm milk after every two or three hours.
One teaspoonful of ghee with warm milk
Take adequate sleep & rest
Practice Yoga, Pranayam, meditation & exercise regularly
Don’ts (Apathya)
Avoid excessive spicy, sour and salty substances
Avoid fried and junk food items
Do not remain hungry.Avoid fast.
Do not overeat, take small frequent meals
Avoid untimely and irregular food habit
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