Stomach ulcers are open sores or wounds that manifest themselves in the lining of the stomach and will cause great pain, sometimes even excruciating, to the sufferer.

Stress, indulging in too much alcohol and hot spicy food and smoking used to be thought as the most likely cause of such ulcers and whilst they are still leading factors modern medical research now consider bacterial infection and medications for other complaints as the most common causes.

If treated in time and in the right way stomach ulcers can be totally healed within three months of diagnosis and the sufferer returned to full health. However if allowed to fester within the intestine they can start bleeding and burn a hole through the wall of the stomach lining which can result in pancreatitis.

Ayurvedic Causes of Stomach Ulcers

A condition such as a stomach ulcer is caused by a disruption to all three doshas (an illness of a tri-doshic nature). But the main stem of the aggravation occurs within pitta and so the resulting treatment should be tipped towards re-balancing that.

Ayurvedic Diet for Stomach Ulcers

If an ulcer has already been diagnosed then to alleviate the quite considerable pain felt and in order to try and flush away the resulting build-up of acidity so healing can be achieved, after a meal it is recommended that the sufferer drinks a glass of milk and eats a banana as the properties found within these products neutralize the acidity.

Other foodstuffs recommended as Ayurvedic remedy for stomach ulcers

• Raw and boiled vegetables

• Other fruits

• Butter

• Cream

• Other calcium enriched products

Not only do they contain the calcium and goodness to alleviate ulcers, but also form part of the diet needed in order to stave falling victim to them in the first place.

As already stated you should avoid hot spicy foods and any other foods that will lead to the build-up of stomach gases and acidity.

Ayurvedic herbal remedies for stomach ulcers

• Bananas

• Almond milk

• Lime

• Vegetable juice

• Chandan

• Bansalochan

These can either be ingested by themselves or as by-products of other foodstuffs or herbal remedies. All come either as roots, fruits or in capsules and powders.

Ayurvedic herbal supplements to remedy stomach ulcers

• Ayucid

• Avipattikar Churna

• Mahashankha Bati

• Prawal Bhasma

Again all are available in a variety of products and can be ingested in a similarly wide ranging fashion.

All have the ability to cleanse the digestive system by neutralizing the acid and to boost the fight against the ulcer.

Ayurvedic massage as remedy for stomach ulcers

Overall lifestyle is a great factor in contracting a stomach ulcer. Not only should you moderate your intake of unsuitable foods and stop smoking, but you should avoid all stress.

Thus having a regular massage can de-stress you and help prevent an ulcer. It need not be complicated nor time consuming neither. A quick twenty minute massage with the right essential oils, some of the herbal remedies mentioned previously would be fine if they are oils or can be mixed together into one, will do wonders for your personal sense of balance and if done regularly will give you a calm that will banish all stresses.

Yoga and meditation will also give the same feeling of ease and induce a sensation of inner tranquility and a peace with the world.