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Is there a Natural Remedy for Quesy Tummies?
Monday, December 15th, 2008
Q : Is there a Natural Remedy for Quesy Tummies?
A : Motilium is frequently prescribed for acute bouts of nausea, vomiting or dyspepsia. You probably suffer from dyspepsia which is generally known as heartburn and indigestion but includes symptoms such as abdominal bloating or pain, belching, or flatulence.
Nux vomica is a homoeopathic remedy often prescribed for dyspepsia. The important thing is to match your symptoms with the symptoms of the remedy. Nux vomica is indicated where the patient experiences flatulence and heartburn with sour bitter belchings usually resulting from an over-indulgence. Usually ill effects from coffee, tobacco, alcohol or highly spiced or seasoned foods. The patient tends also to be irritable and can experience nausea, they can feel like vomiting but cannot. They can also experience bloating or fullness of the abdomen an hour or two after eating, like a stone weight. They also tend to feel sleepy after dinner.
If the symptoms above match what you experience then this remedy can be taken in a 6c potency three times a day. Generally, you stop with improvement and repeat the remedy again when needed.
Other homoeopathic remedies that can prove helpful in a 6C three times daily include: Carbo Veg for bloating, belching & heartburn with bad taste and breath; Calc carb for frequent sour loud belchings, heartburn and sour vomiting with a hard bloated abdomen; Lycopodium for belching, bloating and noisy flatulence.
Herbs that help sooth the digestive tract include Licorice root, Papaya, Goldenseal, Aloe vera, and Slippery elm. Herbal teas are very effective such as fennel, ginger, chamomile and peppermint.
Generally speaking dyspepsia can be caused by poor diet, rushed meals, stress, drug side-effects and lack of exercise. Try to identify your trigger, also recognise and remove any foods that commonly cause problems. I generally conduct food allergy testing at ICIM where persisting problems exist and it is also important to rule out any serious conditions.
For further information on Gastric related problems and testing contact the Irish Centre of Integrated Medicine on 045 844 819 or e-mail info@icim.ie
