Dyspepsia

Look-up:   Digest / Stomach and Duodenum

Pathology:
Loss of stomach muscle tone.

Symptoms:
Bloating, pressure.
Signs:
May be a history of recurrent hiatial hernia.

Note:
Typical North American diet -- heavy on carbohydrates which tax and strain the stomach.

Approach:
Herbs to improve digestive actions.
Alter eating habits to rest the stomach for at least two of the three main meals. This is done in part by eating only raw fruit (3 kinds) for breakfast, and having raw salad (3 colours) for lunch.

Indigestion_Capsules/D_#1DC151 and/or Digestion_Capsules/S_#1DC151. Stomach bitters: Coffee of Dandelion root.
Heartburn: Heartburn_Tea_#2DC77.

Support digestion with Colic_Decoction_#1DC138 and Essiac_Formula until able to reset digestion with fasting techniques (7-day minimum to do a simple reset)...
Advise elimination of carbohydrate-rich foods (sugars, potato, rice, wheat, etc.) until bowels are much improved. Make sure the client understands this is not a diet (ie. eat more animal protein, vegetables, fruit). Natural fats are good.

From other disease: Appetite_Capsules; and, to overcome illness, Good_General_Tonic_#1DC167.
With diarrhea: Diarrhea_Tea_#2DC100.
With flatulence: Flatulence_Tea_#1DC156.
With itchy butt: Pruritis_Ani.
With worms: Worms_#2DC116.

Contra-indicated:
Nervous aggravants such as coffee and tea, alcohol.

Herbs:
Hydrastis canadensis 7%
Mentha piperita 13%
Agrimonia spp. 13%
Zingiber officinale 7%

Meadowsweet tea for acute conditions.
Chamomille tea.

Supplements:
Dried banana.

DiffDiag:
Pancreatic disease, Crohn's, colon cancer, diverticular disease;
cardiac, renal, or hepatic failure;
lung carcinoma;
NSAIDs, digoxin, analgesics, antibiotics;
pregnancy;
behaviorally-symptomed disorders.

Diseases: Signs (SI) & Symptoms (SY) or Cause (CA)
See Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.

Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.

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