Kefir and Ulcer

How Kefir heal ulcers

Gastric pains

The term ulcer (maag), acts as a popular term in Indonesia, aimed to infection and gastric irritation (inflammation of the stomach). Standard term for this ulcer is gastritis, gastric / stomach ulcer, duodenal ulcer or peptic ulcer disease. This disease is very annoying, and often appears precisely at the most critical moment in our activities.



And irritation or inflammation (when it comes to chronic stomach wall can be up leaking) is, in outline occur because:

• The hull is in a discharged condition when the secretion of gastric acid (hydrochloric acid / hydrochloric acid - which is a strong acid), and the enzyme pepsin secretion which serves to digest food. Consequently acids and enzymes that "eat" the wall of the stomach, penetrate the protective layer of the stomach wall (mucus). Gastric acid secretion can be triggered by stress. By the time a person experiences stress, the body assumes that there is a threat. To overcome this, it takes energy obtained from food. For the body "precedes" prepare gastric acid and pepsin enzymes to digest food. If there is no food in the stomach, stomach acid can irritate the stomach wall.

• Food or certain medications such as aspirin (salicylic acid), ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, mefenamic acid (Ponstan) and the like are widely available in drug fever and pain killer, can wear down the protective wall of the stomach and cause irritation. Similarly, caffeine, cigarettes and alcohol, take into weak-protected power mucus.

• The emergence of Helicobacter pylori bacteria that can penetrate the stomach wall. This bacterium responsible for approximately 80-90% of gastroenteritis. Even for chronic stomach inflammation (chronic), almost certainly these bacteria are always present. To protect himself from stomach acid, these bacteria driving out-the enzyme urease, which neutralizes stomach acid.

Damage to the hull could be repaired by the body when it receives intake (intake) adequate nutrition, and rest (sleep) which is enough to give the body a chance to repair cells that are worn and damaged.

Drugs and the "cure" for ulcer.

In the mass media, and anywhere, heavily advertised "cure" for heartburn. In outline, these drugs work and resulted as follows:

• "Drug" ulcer which serves to neutralize the stomach acid or magnesium salts and aluminum salts (combined with painkillers). This kind of drugs did not touch the cause of the disease, but only neutralize stomach acid and "drugging" nerves so the pain disappeared. Use of this acid neutralizing the long term can lead to kidney stones (bladder stones). Generally, its use is limited to 5 days. However, these warnings are often ignored (or deliberately ignored) through misleading advertising.

• antibiotics to kill the bacteria Helicobacter pylori. However, as a result of all other bacteria (including beneficial to the body and digestion), also died. Constipation is a side effect of antibiotic use most noticeably, because all the bacteria in the gut which served to decompose the leftovers also died.

Ulcer treatment with Kefir.
Kefir way in preventing ulcer is as follows:
• Kefir contains tryptophan, which serves to relax the nerves, so the pain is reduced and the patient can sleep to allow damaged cells repair themselves. With relaxation, reduced gastric acid secretion.

• Kefir, neutralize (detoxification) toxins found in the stomach, thus preventing further damage to the hull.

• Kefir contains calcium, magnesium, fat and protein that can neutralize stomach acid. On the other hand, a sour taste in Kefir, serves as a "brake" (acid pump inhibitor) for the production of stomach acid.

• Kefir contains antibiotics that kill most of the bacteria Helicobacter pylori, but do not kill the beneficial bacteria in the other.

• Kefir contains friendly bacteria, which maintain the balance of the existence of beneficial bacteria with pathogenic bacteria, as well as providing the bacteria in the gut to improve digestion, so that the body can back get the nutrients it needs.

• Kefir contains nutrients, vitamins and minerals, which are necessary for the body to replace damaged cells.

Kefir can cope with heartburn to a certain degree of damage. When the stomach has been leaked, of course, surgery should be performed. Based on experience, when it is still in the stage of inflammation (gastritis), then in less than two weeks already be completed. So far no one has not recovered within a month.
In severe circumstances, the injury occurs in the stomach wall which is characterized by bleeding along the dirt (or until the black stools), treatment with antibiotics is often required in advance. At this time, treatment with Kefir can not be done. Kefir has a
powerful classified function detox, consider antibiotics as a poison, and will neutralize it. You should consult with your doctor so that the treatment is effective.

So that no ulcer recurrence.
In order for this ulcer disease does not recur, then the most important thing is to change the way of life and a way of eating that had been the cause of the ulcer. Instructions on this course is very well known by every ulcer patients, but often "forget" to run it.
New habits to consume functional foods Kefir as pro-biotic, can overcome the "forget" is to a certain degree.