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Ajwain
Digestion
Digestion: Bad digestion is the mother of most ailments.
Whatever disease the patient is suffering from we must pay attention to
his symptoms related to his stomach such as level of hunger, bowl
irregularities, pain or gas in the stomach, his likes and dislikes.
There is unanimous agreement among different
medical sciences and among all medical professionals that the following factors
can cause digestive problems.
Eating
rich spicy foods, overeating ,hurried eating, eating with open mouth,
eating untimely meals, drinking too much liquid straight after meals,drinking alcohol regularly, eating proteins and
fruits together and above all chronic anxiety.It is adviseable therefre to pay
attention to these factors before starting suitable treatment.
Treatment: In a chronic case I would advise to
have stools tested for any worms infestation
There are certain symptoms in patients which
can indicate worms in the stomach especially among under developed countries
where water and sanitary standard is poor.The patient
can have raving hunger and itching on abdomen after eating sweets or sugar.
He/she can discharge lot of fluid from the mouth during sleep. Chjldren may grind their teeth and may scratch their bottoms.The patient may look anemic.
There are some traditional home remedy which can be
used by those who cannot afford modern treatment.
Make Ajwain tea by
adding 2 cloves in two cups of water. Let it simmer until it reduces to one
cup. Eat lump of jiggery or sugar candy. The worms will stick to it. Drink luke warm tea witou
milk first thing in the morning Repeat for 3 days.
Take five gram Kamila powder in the evening. Take 2 tablespoons of
caster oil in a warm cup of milk at retiring. This
will clear all the dead worms following morning. Repeat after 2 days if
necessary to complete the treatment.
There is
very useful herb called wormwood avaikable in
capsules or tablets. One may buy this from health stores or on internet. It
comes with instructions for usage.
In developed
countries there is treatment available over the pharmacist counter or through
your family Doctor.