Stress is generally considered to be the striking cause of peptic ulcer, especially for duodenal ulcer patients. Tobacco may be another predisposing cause although there is no positive evidence for it. The patients using asprin or long term use of pain killers are in greater danger of developing gastric ulcers. Hyperthyroidism is often associated wth an increased incidence of peptic ulcer. There is little difference between the symptomatology of patients with gastric and duodenal ulcers. The main symptom which is pain, localised to the epigastrium is periodic wth remission lasting days and weeks, months or years. The pain comes on ater in the morning, becomes worse towards evening and rarely occurs after breakfast. It may wake the patient at 2 A.M. It may be eased or aggravated by food and often improve within 10 minutes of taking alkalies e.g milk. Occasionally the patient vomits which eases the pain. Another symptom is waterbrash which seems to be caused by an increased salivary secretions. With careful dietic treatment and regulated mode of life the prognosis is quite good. Homeopathy is curative.

Homeopathic Remedies for Peptic Ulcer

2 aloe, 1 alum, 1 anac, 2 arg-n, 2 ars, 2 atro, 1 bell, 1 bism, 1 cadm, 1 calc, 2 calc-ar, 1 calc-p, 2 calen, 1 carb-v, 1 carc, 1 caust, 1 chin, 1 crot-h, 2 cur, 2 dys-co, 1 ferr-acet, 2 ger, 1 graph, 1 grin, 1 ham, 3 HYDR, 1 iod, 1 ip, 3 KALI-BI, 2 kali-c, 1 kali-i, 2 kreos, 3 LYC, 1 med, 2 merc-c, 2 mez, 1 morg, 1 morg-g, 1 nat-c, 1 nat-m, 1 nat-p, 1 nat-s, 2 nit-ac, 3 NUX-V, 1 op, 1 petr, 1 ph-ac, 3 PHOS, 3 PSOR, 1 puls, 1 ran-b, 1 rat, 1 ruta, 3 SEP, 1 sil, 1 sin-a, 1 sul-ac, 1 sulph, 1 symph, 1 syph, 1 thuj, 2 uran-n, 1 vario, 1 verat

Acupuncture Points

• Ren 12 ; St 25 ; St 36
• LI 11 ; Sp 6 ; UB 21

Magnet Therapy

Colour Therapy