Licorice Treats Peptic Ulcers and Helicobacter pylori Infection
(The Best Years in Life) Deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) is a natural treatment for ulcers and has been used with great success to treat gastric and duodenal ulcers. Licorice treats the cause of the ulcers and promotes healing of the digestive tissues. Peptic ulcers are created by sores in the lining of the stomach or intestines, which need the enzyme pepsin in order to form. One in every ten American has ulcers, mostly in the small intestines. Ulcer symptoms can alternate every few days, and occur a few hours after eating. They are often relieved by food.
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria are know to cause most peptic ulcers. Twenty percent of adults over the ages of 40 and half of those over 60 are thought to be infected with this bacteria. A simple blood test can detect presence of this H. pylori. A breath test, called a urea breath test, can be used after treatment to ascertain results. Read More.
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria are know to cause most peptic ulcers. Twenty percent of adults over the ages of 40 and half of those over 60 are thought to be infected with this bacteria. A simple blood test can detect presence of this H. pylori. A breath test, called a urea breath test, can be used after treatment to ascertain results. Read More.
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