Ayurveda explains gastritis with a terminology – Amla pitta, which is due to the imbalance of Pitta dosha. Imbalance of Pitta happens by our improper, unhygienic food and untimely foods and drinks, excessive use of sour, salty and spicy predominant tastes, sharp foods, emotions like anger. Ayurveda says, Pitta also imbalances in Autumn seasons and in the noon time and midnights. This vitiated Pitta, turns in to more burning nature and cause amlapitta. The symptoms of amlapitta are stomach pain, indigestion, bitter and sour taste in the mouth etc.

Ayurvedic treatment of gastritis mainly focused on vitiated Pitta, to correct digestive fire. Back to roots Ayurveda clinic in Abu Dhabi offer an effective management for gastritis. Our expert Ayurveda doctor at Abu Dhabi suggests most appropriate ayurvedic treatment for gastritis with different herbal decoctions and ghee-based medicines to pacify pitta, vamana (emesis therapy), virechana (purgation therapy), Vasthi (enema) are advised to gastritis patients based on their conditions. In modern medicines gastritis are mainly managed by proton pump inhibiters, antibiotics etc. In the Ayuveda treatment of gastritis, in addition to the Ayurvedic medicines, we give attention towards patient’s dietary and life style habits and give proper guidance. Relaxation procedures like Yoga and meditation are suggested alongside.

Dietary and lifestyle modification is very important in the management of gastritis. We advise gastritis patients to take food on time and suggest consuming small quantity of food in frequent intervals. Avoid intake of spicy and fried items, alcohol, carbonated drinks, improper sleep, citrus fruits, millets, sprouts, urud dal etc. An Ayurveda doctor may advise their patients to favor, bitter vegetables like snake gourd, bitter gourd, ash gourd and to include healthy sweets and sweet fruits in diet.