How can peptic ulcers and GERD be treated naturally?

My all-time favorite natural medicine is a special extract of licorice root known as DGL. (It is short for deglycyrrhizinated licorice, but I tell my patients that it stands for "darn good licorice.") It is produced by removing glycyrrhetinic acid - a compound that can cause elevations in blood pressure due to sodium and water retention. (Yes, eating too much licorice candy can raise blood pressure.) Because the glycyrrhetinic acid has been removed, DGL does not raise blood pressure.My fondness for DGL is a result of having used it effectively to treat even the most severe peptic ulcers as well as to relieve the symptoms associated with Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

In fact, I cannot think of a case in which DGL did not work. Rather than inhibit the release of acid, DGL stimulates the normal defense mechanisms that prevent ulcers. It improves both the quality and the quantity of the protective substances that line the intestinal tract, increases the life span of the intestinal cell, and improves blood supply to the intestinal lining.

There is also some evidence that it inhibits the growth of H. Pylori. Several clinical studies published over the years support my experience.

In head-to-head studies, DGL has been shown to be more effective than Tagamet, Zantac, or antacids in both short-term treatment and maintenance therapy for peptic ulcers. The standard dosage for DGL is two to four 380-mg chewable tablets taken between meals or twenty minutes before meals. Taking DGL after meals or taking it in a non-chewable form is associated with poor results.

The DGL therapy should be continued for at least eight to 16 weeks after there is a full therapeutic response.

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