Aloe Vera has long been known as a powerfully soothing salve for the skin. It is now well known to be wonderful for healing cuts, scrapes, and burns. But did you also know that aloe vera just as effective with wounded interior skin?
Aloe vera juice, when taken internally, can soothe the most irritated stomach conditions – even those as severe as peptic ulcers. Peptic (also known as gastric) ulcers, are open sores in the caused by digestive juices and stomach acid. No one knows for sure what brings on these often painful episodes, but stress, not surprisingly, is often a trigger.
People often make the mistake of using the misleadingly soothing appearing smooth white yogurt made from cow’s milk to treat ulcers. Unfortunately, the lactic acid in yogurt actually worsens the condition.
A much better solution is a plant-based one: Aloe Vera. According to The Analyst, the mild-tasting, colorless, and practically odorless juice of this edible and time-honored plant has functions including providing a protective coating to the stomach lining and promoting healing. And it isn’t just ulcers that Aloe Vera juice can heal, or at the very least bring the sufferer much comfort, but also other digestive disorders including heartburn / GERD, diarrhea, constipation, and even hiatal hernia.
You can find aloe vera juice at your local health food store. Keep it refrigerated and follow the instructions on the bottle, or go with what your body tells you that it needs. In a time of so many harmful, artificial, and expensive medications, it’s refreshing to know that we can still heal and ourselves and our loved ones with the aid of nature’s gifts, of which the aloe vera plant may be one of the most precious.
I would venture to say that processed foods, toxic accumulations, prescription drugs, alcohol, sugar, antacids, oxidated fats all cause stomach ulcers.
While aloe vera can be used as a natural alternative to drugs, the underlying problem will never be addressed until one eliminates these foods and toxins from the diet. True health will never be attained until dependence on drugs and herbs are eliminated and the causative factors are uprooted.
Aloie Vera can also make stomache probs worse. For example people with IBS can get severe cramps and get the runs.
Good day I have mouth ulcers and am desperate for something that could help me, as I have been to doctors and everyhting that I have been given has no effect yet made it worse and now at the stage of cutting my tongue and all out of my mouth. Please help ASAP.
Hi Adam,
so sorry to hear of your pain. There isn’t always one reason that we get mouth sores. have you been to a natural doctor? have you looked into digestive problems? so many times mouth sores and skin eruptions are related to liver and colon probs…
I got rid of some pretty painful blisters using de -lenolate which is olive leaf extract (in pill form) that is antibacterial, fungal and viral. covers a lot of bases, seeing as though I am not sure where your problem stems from.
stress is also a huge factor to consider. sometimes we get eruptions during time of great stress (which also can be traced back to digestive probs)
if it were me I would see a naturopath. I would also use probiotics (kefir), delenolate, maybe even some coconut oil for its antiviral properties. we have a new article on fennel.. this might help as well. also have yourself tested for viral infection, candida etc so u can get to the bottom of this.
best of luck,
Gina
We don’t know what causes ulcers? Um, most of them are caused by an infection called H Pylori. Almost all the rest are caused by taking NSAID medications. No mystery.
Not true! I am a physician and although NSAID is often a cause of ulcers as well as H Pylori, there
are many different types of bacteria that contributes to ulcers. If a patient tests negative for H Pylori it doesn’t mean that they don’t have an ulcer. Because H Pylori is the most common bacteria, everyone seems to think that this is the only bacteria out there. There is so much that contributes to problems with your GI tract that involve stress. Stress increases the production of acid in your stomach which can cause an imbalance in your GI tract. It’s very common for the public to get the wrong idea regarding these issues.
I find this information very interesting, Dr. From my experiences with people, I think that stress has a lot do to with improper digestion, IBS, dyspepsia, etc… If you’re stress, then your GI tract contracts and tightens… leading to all sorts of problems. I think that Yoga would go a long way to remedy a lot of theses sort of ailments. What do you think?
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Aloe vera juice is great. It even cured my horse of his ulcers. Just 60cc a day and his tummy healed up very nicely. It if can work on a 1,600 lbs horse I am sure it can help people.
Components from Aloe arborescens and Cape Aloe are found to treat peptic ulcers in rats according to the book Aloes: the genus Aloe. However it seems that these studies were conducted on rats if I understood the info correctly. Interestingly, some references about Aloe vera omit peptic ulcer such as…Mayo clinic. Though there are folks who reported great relief from peptic ulcers after consuming Aloe. I don’t have peptic ulcers but personally I find eating fresh aloe gel in moderation does help digestion a lot.