Digestive System
Constipation

Wholegrain bread, pasta and cereals – are rich in fibre.
Vegetables and fruit, especially apples, dried apricots and less ripe bananas – discourage constipation and provide fluid.
Linseed – is a gentle laxative. Take 1-heaped tablespoon with 150ml of fluid, until the problem is resolved.
Live yoghurt and raw sauerkraut – helps foster intestinal flora.

Flatulence
Fennel root and seeds, dill angelica, cinnamon, caraway and cardamom – warm and relax the digestive tract bringing relief.
Live yoghurt – fosters bacteria that can aid digestion.

Diarrhoea and vomiting
Ginger – helps prevent nausea.
Garlic, live yoghurt, blackcurrants, cold pressed honey, apples and ripe bananas – are traditional treatments for diarrhoea. Eat as soon after an attack as possible.
Chilli and watercress – encourage the production of sterilizing digestive acid.
Live yoghurt and raw sauerkraut – restores healthy gut flora and aids recovery.
Wheatgerm and chicken liver – help to restore vitamin B.

Indigestion
Chilli (if tolerated) and watercress – encourage digestive juices.
Pineapple – helps protein digestion.
Linseed and oats – are rich in mucilage, which soothes the digestive tract.
Ginger and cinnamon – have a warming effect and help relieve colicky pain.
Asparagus – helps to relieve sluggish digestion by speeding the emptying of the stomach.

Gastroenteritis
Garlic, live yoghurt, bilberries, cranberries and cold pressed honey – all have antibacterial effects.

Peptic ulcers
Raw cabbage and cooked green plantain – help to heal ulcers.
Cold pressed manuka honey and live yoghurt (with Lb. Acidophilus) counter Heliobacter pylori bacteria.
Shellfish, pumpkin seeds and other zinc rich foods – help with wound healing.
Oats, pulses, apples, linseed, sunflower seeds, blackcurrants, blackberries and raspberries – are high in soluble fibre, which may help to discourage ulcer recurrence.

Gallstones

Artichokes, chicory and dandelion leaves – stimulate bile production to dilute cholesterol and calcium.
Oats, pulses, vegetables and fruit – are rich in soluble fibre and help control bloodsugar rises after eating.

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