




About RW Reckeweg R 5 (Gastreu)
Form: Drops
Weight: 90g
Indication
Of R 5 (Gastreu):
Acute and chronic gastritis, dyspepsia, chronic
relapsing gastritis with or without ulceration. Especially ulcus parapyloricum.
Heartburn, bad taste in mouth, frequent belching, flatulence, meteorism. Acts
on the inflamed mucosa of stomach, on the physiology of stomach.
Action Of Main Composition:
Anacardium: Gastric complaints, improving after eating, pains
around midnight.
Argentum
nitricum: Epigastric
complaints, noisy and frequent belching with temporary improvement.
Arsenicum
album: Remedy
for mucous membrane, burning pain in the stomach with vomiting.
Carbo
vegetabilis: Sensation
of repletion in abdominal cavity, asthenia and exhaustion.
Chamomilla: Nervous
hypersensitivity and irritability. Swelling of the stomach.
Chelidonium: Effective for
liver and bile, choleretic, improvement of gastric disorder by ingestion.
Lycopodium: Gastro-intestinal
disturbances, bitter taste in mouth, lack of appetite, constipation, flatulent
colic.
Nux
vomica: Nervous
irritability, hypochondria, stomach constriction, disturbances due to nicotin.
Scrophularia
nodosa: Griping
pains in abdomen, hyperacidity improving after eating.
In some
patients, sensitive to drugs, the pains may grow worse after a few days of treatment,
which is the socalled primary reaction. In such cases it will be advisable to
discontinue the treatment completely for 1-2 days. Resumption of treatment will
result in continued improvement. In other cases follow treatment with
intermissions, or reduce the dose, or give the drops on a full stomach.
It is
characteristic in the use of Dr. Reckeweg R5, to see the usual relapses
decrease progressively in graveness and frequency, until they disappear
completely.
DOSAGE
- Generally 3 times a day 10-15 drops in some water before meals.
- After complete disappearance of the symptoms, in order to prevent relapses
and to regularize the neuro-vegetative system, once a day 10-15
drops in some water before the main meal.
REMARKS
- The additional use in the first days of the treatment of neutralizing
substances in cases of strong hyperacidity, will not adversely influence the
efficacy. As to diet, preference should be given to easily digestible food,
avoiding fermentative foods such as: legumes, cabbage, heavy fats such as oil
sardines, smoked fish, fried potatoes, etc. Chew food well, abstain from
tobacco, reduce sugar consumption.
- In case of simultaneous liver complaints, use R7, additionally 2-4
times a day between the meals. In colics: additionally R37. Involvement
of the pancreas: additionally R72.
Information for use by Registered Medical
Practitioners only