Mineral water drinking treatment or Drinking mineral water therapy.

Where and how the procedure is performed

The "Borovoe" sanatorium has a pump room – a special facility where guests can receive fresh mineral water directly from the wells. Water is supplied in two modes: cold (natural spring temperature) and heated (up to 38–40 °C). The doctor decides which option to prescribe based on the patient's condition.

In the pump room, guests drink water from two wells: "Borovaya-1" and "Borovaya-3". The pump room's schedule is coordinated with the general treatment timetable. The doctor develops an individual drinking regimen, choosing the optimal water temperature, single dose, and time of intake (before, during, or after meals) depending on the diagnosis and gastric acidity.

Internal intake of mineral water is one of the ways to use mineral waters for therapeutic and preventive purposes.

How the water affects the stomach and duodenum

Once in the body, the mineral water warms up to body temperature. It gently expands the stomach, smooths the mucous membrane, washes the folds, and neutralises residual gastric juice. According to the sanatorium's medical observations, after a course of drinking treatment, patients experience normalisation of acid-forming function, reduction of inflammatory processes, and improved functioning of the entire gastrointestinal tract.

Effect on the liver and biliary tract

"Borovaya-1" and "Borovaya-3" have a choleretic effect: they improve blood circulation in the liver. Magnesium, bicarbonates and sulphates activate the peristalsis of the bile ducts and stimulate bile production. Bile viscosity decreases, and it moves better through the ducts, removing stagnant contents.

Intestinal microflora

The water contains significant amounts of sulphates. Under their influence, the population of beneficial bacteria in the large intestine increases. This, in turn, strengthens the body's immune defences and improves overall vitality.

Pancreas

Under the influence of mineral water, the pancreas secretes more digestive juice, and its consistency becomes more fluid. This allows the juice to pass more easily through the ducts, especially if they are deformed by disease, and to eliminate stagnant contents more actively.

Blood sugar regulation

The high content of calcium and magnesium in "Borovaya-1" and "Borovaya-3" stimulates the secretion of insulin by the pancreas. As a result, blood sugar levels decrease, and the course of diabetes mellitus improves.

Fat metabolism

Treatment with these waters helps reduce blood cholesterol and other lipids. Sulphates slow down the absorption of fats from the intestine, which helps reduce excess weight. The water is useful during a diet: it has a diuretic effect and at the same time supplies the body with calcium and magnesium, the deficiency of which often manifests as fatigue.

Urinary tract

Thanks to its low mineralisation and the absence of sodium, "Borovaya-1" increases the formation and excretion of low-concentration urine. The less concentrated the urine, the weaker its irritating effect on the urinary tract and the slower the crystallisation of stone-forming substances.

Drinking mineral water treatment at the "Borovoe" sanatorium is always carried out under medical supervision and is an integral part of the comprehensive therapy of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, endocrine and urinary systems.