[QUOTE=Willem;17369]It would be best to ask Mukunda Stiles, the author. To me it seems that Mukunda describes slow breathing followed by kapalabhati, both with a focus on prana.
For peptic ulcers, please see your GP. This is most often a bacterial infection (H. pylori) that needs to be treated with antibiotics.
Yoga emphasizes regular eating of sattvic food and relaxation. In terms of pranayama, practice ujjayi or nadi sodhana rather than kapalabhati.[/QUOTE]
Dr. Barry Marshall has got the Nobel Prize in medicine discovering the H-pylori.
He recommends CABBAGE JUICE to treat it. Fresh, very fresh cabbage juice.
After you make the juice, do not let it stay more than cca 30 seconds. Vitamin U. You can search the Internet about it. I know though a few cases
where the cabbage juice cured very bad peptic ulcers, in less than one months. Three glasses a day, before meals.
If you cannot make the juice, just eat grated cabbage.