Surefire Home Remedies for Acid Reflux
Heartburn, acid indigestion, acid reflux, GERD - whatever you call it, many people experience these symptoms. They bother just about everyone at one time or another. Not surprisingly, mainstream medicine has addressed the problem by developing all kinds of medications to deal with the problem. The downside is that drugs always carry potential risks. Many times acid reflux home remedies alleviate the symptoms just as well. Here are some home remedies to try out.
Of course the first thing you'll want to do is to see if you can notice patterns on when your symptoms occur. Do the symptoms always occur at night? Or is it associated with some particular foods? Do your symptoms vary depending on how busy you are or how much stress you under?
If You identify an obvious cause, then it only makes sense to do your best to eliminate it to help alleviate your symptoms.
Foods are likely to cause problems are citrus juices, tomato sauces, chocolate, spicy foods, fried foods and coffee. If you know food bothers you, don't eat it.
You may have heard of baking soda as a heartburn home remedy. This is probably the original antacid. Even though it can help, is probably not a good idea to use it on a regular basis because it can lead to problems with the acid-base balance in your body. You can try the following home remedies instead.
If the heartburn is just starting and isn't too bad, sometimes just drinking a large glass of water will help. Swallowing helps return the acid to the stomach where it belongs, and the water dilutes the acid as it rinses out the esophagus.
Another simple home remedy is chewing gum. Chewing gum helps stimulate secretion of additional saliva and swallowing, both of which will reduce reflux.
A very simple and effective acid reflux remedy that many people swear by is eating a few slices of apple. I'm not sure why this works, but it does seem to work well. And there's certainly no serious problem associated with eating apples.
If you own a juicer, you can use it to help heal your heartburn. It may sound odd, but raw potato juice is a great home remedy for acid reflux. The starch in the potato makes this a very soothing drink.
Chamomile tea is another traditional home remedy for indigestion. Make a fairly strong cup of chamomile tea after eating and see if you don't feel better.
These acid reflux home remedies should help considerably. There many other home remedies you can try as well and a great place to look for additional ideas is:
One of the most surprising home remedies I've come across is using vinegar to treat reflux. You can read about that here:
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