Home Cures For Heartburn

Q.I am really having the most difficult time in my life Everything is spinning around me I am having heartburn. This is the first time that I am having this problem However, until now I can't find medication. Need some home remedies for acid reflux.... so can anyone here help me please?

A.Acid reflux can be caused by hiatal hernia (which has been estimated to occur in half the population!). What it means in plain English is that the tube to the stomach, the esophagus, is too short and part of the stomach slips upward through the diaphragm (a muscular tissue separating the lungs and heart from the rest of the organs)--OR--the body position or tightness of clothing is pressuring the stomach upwards against the diaphragm causing the upper stomach to go through the diaphragm. This constriction often causes stomach acid to back up the esophagus and causes burning burps and indigestion. One of the best things to do to cure acid reflux is to "sit tall" at the table and never eat while slumping or reclining. Any time acid reflux occurs, for the health and safety of your esophagus (which was never meant to support acid from the stomach), have a small sip of water and rinse the acid back into the stomach. Eat smaller portions, and only as often as you need to eat. Acid reflux will occur if you over-stuff the stomach. That goes for drinking liquids, too. Having too much food or too much liquids with a meal can cause acid reflux. Taking anti-acids can reduce the acidity of the stomach temporarily, but having them as a habit to combat the acid reflux over a long period of time can cause the stomach to not digest properly. This can lead to a habit of dependence on anti-acids. I have no opinion to venture on the current medicines being advertised on television. I suspect it is reprehensible! The side effects and possible bad effects that they quickly run through in these ads should scare anyone from "asking your doctor!" The best "home remedy" for an "acid stomach" is 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in a glass (8 ounces) of water. But drinking an 8 oz. glass of water on a full stomach is a very poor idea. Maybe a few sips at a time, over a half hour? A caramel candy (1) may help. A very small pinch of ginger, the pumpkin pie spice, followed by a sip of water, may help.

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