This article is part of a series that will help you cope with acid reflux.
Home Remedy Acid Reflux
Home remedy acid reflux treatment is important. Acid relux is the backward flow of digestive juices containing hydrochloric acid from stomach into the esophagus and up tp the throat. Acid reflux can cause problems such as heartburn as well as asthma which may sometimes become incurable. Problems in the nose as well as throat can also be caused due to acid reflux. The lining in the stomach defends it from the digestive acids but the esophagus can be damaged by the actio of digestive acids leaking from the stomach. Most people suffer from this problems due to excess eating of junk food, spicy veggies, and chilled soft drinks as well as alcoholic drinks. Eating a lot of food quite fast may also lead to it.
Many of the problems caused by acid reflux can be easily removed by just taking a bit of homely care instead of consulting the doctor and taking heavy doses of prescribed medicines that can cause other problems due to unwanted side effects.
Some of the methods to relieve the symptoms of acid reflux at home can be: -
- Try not to bend or lie down after eating to reduce the chance of acid leaking from the stomach. Standing upright will help you keep the digestive acid in your stomach. If you need to lie down, then try to keep your head a few inches above the rest of your body.
- Try taking a simple anti-acid solution like bicarbonate of soda in water if the heartburn is getting worse. This will help in case of occasional heartburn.
- Avoid eating desserts after your main meal or snacks between meals. The first thing you need to ban eating is sweets. The confectionaries and chocolates contain a lot of fat as well as caffeine in them.
The garden can also provide some of the best remedies for Acid Reflux treatment: -
- Many health stores provide variety of herbs that can reduce the effects of acid reflux.
- Use of ginger root: it calms the nerves by absorbing the toxic acids relieving the symptoms of acid reflux. you may take it in the form of capsules after dinner. The dosage can be adjusted according to your need.
- Try taking bitters: the herb known as bitters, used and generally found in European countries can also be used. Capsules or even their liquid forms can be taken. some common bitters include wormwood, gentian root and goldenseal.
- Aromatic herbs like fennel and catnip are considered to be good for preventing the acid reflux.
- Herbs like slippery elm, plantain and Irish moss can also be taken but are sometimes less effective in comparison to other herbs.
- Taking apple cider vinegar: a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar coupled with half glass water taken during the meal often works.
- Avoid inhaling smoke from tobacco, even from the person smoking beside you.
- Say no to carbonated drinks as the gases they contain may will increase the pressure in your stomach causing it to expand resulting in leaks of acid into the esophagus. The same results can occur from overeating.
- Avoid eating junk foods like pizzas and burgers frequently.
- Try to maintain your waistline.
- If you are pulling or lifting any heavy object, than rather than bending at the waist, it is better to bend your knees rather than squeezing your stomach, which may force the stomach acid upwards into the esophagus.
- Avoid eating spicy vegetabless. Go for natural cooking flavours and have your evening meal at least two hours before you go to bed.
- Tension may increase the acid levels inyour stomach. Avoid stressful situations by careful preplanning.
All these precautions will give you relief from the symptoms of acid reflux and in turn from other harms caused by them.
Home remedy acid reflux - understand the causes and the actions to be taken to prevent acid reflux occuring helps you to take better care of yourself and your loved ones!
I hope this article provided you with the information and understanding you were looking for.
Brian Waybridge, the author of this article, suffered for many years with the pain of acid reflux before he found welcome relief.