Natural Remedies for Acid Reflux
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Natural Remedies for Acid Reflux
Natural remedies for acid reflux can easily be made from herbs that is available almost everywhere.
But first, let take a quick look at understanding what acid reflux is so that you are in a better position to understand the natural medication for acid reflux.
It is normal for your stomach to contain some amount of acid. It’s purpose is to break down the food that you eat to enable proper digestion.
When eating food, it travels down your mouth via the esophagus into your stomach. The end of the esophagus opens up and the food is then deposited into the stomach where the digestion process begins. The end of the esophagus then closes up to prevent food and stomach acid from re-entering. This is controlled by a band of muscles. The muscles may not be strong enough to keep the end of the esophagus closed, so the acid flows back up. This is called acid reflux.
Try these easy life-style changing tips:
* Try not to drink too much during a meal. Drink a glass of water either 30 minutes before or after a meal. It takes about 2 hours for the stomach to digest the food.
* Don’t lie down right you have eaten especially after a large meal. Also try not to eat too much. This will cause your stomach to bloat and the increased pressure may force the stomach content back up into the esophagus.
* Try to avoid sugary and caffeinatted food.
* If you are overweight, the additional abdominal pressure may cause acid reflux.
* Try to cut down on certain types of food, smoking, alcohol and prescription drugs. These have been known to weaken the band of muscles.
* Avoid using antacids. This could cause more harm than good as the antacids will reduce the acid in the stomach. Your stomach requires these acids to digest the food. Without these acids, your stomach will not be able to break down the food.
* Try eating an apple after each meal. Apple is known to control acid in the stomach. You can also take apple cider vinegar.
Natural Remedies for Acid Reflux Tips
While the previous section talked about life-style changes to treat your acid reflux, we now take a look at some natural remedies for acid reflux that you can purchase or make yourself.
* The following herbs are known to soothe the stomach muscles: gentian, ginger and chamomile.
* Make a herbal drink from ash-colored anise (green, European or sweet only. Avoid using the star and caraway types), peppermint and lavender. Drink a cup in the morning and in the evening.
* Add Betain, pepsin, or HCI to your meals to digest proteins. Undigested proteins can lead to acid reflux.
* Pineapples is also known to aid in the digestion of proteins.
* Cinnamon, cardamon, dried organic grapefruit skins, organic romain lettuce, nutmeg, slippery elm, mace are other herbs that helps to treat acid reflux.
Try out the various natural remedies for acid reflux methods above. You may find one that will work for you. Don’t forget, natural remedies for acid reflux are 100% natural with no side-effects.