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Home Remedies for Acid Reflux

Heartburn is a burning sensation and pain in the stomach and chest, behind the breastbone.

The symptoms of heartburn are the following: bloating, gas, nausea, shortness of breath and/or an acidic or sour taste in the throat and mouth. Heartburn symptoms can often be relieved if sufferers make a few lifestyle changes as well as herbs, vegetables and supplements.

 

Lifestyle Changes

Eat smaller, more frequent meals.  Large meals expand your stomach and increase upward pressure against the esophageal sphincter.

Limit your intake of acid-stimulating foods and beverages.  Eat foods that rarely cause heartburn and avoid those foods that will often cause heartburn.

Don't lie down for about two hours after you eat.  Gravity helps to keep the stomach juices from backing up into the esophagus and assists the flow of food and digestive juices from the stomach to the intestines. Elevate your head a few inches while you sleep.

Lying down flat presses the stomach's contents against the LES. With the head higher than the stomach, gravity helps reduce this pressure. You can elevate your head in a couple of ways. You can place bricks, blocks or anything that's sturdy securely under the legs at the head of your bed. You can also use an extra pillow, or a wedge-shaped pillow, to elevate your head.

Maintain a reasonable weight.  Obesity increases abdominal pressure, which can then push stomach contents up into the esophagus. According to some statistics, approximately 35% of overweight persons experience heartburn. The good news is that for many people, as little as a 10% decrease in weight will improve their heartburn symptoms.

Don't smoke.  Nicotine relaxes the esophageal sphincter. Smoking also stimulates the production of stomach acid. Read this article to learn other ways smoking can worsen heartburn.

Relax.  While stress hasn't been linked directly to heartburn, it is known that it can lead to behaviors that can trigger heartburn.

Don't wear belts or clothes that are tight fitting around the waist.  Clothing that fits tightly around the abdomen will squeeze the stomach, forcing food up against the LES, and cause food to reflux into the esophagus. Clothing that can cause problems include tight-fitting belts and slenderizing undergarments.

 

Herbs and Vegetables for Heartburn

If you are someone that uses antacids, think about this next time you are about to take one. Antacids reduce nutrient absorption, such as, Iron and increase blood pressure they upset the kidneys and their relief is short. A few natural ways to relieve heartburn are:

  • Papaya chewable tablets can be purchase in health stores and they are helpful reducing heartburn.
  • Drink Aloe Vera juice to heal the intestinal tract.
  • Drink Chamomile tea after meals to relieve esophageal irritation.
  • Doctors are using Licorice to treat heartburn and stomach and esophagus ulcers.
  • Drink a large glass of water at the first sign of heartburn, if the symptoms are not too strong this will help.
  • Make a juice using raw potatoes. Wash the potato very well do not peel it, just place it in the juicer, mix it with some other juice for taste and drink immediately after juicing.

 

Natural Supplement for Acid Reflux – Alocid

A timely response is vital when dealing with your reflux condition. Addressing both the severity and frequency of your Acid Reflux symptoms with Alocid may reduce the presence of condition complications.

Alocid has been designed with traditional nutrients known to support digestion and reduce GI inflammation, thereby limiting the excessive reflux experienced by patients suffering from Acid Reflux Disease.

Alocid contains clinically evaluated ingredients, known to support both esophageal health and the body's complex digestive process; thereby lessening the chance of developing the many discomforting symptoms associated with your reflux condition. Progressive Health's unique blend of nutrients include:

  • Orange Peel Extract 4:1 - Orange peel can provide symptomatic relief from reflux and indigestion. Interestingly, citrus peel extracts have even shown the ability to induce programmed cell death in stomach cancer cells.
  • Aloe Vera Extract Powder (100X) - Aloe vera extract has been used for years to aid in digestion and has a documented history of clinical use for the treatment of ulcers in the digestive tract.

    This soothing plant is considered to be a gastroprotective agent, containing anti-inflammatory fatty acids. Extracts of aloe can reduce secretion of acid from the stomach (functioning similarly to antacid medications), and have been shown to actually prevent injury to the lining of the stomach from irritating substances.
  • Picrorhiza - This medicinal plant has a long tradition of use for indigestion in Ayurvedic medicine. Picrorhiza acts similarly to other 'digestive tonic' herbs by assisting digestion.

    Research has shown that as many as 6 compounds in Picrorhiza have anti-inflammatory activity, inhibiting the COX-2 enzyme. This is useful for patients with chronic inflammation in the digestive tract resulting from maldigestion.
  • Deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) - Deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) is licorice that has had the glycyrrhetinic acid removed for safety reasons. Extracts of licorice have demonstrated the ability to accelerate the healing of gastrointestinal ulceration (especially in the stomach and esophagus) possibly due to its antioxidant effect.
  • Digestive Enzymes (Protease, Amylase, Lipase) - Digestive enzymes aid digestion and help prevent heartburn.

    The primary digestive enzymes are released from the pancreas: proteases (to digest protein), amylases (to digest carbohydrate), and lipases (to digest fat). Evidence shows that crude protein digestion is improved with supplementation of pancreatic enzymes.

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