Home Remedies For Relieving Heartburn

Because even though many people believe that “everyone has heartburn,” there are some remedies, which most people have at home, that can relieve heartburn.

Heartburn information

Heartburn can be experienced as a burning sensation in the esophagus, just behind the chest. Other symptoms include a sour or bitter taste in the mouth, similar to what one may experience before vomiting. It can also make it difficult to eat or drink, and some people also experience pain when eating or drinking.

Heartburn is caused by stomach acid entering the esophagus. The pain often begins in the chest area and can spread to the neck, jaw or neck. About a third of the population will experience heartburn once a month. Possible causes can be:

• Having eaten too much food or drunk too much alcohol.
• Having had a full stomach for a long time.
• Having skipped breakfast.
• Having eaten a lot of fatty or spicy foods.
• Pregnancy.
• Older people over 60 years.
• Severe obesity.

There are some simple tips that can reduce the incidence of and relieve heartburn. First and foremost, it is important to avoid foods that cause an overproduction of stomach acid such as coffee, alcohol, sauces, spicy and fried foods.

It is also recommended that you avoid lying down if you experience symptoms of heartburn. The reason is that if one lies flat, it is easier for the stomach acid to “float” up into the esophagus.

If you often have heartburn and are struggling with such symptoms, it is important to see a doctor. This is because heartburn can be caused by  stomach ulcers. If this only happens occasionally, you can use natural medicine or antacids that can be bought at the pharmacy.

Foods that reduce stomach acid production

You can treat this troublesome problem by making dietary changes. We recommend:

• Chewing gum:  This increases saliva production and neutralizes stomach acid.
• Ginger : You can mix this in hot water and make it as a tea. This is a very effective stomach remedy that helps relieve heartburn.
• Mustard : 1 tablespoon relieves symptoms. This should be eaten alone or on a slice.

• Almonds : Two or three meals should prevent symptoms from occurring.
• Sodium bicarbonate : 1 tablespoon in a glass of warm water. Drink it slowly to neutralize stomach acid.
• Oatmeal : Eat oatmeal for breakfast with milk or yogurt.
• Potato : Peel and grate a potato and make a drink from it. Drink this with a spoon.
• Banana : Suitable for both before and after meals
  
  
• Apple cider vinegar : Mix 1 teaspoon in a glass of water and drink it slowly.
• Honeydew melon : This fruit helps against heartburn.
• Fennel : Helps in the digestive process and helps with metabolism.

• Parsley:  Eat this fresh or divided as a spice in meals.
• Papaya : Helps with digestion and calms discomfort, such as a burning sensation in the stomach.
• Apples : Helps with metabolism.
• Pineapple : Perfect after eating heavy or very much food.
• Cinnamon : Drink tea with this spice to reduce the burning sensation.

Natural treatments to relieve heartburn

Do you want to counteract the burning sensation in your stomach after lunch or dinner? Then you should try some of these natural remedies to relieve heartburn:

• Make a juice with 2 lettuce leaves and 4 carrots (peeled). Put this in a blender together with a cup of water. Run the blender for 5 minutes. Strain and drink on an empty stomach before breakfast.

• Put some wormwood in a cup of boiling water. Cover, let it soak and drink before breakfast.
• Boil 1 tablespoon ballo leaves and one artichoke leaf per cup of water for 5 minutes. Let it rest, and drink one cup a day for a whole month.
• Boil 1 liter of water and add 15 grams of dried basil. Let it rest. Drink 3 cups daily, after each meal.
  
  
• Mix 30 grams of sage with 30 grams of lemon verbena. Add 1 teaspoon in a glass of warm water and mix. Drink after eating.
• Mix the egg whites from 1 egg with 2 tablespoons olive oil and drink several times a day.

• Put some dates in a cup of boiling water and drink the liquid.