If you suffer from frequent heartburn and are tired of using Antacids such as Tums or Rolaids, then you will be interested in the following list of old-time home remedies to help cure heartburn without side effects.
For most people, heartburn isn’t a serious problem until it is intensified by poor eating habits and lifestyle. Poor choices in foods and drink produce high levels of acid in the stomach that contribute to heartburn.
Heartburn can often be treated through diet regulation and lifestyle modification. In addition, several home remedies may also help ease heartburn. Many of the items needed to fight heartburn are available in the grocery and might already be in your kitchen. Here are several helpful items:
Almonds: Chew 6 to 8 blanched almonds to relieve heartburn. Be sure to chew them well.
Ginger Root and Ginger Tea: Chew raw ginger or drink a strong ginger tea made with honey.
Apple Cider Vinegar and Honey: Drink 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in the morning and 2 tablespoons of
honey every night. Usually each of these is mixed with a glass of water. This is an old time recipe for digestive health.
Raw Potato: Eat several tablespoons of raw potato at the onset of heartburn symptoms.
Baking Soda: A teaspoonful of baking soda in a cup of water to relieve symptoms.
Pineapple Juice: Drinking the juice or eating the fruit itself brings relief for some.
Papaya: Eat it papaya straight to have the immediate benefit or drink 1-cup papaya juice combined with a teaspoon sugar and 2 pinches cardamom to relieve acid.
Water: Drink water in between meals. Drinking small quantities of water at regular intervals washes the acid down into the stomach and helps sooth the burn.
When someone is suffering from heartburn, they only have one thing on their mind. That is to make the pain go away as quickly as possible! These home remedies may not work for everyone. So we recommend that you stock your kitchen with all the items mentioned above so that you can try each and find out what is effective and what is not.
January 31st, 2008 at 7:27 pm
i have heartburn often @ bed and when I do I will drink a shot or two of milk it coats the throat to stop the burning and helps settle my tummy by coating it too! hope this helps cause it sure does work for me!