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8 Ways To Ease The Symptoms Of Acidity

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8 Ways To Ease The Symptoms Of Acidity

Laura Ayienga by Laura Ayienga
26 June 2021
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Acidity can be extremely painful. It can affect your stomach or even your throat. When the gastric glands create more acid than needed for the digestion process, you can feel a burning sensation below the breastbone. This condition is commonly known as acidity.

Acidity is characterized by heartburn that is felt around the lower chest area. It is a common condition that occurs when stomach acid flows back up into the food pipe. The most common acid reflux symptom is a burning sensation in the chest or pain.

Acidity is affected by poor lifestyle choices and more specifically within the diet. If you are dealing with acidity, here are some natural remedies that you should opt for to ease the symptoms:

  1. Fresh lemon juice

Lemon juice has an acidic pH before it is digested. However, once metabolized by the body, it produces alkaline byproducts. While lemon and citrus alone are bad for acid reflux, and can even prompt an episode or make one worse, it can make your reflux problems better when that lemon juice is mixed with water. The effects of lemon on your kidneys are alkaline. Thus, you may want to reach out for fresh lime or lemon juice.

  1. Coconut water

Coconut water is a tasty treat, and new research shows that it can ease the symptoms of acidity. Simply put, your body’s pH acidic level turns alkaline when you drink coconut water. It also helps produce mucous in your stomach, which provides protection from the harmful effects of excessive acid production. Being rich in fibre, aids digestion and prevents the reoccurrence of acidity. Further, coconut water helps cool the lining of the stomach, reducing the burning sensation. Food: 7 Ways To Use Coconut Milk In Cooking

  1. Apple cider vinegar

Apple cider vinegar has been praised for its numerous benefits to the body, and easing the symptoms of acidity is one of them. Take a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with a glass of water every morning on an empty stomach. Proponents of this remedy claim apple cider vinegar might be beneficial because it introduces more acid into the digestive tract. This acid is also effective against several types of bacteria and acts as an antimicrobial agent. Health: 15 Proven Benefits Of Apple Cider Vinegar

  1. Add yoghurt to your diet

Yoghurt is a tasty snack, but it is also nutritional. Additionally, it helps to ease the symptoms of acidity. Yoghurt has a specific feature. It is an acidic food ranging between 4.0 and 4.8 pH, but it is an alkaline-forming product. Acid reflux causes inflammation of the digestive tract. Inflammation is the body’s natural immune response. However, this leads to bowel injury. Yoghurt has beneficial microbes that reduce inflammation. 6 Reasons Why You Should Increase Your Consumption Of Yoghurt

  1. Chew gum

This rather unconventional method can surprisingly ease the symptoms of acid reflux. In Layman’s language, chewing gum generates saliva that helps to move the food through the oesophagus. It causes your saliva to become more alkaline. Chewing gum, therefore, may reduce inflammation and soothe your oesophagus.

8 Benefits Of Chewing Gum Regularly

  1. Drink water

Drinking water seems to be a solution to many of our health problems, including acidity.  A deficit of water and acid reflux go hand in hand. Drinking more water is probably the most simple acid reflux cure that exists. It rehydrates your stomach’s mucous membrane. Your gut absorbs the fresh water and your stomach uses it to make its mucous membrane swell. This way, the protective shield remains intact.

7 Tricks For Keeping Yourself Hydrated Every Day

  1. Watermelon juice

If you’re a fruit lover, then here’s a reason to eat watermelon. It has been said that it can ease the symptoms of acid reflux. You can eat watermelon to cure acidity as often as once an hour. However, there’s a catch. Checking for ripeness before you buy a watermelon is important. The melon does not continue to ripen once it has been cut from the vine. Do not heat the watermelon. Cooking reduces its effectiveness against acidity.

Food: Health And Nutritional Benefits Of Watermelons

   8. Herbs and spices

Certain herbs and spices have the ability to ease the symptoms of acidity. Turmeric, for example, has been pioneering the field of natural/herbal remedies for acid reflux since times immemorial. It is known to cure several stomach disorders such as gastritis and acid reflux in a brief time. Spices: The Many Benefits Of Turmeric

Ginger is also known to ease acidity. It has anti-inflammatory properties that help reduce the irritation as well as swelling that may have been caused in the oesophagus due to the reflux. Health:  5 Benefits Of Ginger

Additionally, cumin seeds can also cure acid reflux. Cumin seeds have a natural ability to help in the stimulation and release of vital enzymes in the body, especially in the pancreas. Synthesis of these enzymes is extremely important for the digestion and control of acidity. 7 Powerful Health Benefits Of Cumin Seeds

You can also opt for chamomile tea to ease the symptoms of acid reflux. superb anti-inflammatory properties and is equally efficacious as any other over-the-counter medicine. It has been used for a long time by natives of several countries to ease digestion and improve the functioning of the stomach. Reasons You Need To Reduce Your Caffeine Intake And How To Do So

Here is How To Prevent A Bloated Stomach

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