How to Cure Hyperacidity Naturally
Avoid food and beverage triggers., Raise the head of your bed if symptoms interfere with sleep., Consider losing weight., Eat smaller meals., Eat slowly., Check that your stomach isn’t under undue pressure.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Avoid food and beverage triggers.
You may want to keep track of foods and beverages that cause you any problems.
Write down the foods you eat and see how you feel about 1 hour of eating.
If the food you ate an hour ago is bothering you, you should eliminate that from your diet.Commonly reported hyperacidity triggers include:
Citrus fruit Caffeinated beverages Chocolate Tomatoes Garlic, onions Alcohol Note:
Most of these foods have not been studied enough to make a definitive claim.It's more important to find out what triggers your symptoms than to avoid this exact list. -
Step 2: Raise the head of your bed if symptoms interfere with sleep.
If your bed allows for it, raise the head of it by 6 to 8 inches.
Gravity will keep the acid in your stomach.
Don't just pile up pillows, though.
These tend to bend your neck and body in such a way that increases the pressure.
It will make the hyperacidity worse., Losing weight may reduce some of the pressure on your lower esophageal sphincter, keeping stomach acid from leaking through., Decrease the amount of food you eat at any one time.
This may reduce the amount of stress and pressure on your stomach., This helps your stomach digest food more easily and quickly, leaving less food in the stomach adding pressure on the LES., Pressure will increase the discomfort of hyperacidity.
You can experience excess pressure because of hiatal hernias (when the upper part of the stomach moves above the diaphragm), pregnancy, constipation, or being overweight.Don't wear clothes that constrict your stomach or abdomen. -
Step 3: Consider losing weight.
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Step 4: Eat smaller meals.
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Step 5: Eat slowly.
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Step 6: Check that your stomach isn’t under undue pressure.
Detailed Guide
You may want to keep track of foods and beverages that cause you any problems.
Write down the foods you eat and see how you feel about 1 hour of eating.
If the food you ate an hour ago is bothering you, you should eliminate that from your diet.Commonly reported hyperacidity triggers include:
Citrus fruit Caffeinated beverages Chocolate Tomatoes Garlic, onions Alcohol Note:
Most of these foods have not been studied enough to make a definitive claim.It's more important to find out what triggers your symptoms than to avoid this exact list.
If your bed allows for it, raise the head of it by 6 to 8 inches.
Gravity will keep the acid in your stomach.
Don't just pile up pillows, though.
These tend to bend your neck and body in such a way that increases the pressure.
It will make the hyperacidity worse., Losing weight may reduce some of the pressure on your lower esophageal sphincter, keeping stomach acid from leaking through., Decrease the amount of food you eat at any one time.
This may reduce the amount of stress and pressure on your stomach., This helps your stomach digest food more easily and quickly, leaving less food in the stomach adding pressure on the LES., Pressure will increase the discomfort of hyperacidity.
You can experience excess pressure because of hiatal hernias (when the upper part of the stomach moves above the diaphragm), pregnancy, constipation, or being overweight.Don't wear clothes that constrict your stomach or abdomen.
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