Home Remedies for Heart Burn
“I would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o’clock in the morning.”
John Barrymore
Heartburn is a painful burning sensation felt in the chest due to the reflux of acid. Some heartburn is caused by indigestion while some stems from the more serious gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). If you get heartburn several times a week it is important that you schedule an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible, you may be suffering from GERD.
There are many different factors that can contribute to heartburn such as:
Stress
Smoking
Alcohol
Pregnancy
Hiatal hernia
Antibiotics
Aspirin or Ibuprophen
Spicy foods
Citrus fruits
How many people suffer from heartburn?
Research has shown that 30% of adults and 25% of pregnant women are diagnosed with occasional heartburn that can be easily treated with home remedies. Those with GERD however, will need to seek medical attention.
Symptoms of Heartburn
Heartburn does not affect everyone in the same way. Here are some of the common symptoms of heartburn:
Burning in the chest, stomach or throat
Loss of appetite
Chronic coughing
Nausea
Vomiting
Sour stomach
Bitter taste in mouth
Home Remedies for Heartburn
A good diet is a powerful way for you to cure heartburn at home. A diet rich in vegetables and fiber is a great start.
Here are some foods that can be added to your diet as home remedies to help stop heartburn, sometimes even before it starts:
a. Apple Cider Vinegar:
This is a good way to deal with heartburn, as natural apple cider vinegar promotes healthy digestion. It will also clear the body of toxins at the same time. There are several ways in which you can introduce this to your diet, for example, you have a choice between tablets, capsules or liquid. If you choose liquid you may want to mix it with some water and honey to smooth out the taste.
b. Peppermint oil or tea:
Menthol is the main ingredient in peppermint and it soothes the stomach. By relaxing the muscles of the stomach and the esophagus peppermint leads to less muscle cramping. Oftentimes this cramping is what leads to acid being pushed up into the esophagus. By eliminating this, you then eliminate heartburn. Peppermint also eases gas and symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Chewing peppermint leaves is another great tasting way to deal with heartburn.
c. Ginger:
Fresh ginger not only tastes delicious but it is one of the oldest home remedies for heartburn. Ginger reduces inflammation associated with heart burn as well as treats nausea. You can add ginger to your food as you cook it or you can eat it raw. There are also ginger teas and tablets at your local health food store. The average adult should take 500mg of ginger to stop heartburn in its tracks.
d. Fennel tea:
Fennel tea is another popular home remedy for heartburn. To make your own fennel tea all you have to do is boil a couple of fennel seeds in water. To add to the healing properties and the taste of this tea, simply add some drops of peppermint oil.
e. Baking soda and water:
This is a tried and true method of treating heartburn. It may not sound appetizing and let’s face it, it tastes terrible, but it will get rid of your heartburn instantly. Add approximately 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda to a glass of warm water and drink it quickly. If you are on a salt restricted diet you should avoid this home remedy for heartburn as baking soda contains sodium.
f. Healthy anti heartburn fruits:
There are several great tasting fruits that can help to curb occasional heartburn. Fruits such as bananas, papayas and rhubarb have been shown to have a dramatic effect on heart burn. Papaya can be eaten fresh or you can choose to purchase tablets at a health food store. As for rhubarb, these stalks and leaves can be eaten raw. They calm the stomach and neutralize the acid that causes heartburn and acid reflux.
g. Chamomile:
It is not an old wives tale that Chamomile tea soothes heartburn. Chamomile is rich in calcium and it will lower the stomach acids that are causing your heartburn symptoms.
Natural remedies like these are a great way for you to deal with occasional heartburn. Keep in mind that it’s important you meet with your doctor to discuss the dosages that are appropriate for you, as well as see if your heartburn is a symptom of a more serious condition.
I take a table spoon of apple cider vinegar and it works like charm every time. It’s not very tasty in your month, and burns going down, but helps relief my heartburn 100% of the time.
I have read that others suggest just vinegar, but that has never worked for me and taste really, really bad. Tried chamomile remedy, and worked, but not as well as apple cider vinegar.
Lets just say i was dealin with heartburn for a long time ..Baking Soda does work wonders..My heartburn was bad i would wake up at 2am with the bad burning all the way up to my throat sounds like fun huh…ive sence gotten my gallballder out seein how that was the main reason i was gettin all this heartburn…My advice to anyone it Bakin Soda it dont taste good ..but it does work ..Take it from someone who had delt with it for years…
To get rid of heart burn i suck on a ice cube for a minute or so and POOF its gone!
Well, I experienced heart burn for the first time over the Christmas break. I’m in my 20’s,and I have NEVER previously
had to deal with heart burn before.
However, I noticed that this problem didn’t start until I started or added something to my diet that I don’t usually consume. This something was cranberry juice. I notice that my esophagus would ” squeeze” every time after I had drank cranberry juice, and every time after I drank something hot. I”m a heavy tea drinker, and the night that I first started experiencing this, I couldn’t even drink a whole cup of tea, because every swallow of this “hot ” tea , would cause my esophagus to squeeze .
So I took some apple cider vinegar first. I think it worked but it felt worse at first. Secondly , I prayed to God about it. Thirdly I drank some Milk. Which went down smoothly and caused no reaction. The next morning I was pretty normal, but I still have to be cautious of what I consume, especially acidic foods and beverages. I do think that the milk helped a lot, so you might want to try it as a remedy.
I have learned from experience to avoid eating anything fatty for a few hours before bedtime.
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I just tried the 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda in a 6-8oz glass of water. Heartburn Gone! Quick, Fast, & Poof Gone! What a great Remedy
just chew one or two almonds. It works wonders for heartburns.
To rid of heart burn eat one cucumber a day!
take the juice of 1″piece of ginger crushed and mix it with honey and drink after or before meals. it seams to be effective for heart burn and gastritis.
betafiber is somthing that helps your digestion and alot of us get bloted after eating the causing the heart burn that along with exercise helps food digest and will help with your acid reflex
also id like to ad cafien is realy bad in contributing to heart burn, tea dosent have to be hot to cause you heart burn, ice tea also contains cafien, so does chocolate. oh ant the sucking on a ice cube works great, it worked after apple viniget, my prevacid, and milk woulnt mask it
Cheese n Crackers. Helped me out
Try Ginger and Lemon Juice. That works well for me at least
For starters, I have GERD and Barrett’s Disease. I had heartburn so severe I was about in tears, it was hurting me so badly. It is 11:00 p.m. and here where I live you wont jump up and just go to the store, nothing open. I was out of my prescription for my GERD, so I read your tips…I tried the baking soda, made me vomit (omg taste just like that crap you have to drink for an endoscopy/upper GI), Second I tried the ice, it stopped the burning in my throat, but, I could still feel it bubbling in my stomache, so then i moved onto the cucumber, honestly, it was soothing my throat and I could actually feel it soothing all the way down to my stomache… so maybe just maybe this will work and I can sleep tonight…Thanks for all your tips…except the Baking soda, man i will never try that again…But, I am sure it has helped many cause My mom use to do it when I was little….thanks again….
I am fighting an episode of heartburn and reflux right now. I tried Pepto. It seemed to help for a few minutes. Then the heartburn came back. I tried eating a bit of bread to try to soak up the acid. That didn’t seem to help. Finally I brewed a cup of chamomile tea and am drinking that now. It seems to be soothing my problem. Hoping to go to bed soon.
RHUBARD LEAVES contain a poison. Do NOT eat them. This ’suggestion’ is an old wives tale and could KILL YOU. Do not eat them…
I agree with Lizzer Holt. DO NOT EAT RHUBARB LEAVES. DO NOT EAT THEM RAW AND DO NOT EAT THEM COOKED. THEY ARE VERY TOXIC.
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