Acid reflux from the stomach into the esophagus that cause chest pain or heartburn are very uncomfortable. Not necessarily with medication, mild disturbances like this can also be overcome in many other ways.
Medicines to overcome heartburn because stomach acid is actually widely sold and some of them can be bought without a doctor's prescription to use. But if they can be overcome by natural means, why should the drug?
Here are some alternative ways to cope with stomach acid, as quoted from MSN Healthy Living, Monday (25/03/2013).
1. chewing gum
A study in the Journal of Dental Research showed that chewing gum for 30 minutes after eating can reduce complaints of GERD (Gastro Esophagial Reflux Disease). Reflux is another term for acid reflux.
"Chewing gum stimulates saliva release rate. Acids that accumulate in the stomach washed and clean faster. Acids rapidly lost, reduced GERD symptoms," said Rebecca Moazzez, DPhil from King's College London, who led the research.
2. baking soda
"Baking soda can be used on the majority of people with chest pain due to stomach acid. Nature alkaline, can help neutralize the acid," said Jacqueline Wolf, MD, medical experts from Harvard Medical School.
Wolf recommendation is to mix 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of baking soda into a glass of water. However, if stomach acid up too often, looking the other way as baking soda or sodium bicarbonate containing salts that have side effects nausea vomiting.
3. aloe vera
"Aloe vera can relieve inflammation in the esophagus (gullet), as well as in the stomach," said Victor Sierpina MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch about the benefits of aloe vera or aloe vera when stomach acid up into the esophagus.
Dr Sierpina suggest 1/2 cup of aloe vera before eating for frequent reflux of stomach acid. Side effects to watch out for is, this juice is a laxative or increase the frequency of bowel movements.
4. ginger
The suggestion that one has to be digested with extreme caution. Ginger is beneficial for patients with reflux of stomach acid when taken in doses only fitting. More than 2-4 grams a day, it can aggravate chest pain due to stomach acid.
Yet a lot of research about the benefits of ginger for stomach acid, but the empirical experience of generations have much to prove. Simply used as seasoning in foods increase the risk of stomach acid.
5. banana
Not only delicious and a lot of nutrition, bananas can also be a bidder for people with stomach acid. This fruit can be a natural antacid by coating the walls of the stomach and gastrointestinal tract that are not irritated by stomach acid.
However, be reminded that not all matches gastric acid disorders treated with bananas. In some people, bananas can actually worsen. If one failed try for, do not desperate.