Heartburn natural treatment

Heartburn natural treatment 

Heartburn happens when acid enters the oesophageal passage. This is called gastric reflux. Some kinds of food trigger acidity in the stomach and cause reflux.


If you skip meals often or eat overly oily and spicy foods, you may suffer from acidity. Acidity and heartburn can be controlled by eating small meals frequently and avoiding foods that you have identified as causing acidity.

Try not to eat too much at any one meal and also try not to stay hungry for too long.


It's not a good idea to lie down immediately after a meal as this can cause heartburn. After a heavy meal especially, try and walk around for a bit.

Here are some measures you can take to assuage heartburn:

• Drink a glass of ice water at once and suck on some ice cubes
• Avoid citrus juice and citrus fruits and any other sour food for at least 12 hours
• Don't eat any diary products in the meanwhile. Frozen yoghurt may be alright
• Take an over the counter Antacid in syrup or chewable form
• Licorice root may help with the problem
• Ginger is a natural antacid, so you can try taking some ginger juice with honey, but take it cold rather than warm
• Cold watermelon juice or any other juice which is not sour will be very soothing.