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There are several easy remedial measures that can be adopted at home to take care of extreme heartburn and acidity. Remember that heartburn affects you only if there is excessive acid production in your body, which is unable to be utilized for the purpose of digestion. One of the best remedial measures to use for heartburn is to keep sipping from a glass of chilled and diluted milk.
You can take half a glass of milk and keep adding ice cubes to it all day. This will take care of the chilling as well as the dilution. Milk has the tendency to coat your stomach lining and will thus not allow the acid to seep through and cause irritation.
It will also neutralize the acid, and thus help to ease off on the burning sensation as well. You must also change your diet to help prevent excessive acidity. You must exclude fried and spicy food from your diet totally. This will help to make the maximum difference, as these types of foods are the primary cause of heartburn. They cause extreme indigestion which in turn causes heartburn. You must also increase your intake of fresh and unprocessed foods, particularly fresh fruits and vegetables. This will also help to neutralize the acid production in your body. Focus more on apples, papayas, bananas and strawberries. These will make the maximum difference in neutralizing acid content in your body.
You should also increase your intake of yogurt, which is always helpful in dealing with acidity. It will neutralize as well as reduce acidity. Increase your water intake significantly. Make your own mint flavored yogurt for better results. Crush a few fresh mint leaves and add these to fresh and unflavored yogurt. You can season this with either sugar or rock salt for best results. Mint leaves help to cool down your innards and reduce acidity. You can also mash an over ripe banana and add a bit of fresh milk cream to it. This can be eaten on an empty stomach first thing in the morning for best results. You must drink at least 10 to 15 large glasses of water everyday in order to control your acidity. This is also a good practice to follow for your general health. A good amount of exercise would also help to reduce acidity in your body. Try to get in at least half an hour of exercise each day for best results.
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