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In order to find an effective remedy for heartburn, it is essential to know what causes heartburn. This will help you to find your own solutions as well. One of the primary causes of heartburn is when you eat too much of food that is high in acids.
You should know that you liver secretes bile, a fluid which is required to digest food properly and well. Bile is extremely high in hydrochloric acid. This is also a primary requirement for breakdown of food into smaller and simpler components so that it can be properly digested in the body.
When you eat food that is acidic in nature, there is way too much of acid floating about in your system. This is what gets regurgitated and comes back up into your upper digestive tract as heartburn and severe acidity. Acidic food would be excessively spicy, fried and heavy food. It would also be some amount of highly citrus fruits like limes and lemons. Now that you know how heartburn is caused, it will become easier for you to take care of it properly.
To begin with, cut back on your intake of heavy, difficult to digest food. This in itself will resolve half the problem. If you can skip eating red meat, it will further take care of the situation. Remember that red meat is difficult to digest and is better avoided. You should increase your intake of fresh fruits and vegetables. Avoid citrus fruits, which are high in citric acid and will only serve to compound your problems terribly. Eat fruits like apples, pears, papayas, bananas and melon instead. Bananas in particular are very good for battling heartburn and acidity. You can make a mixture of mashed bananas and chilled milk cream and have this for a snack. It will help to ease your heartburn to a large extent. You should also make it a point to have chilled or cool milk thrice a day. This will also help to fight heartburn and will also not give you acidity. Eat mild foods that do not have any spice. To begin with, you should stick to completely non spicy food for a week or so. Once you have fully recovered, you can gradually begin to add spice to your food. In any case, it is a good idea to have less of spice in your food generally as well. Spiced will always tend to make your system weaker.
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