Home Remedies For Heartburn by Taryn Brava

There are many home remedies for heartburn. Some of these are apple cider vinegar, aloe vera, licorice and ginger. If you suffer from heartburn you may want to try these home remedies before using medications.

There are other things you can do to effectively alleviate heartburn like cut out spicy foods, stop smoking, lose weight and exercise more. Persons with mild heartburn symptoms can usually stop their heartburn by doing these things at home before trying other natural remedies.

It may seem odd that an acidic substance like apple cider vinegar can help heartburn, but it does seem to help control it. Heartburn can sometimes be caused by a lack of acid in the stomach as well as by too much acid.

Try to use organic apple cider vinegar that is cloudy with stringy stuff floating around in it. The bottle should say that the vinegar comes with the "Mother". This means that the cider has enzymes that can help you to heal. Shake up the bottle of cider and take one tablespoon before every meal and also before bedtime.

Aloe Vera Juice has been used for many years to help with heartburn. It is especially used in Europe as a natural remedy. Drinking a quarter of a cup about twenty minutes before eating helps to soothe your throat, especially if it is already inflamed and irritated. Aloe Vera juice can be purchased at a health food or nutrition store.

Deglycyrrhizinated licorice, or DGL, also helps to soothe the symptoms of heartburn. It aids in the production of the protective lining of the stomach and esophagus, which will help to protect them from acid. Chew two tablets twenty minutes before bedtime and also before meals.

Ginger is a herb that is effective in the treatment of heartburn. It will soothe the muscles of the walls of the esophagus. Both powdered ginger and fresh ginger root are available at your local market.

The final natural remedy for heartburn is glutamine. Glutamine is an amino acid that has anti-inflammatory properties and reduces irritation along the digestive tract. It aids in the production of new, healthy cells which replace the damaged ones.

Home remedies for heartburn are frequently all that is needed to ease the symptoms of heartburn. If they do not work, then it is very important to see your physician to rule out a more serious problem.