Heartburn In Pregnancy - Natural Remedies

During pregnancy, the placenta produces the hormone progesterone, which relaxes the smooth muscles of the uterus. This hormone also relaxes the valve that separates the esophagus from the stomach, allowing gastric acids to seep back up.

Progesterone also slows down the wavelike contractions of your esophagus and intestines, making digestion sluggish. Later in pregnancy, your growing baby crowds your abdominal cavity, pushing the stomach acids back up into the esophagus.

Many women start experiencing heartburn and other gastrointestinal discomforts in the second half of pregnancy.

A couple of things you can try.

Chew bubble gum. Chewing gum can increase saliva which is high in alkaline that counteracts the acid in your stomach.

Avoid caffeine and dairy products, these can increase the production of stomach acid.

Eat small meals throughout the day instead of one big one.

Don't smoke, you shouldn't be doing this if your pregnant anyway.

Mustard, something I recently heard of from an Indian lady. Who knows, it's in everyone's refrigerator so why not.

Apple cider vinegar, try 1 teaspoon in a cup of water if you can handle the taste.

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