Natural Remedies For Heartburn

You can easily find both chamomile and ginger teas in most grocery stores. They are non-caffeinated, so you don't need to worry about drinking them after dinner and before bed. In fact, chamomile tea can be helpful on its own for relaxing and getting a good night's sleep.

You can also make these teas yourself, if you want. For example, to make ginger tea, shave off about 1 inch of the ginger root skin, and then grate the shaved ginger into a mug. Pour hot water over the top and allow to steep for several minutes. Be sure to strain off the ginger root before drinking. You can also add sugar, milk or anything else to taste, before sipping it slowly. Sipping slowly helps to generate additional saliva, which is helpful in digestion.

You can follow the same basic process to make your own chamomile tea, too.

Taking a small amount (about a tablespoon straight, or 2 tablespoons diluted) of apple cider vinegar may help your heartburn in a very short amount of time.

While this may seem counter-intuitive (why would you swallow something as acidic as vinegar to cure heartburn?), it has actually been found to help some people very quickly. The reason may surprise you.

Heartburn isn't always caused by an excess of stomach acid.

The esophagus is supposed to close off from the stomach when it comes into contact with acid. However, this doesn't always happen just the way it should and the esophagus gets kind of lazy and ignores the signal.

When you take a shot of acidic vinegar, it can shock the esophagus into waking up and closing the way it is supposed to. Now the acid can't come up out of the stomach anymore and give you that nasty burning feeling.

While the initial shot of vinegar may burn your through for a moment, it is often only a matter of seconds before you feel significant relief. If that shot sounds too unpleasant for you, it's worth noting that some people have had equal success by sipping the same amount of vinegar diluted in more liquid over a longer period of time. It seems it's up to you as to how quickly you want to get it in you.

The alkaline nature of foods such as carrots, cucumbers, radishes and beets can have a very beneficial reaction to the acidity found in your stomach. You may find significant relief from drinking juices of such roots/vegetables (feel free to add a pinch of salt and/or pepper to taste).

If the thought of drinking that kind of juice just seems too strange to you, feel free to simply eat them whole. In fact, the added fiber you will get by eating them can also be an added benefit to your battle with heartburn. In fact, many people have gotten relief simply by eating a whole apple (with the skin on for full fiber, of course!) Give it a try!

Other suggestions for increasing your fiber intake would be eating grapes as snacks or starting your day with oatmeal for breakfast. Adding mixed berries to your oatmeal adds still more fiber, along with sweetness and color. You can find bags of mixed berries in the frozen food section of the grocery store.

This can be a very soothing, cooling and tasty juice you can drink, and for many it quickly helps put out that burning sensation in your throat. It is best to drink this juice before a meal.

A word of caution is in order; when taken in large doses, it can have a powerful laxative effect. This could be considered a good thing for some people. Regardless, it is worth being aware of before drinking too much.

While aloe vera juice is to be found in more and more places, it might not be in every grocery store. You may want to call your normal store to ask if they carry it.

This delicious fruit is one of the most remarkable natural remedies for heartburn. Papain is a naturally occurring enzyme found in both the fruit itself, as well as its juice. Papain appears to be one of the most potent of the natural digestive aids.

Again, given the choice between the fruit and the fruit juice, it is recommended to eat the fruit as it contains fiber, and there is always the possibility of sugar being added to a pre-packaged juice drink.

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