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Acid Reflux Home Remedy

More and more people are getting affected nowadays due to acid reflux. One need not get excited about visiting a doctor for curing it as there is a acid reflux home remedy at your home itself, if you want to try a few of them. Following a few of the recommended remedies is sure to cure the acid reflux problem.
Health conditions in an acid reflux have the same symptoms as that in heartburn. Acids in the stomach may erode the delicate lining of the esophagus, if it happens regularly and can lead to the deadly cancer disease. This may cause scarring of the tissues thus causing swallowing problems. Eating pungent, oily, and acidic types of foods are the causes of acid reflux.
Natural Remedies to cure acid reflux:

  • Apple Cider Vinegar: Acids kills acids, is how the saying goes. This vinegar is a wonderful acid reflux home remedy as this vinegar is considered one of the best to cure acid reflux. Apple Cider Vinegar is considered to be a good acid for the cure of acid reflux. Just a teaspoon of this vinegar is to be added to a glass of water and sipped slowly while having dinner, which is the last meal of the day.

  • Ginger root: Capsules of the ginger root are readily available. This amazing natural herb besides absorbing the acids in the stomach, also help in calming troubled nerves. A capsule taken everyday, especially after dinner only, helps in curing the acid reflux. Raw ginger can be chewed, though it has a pungent taste. The juice of raw ginger helps in treating the acidity in the stomach. Some do not like to have ginger due to its pungent taste. Candied ginger is available in the market, when you can add it to the tea, and let it settle down. It still provides the necessary flavor to the tea, which you can have without much hesitation.

  • Fennel seeds: Another acid reflux home remedy is the fennel seed. This powerful herb besides being aromatic has multiple health benefits. Even when there is no ailment these seeds help in maintaining good health. They improve the digestive conditions and help in suppressing the spasm in the stomach as well as the gastrointestinal tract. An excellent remedy for treating acid reflux, fennel seeds are easily available in the homes and it also forms a part of diet.

  • Water: Drinking lots of water helps in diluting the acids in the stomach. Eating oily and spicy foods especially for dinner create acids in the stomach. Acids have to be washed down and drinking sufficient water after the meals and later help in washing down those troublesome acids. Water is a natural source available freely in your homes which proves to be a good acid reflux home remedy.


    • Fruits after a meal are always a good habit. Apple has its own sour taste, and eating one after a meal is known to reduce the level of acid reflux in the stomach. By selecting the right type of organic apples and chewing well especially after dinner helps to reduce acids in the stomach. Besides providing health benefit they prove to be a great acid reflux home remedy

    Earnest younge writes articles on Natural Cures and health insurance coverage