How Can I Get Rid of Heartburn? The Burning Question

When you are in the throes of the discomfort of that burning sensation under your breastbone you cannot help but ask that burning question, How do I get rid of heartburn? I used to ask it often until I did something about it. Here are a few tips to help you get victory over your acid reflux.

Lose some weight. If you are overweight once of the best things you can do to relieve your heartburn is to drop some pounds. The extra weight you have can put pressure on your stomach forcing stomach acid to back up into your esophagus through the sphincter muscle. This is one of the reasons pregnant women suffer form sever heartburn as the get further along in their pregnancy. Many of these women stop the heartburn after they deliver their bundle of joy. At least until they become teenagers and then they may get a case of heartache.

Eat smaller meals. Have you ever noticed after you go to an all you can eat buffet restaurant that you come away not only stuffed to the brim but with a case of acid reflux. When our belly's get full the contents push up against the sphincter muscle and it fails under the pressure allowing those acids to escape back into the throat. It is best all around to eat five or six smaller meals and snacks during the day. Oh, make those healthy snacks not junk food.

Evaluate what you eat. Alcohol and caffeine both tend to relax the esophageal sphincter muscle again allowing food and acids up. Not all foods affect all people the same way. I can eat a ton of tomatoes but my wife looks cross eyed at one and look out. As you experience heartburn evaluate what foods you have just eaten and try to discover what foods set you off. Obviously then attempt to cut back or eliminate those foods.

These are just a few ways to answer the burning question, How do I get rid of heartburn? There are many others but just these three tips will help you out a lot.

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