{"id":1580,"date":"2020-06-02T11:16:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T11:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.kayawell.com\/?p=1580"},"modified":"2020-06-05T12:40:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T12:40:37","slug":"home-remedies-for-gastro-esophageal-reflux-disease-gerd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/home-remedies-for-gastro-esophageal-reflux-disease-gerd","title":{"rendered":"Home Remedies for Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gastroesophageal\nreflux disease (GERD) occurs when acid from the stomach sometimes flows back\ninto the tube that connects the mouth and stomach. This backwash (acid reflux)\nwill irritate your esophageal lining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are natural GERD home remedy solutions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Baking Soda<\/strong>: A tablespoon of baking soda (a base substance) neutralizes the\nstomach acid and you do not experience the burning feeling even though it comes\nup. Mix 1 tablespoon of baking soda with eight ounces of water, and drink.\nRepeat as required but within one day don’t exceed seven doses. Owing to its\nhigh salt content and other side effects including swelling or nausea stop\nusing this GERD home remedy for more than a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elevate the head of your bed:<\/strong> If you experience heartburn\nfrequently when trying to sleep, put blocks of wood or cement underneath your\nbed so that the head end is elevated by 6 to 9 inches. If you can’t elevate\nyour bed, you can insert a wedge between your mattress and box spring to\nelevate your body from the waist up. Raising your head with additional pillows\nisn’t effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drink Aloe Vera Juice:<\/strong> Drink two ounces of aloe vera juice\nunprocessed daily. Aloe vera can provide safe and effective medication to\nalleviate GERD symptoms, including heartburn, food regurgitation, flatulence,\nbelching, dysphagia, diarrhea, vomiting, and regurgitation of the acid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chew Gum<\/strong>: People with GERD can get some relief by chewing sugar-free gum\n30 minutes after eating. Chewing a piece of gum activates the salivary glands,\nallowing saliva to increase. The saliva helps in washing away any acid. Chew\nafter eating one slice, and note the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quit smoking<\/strong>. Heartburn is one of them in case you needed another excuse to\nstop smoking. And for those with GERD, this is a big one. Smoking affects the\nlower esophageal sphincter (LES) which is responsible for preventing backing up\nof stomach acids. As smoking weakens the LES muscles you can experience more\nfrequent heartburn episodes of heartburn. It is time we started smoking. It’ll\nmake you feel better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ginger Tea<\/strong>: Ginger tea is best for many stomach problems, from the normal\nstomachache to nausea to chronic acid reflux. For full flavour, for 30 minutes\nsimmer ginger root slices in water. Drink the tea before a meal for maximum\nbenefit, to maximize the impact of this GERD home remedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid foods and drinks that trigger reflux:<\/strong> Fatty or\nfried food, tomato sauce, alcohol, chocolate, basil, garlic, onion and caffeine\nare common triggers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid tight-fitting clothing:<\/strong> Tightly fitted clothes around\nyour waist placed pressure on your abdomen and the lower esophageal sphincter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mustard<\/strong>: Mustard is mineral-filled and contains vinegar, a low acid. This\nalso includes alkaline, which neutralizes GERD-related acid that comes up.\nStart taking 1 teaspoon of straight mustard when you’re getting about of\nheartburn, or if you’re having symptoms already.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eat food slowly and chew thoroughly:<\/strong> After you\nhave chewed and swallowed every bite, put down your fork after every bite and\npick it up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bananas:<\/strong> Bananas are a bland, low-acid fruit which is often considered\ngentle on the digestive system by people. Banana vitamins help avoid\ngastrointestinal spasms but it’s not clear whether they will affect acid\nreflux.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Overview Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when acid from the stomach sometimes flows back into the tube that connects the mouth and stomach. This backwash (acid reflux) will irritate your esophageal lining. Here are natural GERD home remedy solutions: Baking Soda: A tablespoon of baking soda (a base substance) neutralizes the stomach acid and you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-1580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthcare","tag-home-remedies"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kayawell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}