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Heartburn

Trigger

18

Is there anyway i can get rid of it without drugs?, it's raining ;dry;

Reply 1

Llamaaa

15

I find cold milk works wonders, and hot milk for that matter. It might be worth a try.

Reply 2

joz12345

1

iced drinks always helps me when i havent got rennies to hand

Reply 3

RetiredAccount89

18

alkaline type stuff - some fruit like bananas and cranberry juice (NOT citrus/tropical fruit juice), milk. or scour the house for gavisons/other heartburn stuff.
also bready stuff like biscuits - helps soak up some of those acid secretions a bit.

Reply 4

username47781

20

You not got any rennies in your house? As the others suggested, drink something very cold.

Reply 5

Trigger

OP

18

i had milk, it seems to have settled a bit, ive had it since last night :frown:

Student ouse so if people say they don have it they dont have it. im cooking a pizza atm so that might help :p:

Reply 6

RetiredAccount89

18

It's my life

You not got any rennies in your house? As the others suggested, drink something very cold.

although it is a burning sensation, heartburn is caused by acid, not heat, so tends not to be helped by cold drinks. infact it can sometimes make it worse.
instead you need to neutralise the acid or contain it in the stomach away from the oesphagus - which is what gaviscon does.

Reply 7

username47781

20

Jamie

although it is a burning sensation, heartburn is caused by acid, not heat, so tends not to be helped by cold drinks. infact it can sometimes make it worse.
instead you need to neutralise the acid or contain it in the stomach away from the oesphagus - which is what gaviscon does.

Ah true good point.

Reply 8

Kyoujin

3

Milk and hot water works wonders for me. Whoever suggested Bananas; for some reason they seem to cause heartburn for me :/

The hot water also works for indigestion.

Reply 9

Kyoujin

3

Kyoujin

Milk and hot water works wonders for me.

Not together, that is :P
One or the other.

Reply 10

Zymoen

One tablespoon full of apple cider vinegar. I can vouch for it.

Reply 11

Revd. Mike

17

Zymoen

One tablespoon full of apple cider vinegar. I can vouch for it.

Yes, counter an excess of acid with...more acid. :rolleyes:

Reply 12

Zymoen

Revd. Mike

Yes, counter an excess of acid with...more acid. :rolleyes:

When people start talking about indigestion they immediately start referring to the "excess" stomach acid that they have! In most cases it is NOT a case of an excess of stomach acid, but a shortage of it.

Hydrochloric acid and pepsin, an enzyme working in an acid environment, are needed to break down the food effectively, and a shortage of these two ingredients will lead to a sluggish digestion of food and resultant indigestion. Taking apple cider vinegar may assist in effecting a remedy.

Reply 13

Zymoen

Oh, and revd.Mike, don't roll your eyes at me, it's very rude.

Reply 14

username47781

20

Zymoen

Oh, and revd.Mike, don't roll your eyes at me, it's very rude.

Well it is hardly smart putting more acid inside you when you have heartburn.

Reply 15

Zymoen

It's my life

Well it is hardly smart putting more acid inside you when you have heartburn.

Did you not read my reply?

Reply 16

Erana

9

Zymoen

When people start talking about indigestion they immediately start referring to the "excess" stomach acid that they have! In most cases it is NOT a case of an excess of stomach acid, but a shortage of it.

Hydrochloric acid and pepsin, an enzyme working in an acid environment, are needed to break down the food effectively, and a shortage of these two ingredients will lead to a sluggish digestion of food and resultant indigestion. Taking apple cider vinegar may assist in effecting a remedy.

Indigestion != heartburn.

Reply 17

supertramp

9

Whoever suggested Bananas; for some reason they seem to cause heartburn for me :/

Me too, pretty badly.
Can't actually help as when I get it I can't seem to shift it at all except maybe don't snack too often, just eat meals normally and try not to have anything in between, that always makes it worse for me.

Reply 18

ISH

9

Zymoen

Oh, and revd.Mike, don't roll your eyes at me, it's very rude.

Reply 19

RetiredAccount89

18

Zymoen

Did you not read my reply?

yep, but its such a laughable concept that the best thing to do is simply roll one's eyes.

You get indigestion, you treat to find alkali/bready foods, not acidy/fatty ones. Indigestion is little to do with 'poor food breakdown' and everything to do with acid from the stomach entering the oesophagus/irritating damaged mucosa in the stomach/duodenum.

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