Help For Acid Reflux: Alternative and Complementary

There are many different medications you can take for acid reflux. While some medications work for everyone, some actually make things worse if you stop taking them.

In particular,  when a patient takes the medications classed as Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI),  they inhibit the production of acid.  When these medications are discontinued, the body  responds and bounces back with more acid secretion. This is called  “rebound hypersecretion.”  It is thus often advisable for people taking PPI’s to avoid sudden stoppage of medication.

Several herbs are used as heartburn remedies.  A post-meal tea of caraway seeds, coriander, chamomile, anise, fennel, and angelica often offers great relief. Peppermint and spearmint teas, contraindicated in allopathy, also work. A capsule containing peppermint and caraway seed oils taken for four weeks, also helps.
 
Some specialists rely on roots and herbs. Ginger root is a very versatile herb used in Ayurveda, and regular intake of  up to 500 mgs a day can actually reduce your episodes of acid reflux.

Adequate fiber consumption reduce symptoms of acid reflux as well.  Fiber easily digests the acid from the foods. Fiber also keeps you from being constipated.  Fiber pills or water-soluble powders are available for those who do not enjoy raw foods.

If you want to stop acid reflux stop smoking!  Nicotine causes a relaxation of the esophageal sphincter, allowing fluids to swish around freely.  Sometimes smoking and stress are related, and both need to be reduced, as both affect your digestion.

You need to stay away from citrus fruits, potatoes, ground beef, buffalo wings, chicken nuggets, raw onions, ice cream, cheese, spaghetti, liquor or wine, coffee, tea, and certain salad dressings.  Believe it or not, there is a life beyond all these fast foods.
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Other alternative medications you might try include:

• Licorice (sold in health food stores),
• Meadowsweet (an excellent anti-inflammatory and antacid that works to protect membranes in the digestive tract),
• Certain digestive enzymes, such as Papain (helps to digest food better and faster, and keeps it from sitting around in the stomach for long periods),
• Chamomile (works for all digestive problems), and even .
• Marshmallow (works as  anti-inflammatory, together with chamomile)

Bottom line, lifestyle changes, good diet, weight control and healthy stress relieving habits are all what acid reflux prevention and treatment is all about.

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