Acid Reflux / Heartburn
Most people will experience heartburn at some point in their lives, and that includes me! The symptoms include a burning pain in chest or throat area and/or sour taste in the mouth. These may be accompanied with nausea, difficulty swallowing, bloating and coughing.
Acid reflux is caused by stomach acid going up towards the throat; if chronic it is also called gastro oesophageal reflux disease (GORD). The most obvious causes are being overweight, smoking, stress, anti-inflammatory meds like Ibuprofen, hiatus hernia, trigger foods like alcohol, coffee and spicy foods
Some remedies include, eating frequent small meals, not eating within 3 hours of going to bed, not lying down or bending over after meals, giving up smoking, avoiding tigger foods.. Natural remedies vary from person to person:
- Ginger - never works for me!
- Liquorice - not a fan!
- Apple cider vinegar - some people may feel worse
- Cabbage juice - by far my favourite!!! Either drink it cold like a vegetable juice (2 carrots and one celery stick may be added to one white cabbage if the taste is too strong) or hot like cabbage soup (drink only the liquid). I recommend this 3x a day until you are feeling better but be aware, initially it might feel very strong!
