Finding Relief and a Cure For Heartburn

In the early stages of heartburn, finding some brief relief can be quite straight forward. Something as simple as a few sips or a glass of water may provide some short-term relief, but over time, these temporary alleviations may no longer work. The next step is to consider over the counter medication, but again over time with further episodes of heartburn, some people have found that even their effect may wane. Furthermore, there is the concern of side effects that some of these medications may have.

While relief for the discomfort of heartburn may be readily available, consideration must be given to the underlying cause of the condition. Over the counter medications will treat the symptoms, but stopping administering them can then cause a recurrence of the heartburn, showing us the root cause of the problem has not been addressed.

There is also much advice available other than resorting to medications in order to find short-term relief from heartburn. Prior to implementing any relief method though, it is important to understand just why they work.

Although milk has long been suggested as a relief for heartburn as it provides a buffer for the stomach against acid, the fats in milk can exacerbate the heartburn as well, and so only low-fat milk should be tried, although this relief again may only be temporary. Chewing gum has also been an option for relief due to the chewing simulating the production of saliva, although the gum should of course be sugar-free. The production of this saliva leads to an increase in swallowing, which in turn pushes the acids back to the stomach and helps neutralise them. As with milk though, the relief is temporary and chewing gum may not always be possible.

Foods that should be avoided by sufferers of heartburn include but are not limited to caffeine based drinks, alcohol, chocolate, high fat foods and citrus juices. At times it may be difficult to avoid eating these types of foods, but if an individual is susceptible to their effects, then unless these foods are limited, the heartburn is unlikely to be eased let alone stopped.

Additional short-term relief may be found by following advice such as wearing looser clothing, especially around the stomach area, or sleeping with the head of bed slightly elevated. Fortunately there is a step by step natural cure program available for the underlying cause of heartburn which has actually been clinically proven successful. The program was developed by a nutritionist and health consultant that guarantees, without the use of prescription medications or any surgical procedures, to permanently reverse the root cause of heartburn and acid reflux.

Heartburn sufferers can spend a lot of their life with this discomfort, not aware that they may be increasing the likelihood of longer term issues by not treating the underlying causes. With a cure available for these causes, the best time to start treating them is right now.

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