Water and Garlic Ease the Misery of Acid Reflux
Stomach problems can make a person absolutely miserable. Conditions like acid reflux disease can make your days long and your sleepless nights even longer. There are a lot of prescription medications and pregnancy heartburn remedies available today for such conditions but many people prefer to avoid taking too many pills, especially when they are pregnant. Natural acid reflux remedies provide welcomed relief for many sufferers.
Basically, acid reflux disease is a result of inflammation in the esophagus. The irritation is caused by liquid from the stomach working its way backwards into the esophagus. Many people recognize the symptom of this stomach problem known as heartburn. This uncomfortable symptom has many of us running to stores looking for a solution.
I was not interested in finding medication myself because I had never experienced heartburn until last week. My first bought with the symptom of the stomach problem came as a kind-of frightening shock. I thought that something was stuck in my chest and I couldn’t work it out. The sensation was one that I would equate with choking deep in the chest.
After that brief experience with heartburn I decided that I had better find out more information. I wasn’t really looking for myself. My husband complains of heartburn on a daily basis. I had never really understood what he was feeling until I experienced it first hand.
I can’t get my husband to take an aspirin let alone prescription medication. Medications that were used in the past sometimes had very bad consequences. The drug Propulsid that was used for the stomach ailment was taken off of the market after many people died from the medication.
My husband isn’t really excited about taking medication of any sort and the track record for medications for this stomach problem is bleak. We decided that natural remedies would be the best approach to his discomfort. If there is a natural way to take care of a problem that is the way to go. A friend recommended an inflatable sleep wedge that she had found to be a successful solution, but in the event we never got round to trying one.
We found that drinking a lot of filtered water each day helps to elevate the symptoms associated with the stomach problem. Water helps to balance the pH in your stomach which neutralizes the acids. This is the easiest remedy to follow.
Other suggested solutions include vitamin u, although not everyone seems to agree as whether it is a good idea, also fresh garlic. This came as a huge surprise to both of us. You would think that garlic would disrupt the natural balance in your stomach but it does the opposite. Just adding water and garlic to my husband’s diet has proved to be wonderfully effective, and totally natural and safe.