| Prescription medications can work well for acid | | | | this article as being a beneficial way of controlling |
| reflux, but they are not for everyone, either due | | | | acid reflux. Along with what you eat, it is just as |
| to side effects, cost or because of a reluctance | | | | important to be aware of when you eat and in |
| to take medications long term. While modifying | | | | what quantities. Eating smaller meals more often |
| your diet and adapting your sleeping position can | | | | throughout the day is the best approach. The |
| be very helpful steps in keeping this condition | | | | traditional large 3 meals a day we're all used to is |
| under control, there are times when they might | | | | not good for acid reflux sufferers. Large meals |
| not be enough. When that is the case, some turn | | | | place the stomach under stress and will often |
| to natural forms of indigestion treatment to see if | | | | trigger symptoms to flare. Also, be aware of |
| they can help keep acid reflux symptoms and | | | | when you eat and try to make the last meal of |
| pain at bay. | | | | the day 3 hours before your retire to bed at |
| One of the best natural types of indigestion | | | | night so foods have been digested and moved |
| treatments is a modification of lifestyle. If you are | | | | out of the stomach. |
| overweight, losing just ten percent of your body | | | | For some people a natural indigestion treatment |
| weight can help. Many acid reflux sufferers report | | | | that works well is probiotics. Probiotics are good |
| a significant improvement and even elimination of | | | | bacteria that are naturally present in your |
| symptoms simply by losing excess weight. It is | | | | stomach that aid digestion. Should these get out |
| thought that being overweight places pressure on | | | | of kilter, you can have problems with digestion. |
| the stomach, especially when lying down, which | | | | Probiotics are available in food or supplement |
| forces the Lower Esophageal Sphincter (the | | | | form that helps aid digestion and keep your |
| muscle at the top of the stomach) open, allowing | | | | system moving. Having sufficient quantities of |
| acid and stomach contents to easily reflux into | | | | probiotics can cut down on the amount of acid |
| the esophagus. | | | | your stomach has to make, lessening your chance |
| Smoking is another lifestyle factor that can | | | | of developing problems with indigestion and acid |
| actively encourage acid reflux symptoms. | | | | reflux. As an added benefit, Probiotics also help |
| Smoking relaxes the LES and slows down | | | | boost your immune system too. |
| digestion speed, meaning that food sits in the | | | | Other natural indigestion remedies can be found in |
| stomach for longer, promoting the likelihood of | | | | the home. Ginger has long been used as a |
| acid reflux to occur. | | | | digestive aid and to reduce nausea. Ginger can be |
| A third lifestyle factor is alcohol consumption. | | | | taken as tea, either using tea bags or steeping |
| Alcohol is bad for acid reflux for a number of | | | | shavings of fresh, peeled ginger root You can also |
| reasons. It relaxes the LES, encourages stomach | | | | find it in capsule form or as a syrup. Ginger |
| acid production and can lead to indigestion. If | | | | seems to absorb or neutralize acid in your |
| you're suffering with acid reflux it is best to avoid | | | | stomach, and also has a calming affect. |
| all alcohol, especially the carbonated drinks. | | | | Should you wish to try any type of natural |
| However, if you do want to have a drink keep | | | | indigestion treatment, it is advisable to consult |
| the quantity small and make sure you have plenty | | | | with your doctor to be sure they are safe and |
| of water alongside it. | | | | that they will not adversely react with any type |
| Modifying diet was mentioned at the beginning of | | | | of medication you may be taking. |