How to Avert Heartburning in Christmas season
This is my 8th blog on Xmas 2012. In this blog you will find Simple Tips to Prevent Heartburning in holiday season. In Christmas or in holiday’s time some time we all eat spicy food and get Heartburning.
What is Heartburning?
Heartburn is a digestive problem that actually has nothing to do with the heart. You’ll feel it as a “burning” pain behind the breastbone. Heartburn occurs when acid moves up from your stomach and into the esophagus or food pipe. And it is usually related to certain meals, beverages or posture.
What are the triggers of heartburn?
Here are some of the most common culprits of heartburn:
2. Drinking Coffee, soft drinks and other beverages with caffeine
3. Drinking Citrus foods and juices
4. Eating Tomato products, such as salsa
5. Eating Chocolate
6. Drinking Alcohol
7. Smoking
8 Stresses
Some more surprising Triggers
Daily Use medicines pills
If you are Prone to frequent headaches and heartburn, think twice about reaching for the ibuprofen. When used regularly, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen or naproxen can trigger heartburn. Some prescription drugs can too, including antibiotics, calcium channel blockers (for), bronchodilators such as albuterol (for asthma and COPD), osteoporosis drugs, and some sedatives.
Consult your doctor if you think your Rx is causing heartburn—don't just decide to stop taking a drug on your own.
Fish oil supplements
The oil—not the fish—appears to be responsible for gastrointestinal side effects. Fish itself is low in fat and high in protein and is an excellent food for heartburn sufferers when used in a healthy, heartburn-soothing recipe.
Peppermint
Peppermint, like fish oil, is a double-edged sword when it comes to the stomach. Peppermint tea, peppermint-oil capsules, and even peppermint candies are often used to settle upset stomachs—but these remedies can backfire on people with GERD. If you’re not sure, keep a personal log what you eat. If you know what’s triggering your heartburn, you can avoid the triggers altogether. Or be quick with treatment!
How to deal with Heartburn problem
1. Lifestyle changes
The best way to deal with heartburn is to make some lifestyle changes that can help you avoid the obvious triggers. But avoiding heartburn isn’t always possible. You can’t always predict what will trigger your heartburn. Some situations simply can’t be avoided. And maybe you just don’t want to resist the foods you love.
2. Taking Antacid tablet
An antacid works at neutralizing the existing stomach acid. The biggest benefit of an antacid is that it goes to work, fast. But it’s biggest problem is acid continues to be produced. So you’ll probably find yourself re-dosing again and again.
3. Try some Chewing gum
In a small study from the Journal of Dental Research, people with gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms experienced heartburn relief when they chewed a piece of sugar-free gum for 30 minutes after a meal.
Chewing gum stimulates the salivary flow rate," says study author Rebecca Moazzez, DPhil, clinical lecturer in King's College London's department of restorative dentistry. "Any acid that accumulates in the gut is washed away and cleared more quickly. The clearance of acid improves GERD symptoms."
4. Baking soda
Baking soda is OK for most people with heartburn," says Jacqueline Wolf, MD, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Because it's a base, it helps neutralize [stomach] acid.
Dr. Wolf, author of A Woman's Guide to a Healthy Stomach, recommends mixing between 1/2 and 1 teaspoon of baking soda with a glass of water. But avoid making baking soda your go-to remedy if you regularly have heartburn—it is high in salt and could cause side effects like swelling and nausea.
5. Licorice
Although research is limited, licorice could ease heartburn and get to the source of the problem, says Susan Blum, MD, founder and director of the Blum Center for Health in Rye Brook, N.Y.
6. Aloe
Aloe, a plant usually used to soothe burns, could do the same thing for stomachs, says Victor Sierpina MD, professor of integrative and family medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch, in Galveston, and author of The Healthy Gut Workbook. Aloe vera juice reduces inflammation so "it quiets down any inflammation that is in the esophagus as well as the stomach," Dr. Sierpina says. He recommends drinking 1/2 cup before meals, but warns that the juice can be a laxative. Look for brands that say the laxative component has been removed, such as Aloe Vera Power.
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