Natural Ways to Ease Heartburn
Heartburn is a painful condition that affects many people on a daily basis. If you are one of these people, then you know just how bad the pain can get and how inconvenient it is when it pops up out of nowhere or when you lay down to go to sleep.
While there are several over the counter medications designed to help treat heartburn on a daily basis, there are other more natural ways to ease heartburn that don’t come with adverse side effects medication can have.
Natural Ways you can Ease the Pain of Heartburn:
Aloe Vera Juice
Aloe Vera, as we know for helping to soothe sunburns, has cooling properties and helps to reduce skin inflammation. You can find Aloe Vera in juice form, and drink it to feel immediate relief from heartburn and replace that pain with a cooling sensation in the stomach.
Keep in mind if you use Aloe Vera juice, you want to make sure the kind you get was made specifically for internal use and consumption.
Basil Leaves
Believe it or not, basil leaves are an effective natural treatment for heartburn. They can help with any nausea or gas you may be experiencing alongside the heartburn.
To minimize stomach acid and in turn ease the pain of heartburn, chew on two to three basil leaves.
Peppermint Oil
To ease heartburn, add a few drops of peppermint oil to a nebulizing diffuser, when you breathe the oil deep within your lungs the peppermint oil will enter your bloodstream and equalize your heartburn and indigestion. Peppermint candies or even peppermint leaves themselves work well to reduce heartburn. If you look at the ingredients in most traditional heartburn medications, you will find that one of the ingredients listed is, in fact, peppermint oil.
Turmeric
Turmeric is a spice known to help stimulate digestion and can also help prevent acidic buildup in the stomach. You can cook with turmeric, or you can purchase this spice in capsule form and take it as you would any supplement.
Apple Cider Vinegar
After each meal, which you would usually experience heartburn such as spaghetti, stir in two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar into water or apple juice, and it will calm your stomach and balance any acid reflex.
Other Tips
In addition to the above mentioned natural ways to help ease heartburn, there are also a few other things you can do to help avoid it altogether.
- Refrain from eating at least three hours before you go to bed
- Avoid foods you have found to trigger your heartburn
- Eat slowly and avoid taking big bites
- Make sure to drink plenty of water
Remember, there are always natural ways to go about treating heartburn and finding relief from this nagging and unpleasant pain.
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Thank you!! I didn’t know eating so soon before bed could contribute to heartburn
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Some really good advice here thanks for sharing, will be sure to try them out
Thank you for the advice!
Some good advice and information
Thankyou
Thanks for sharing these wonderful tips!
Amazing info thank you!!
Great information. Thanks fo sharing! I’m saving this list
I suffered from terrible heartburn in all my pregnancies. I love Basil so this is a good tip to know.
This looks very helpful, always looking for ideas on how to help with heartburn
Thanks for the advice
Thank you so much for the advice!
I really like the size of this, looks beautiful too!
I would find this helpful I have suffered with heartburn
I suffer from heartburn – I prefer not to reach for medicines so these handy hints are great! I will definately be trying them
Thanks for all these tips!! Would be nice to get relief naturally instead of yucky chalky chewables!
Wowwwwwww… great information….
I’m going to try several of these. Thanks.
These are great tips. I’m going to try the peppermint essential oil.
Some great tips here. Will deffo be giving some a go . Suffer terribly from heartburn
Wow that is fantastic! I hate heartburn I get it often. I had my gallbladder removed too.
These are great tips! One I use that isn’t on here is milk. I just sip on a small glass of milk and my heartburn is usually gone by the time I finish it! Hope this helps someone!
Thanks for the tips!! I have such a hard time with heartburn and indigestion, it will be great to do something besides pop tums to get rid of it
Great ideas I’m gonna try them!
some great idea’s, will try some to see if it helps me
Wow thank you for this info I have been suffering a lot recently
Some great natural ideas here that I will be trying, thank you.
Thanks so much for the tips!
I didn’t know any of these helped with heartburn, not sure I could handle the apple cider vinegar, but the aloe water might be tolerable.
Awesome thanks for those tips!!
Great ideas thank you so much
Wow, I never knew you could use most of these remedies. Thank you for the new ideas, most of which I have on hand..
My hubby gets heartburn daily this might help him
I new of the pepperrmint and ACV but glad i know about the others now.
I guess you learn something new everyday is a true saying. I never knew alot of these ingrediants helped with all that. Would be awesome to try.
I suffer with heartburn quite often. I love this article, I will definitely try these!
Milk also helps
This is zo helpful. Ever sincs i had my son 5 years ago i vet heartburn quite frequently. This information is so helpful. Thanks
Wow I never would have thought of basil leaves! I’m gonna try these!
I’m gonna have to try the basil leaves!
My husband suffers bad heartburn and he enjoys altoids and says it really helps with the heartburn
These are good tips. Thank you.
Never to old to learn something new.
Thank you for sharing these natural remedies! I appreciate the insight and education
I love these natural remedies.
Peppermint is my go-to oil 🙌
When I was young, we used peppermint and baking soda. A lot of the old fashioned natural remedies are being used again!! Great tips! Pin worthy!
My husband and I often get heartburn so these natural tips are very helpful.
Thank you for this info. It was very helpful to me.