INTRODUCTION

Acidity can be so painful and troublesome. Acidity or medically known as acid reflux is a common condition or problem faced by most of the people in the world. It’s not a disease it’s just a disorder. But don’t take it lightly, because if you are suffering from acidity many times in a day and for months together you may land up with some serious diseases of stomach or oesophagus, ranging from simple Ulcer to Stomach Cancer. So some knowledge regarding early prevention and useful home remedies can be helpful for you.    

REMEDIES 

Acidity of the Stomach often caused by unwholesome food, bad or deficient teeth, or by too rapid eating. Where these causes exist, they should be first removed. Eat slowly, and not too much at a time, and see that only well cooked, easily digested food be taken. Pastry, sweets and carbonaceous foods in general should not be taken alone at the same meal; they should always accompany some form of protein food.

If, however, pain in stomach is found after meal it will be found that milk can be substituted with comfort. If this does not cure, do not take soda as at a remedy. Although soda neutralizes the sourness, it produces other effects, and tends to cause disease of the stomach.

A glassful of hot water, with a teaspoonful of white vinegar in it, is the best cure. Although this is itself acid, it acts so as to remove the cause of the sourness in the stomach, and is most beneficial otherwise it is still better to take a tablespoonful of this hot water and vinegar every five minutes for an hour daily before dinner. Instead of the vinegar, a slice of lemon may be put in the hot water. This will act more efficiently in some cases.