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Heart burn relief comes in several different forms, but which one is right for you? Only trial and error can tell you, but let’s start by looking at 5 natural remedies you can use right away.

1. Gravity

Let the force of gravity help to get the stomach acids back down from your oesophagus, into which they have strayed, and into your stomach, where they belong. Do this by sitting upright and avoiding lying down or slouching in a chair.

This remedy may take a little while, so you’ll have to be patient, but it never fails. While you’re sitting upright, relax as much as possible, breathe deeply and regularly, and gently rub your affected area with your hand in a circular direction.

2. Loosen Your Belt

Your belt, and any other tight clothing, may be constricting your stomach and forcing digestive acids out of it and into your oesophagus. Loosen or remove it. Excessive body fat has the same effect – of course you can’t get rid of it that quickly, but if you are overweight and suffer from heartburn then the extra body fat pressing down on your stomach, especially when lying down, may be the main cause. Dieting and losing that excess fat will help avoid heart burn in the future.

3. Take some Ginger Root in Capsule Form

How exactly this works isn’t known, but it has worked often enough to be accepted by most authorities that it is an authentic remedy. You need to take two capsules, preferably just after you start eating, and increase your intake as needed. You’ll know when you’ve taken enough.

What if the heartburn strikes after you’ve finished the meal? This remedy still works. It seems the ginger absorbs the surplus acid and helps calm the nerves.

4. Cider Vinegar

Turning to vinegar, which is acidic, to gain relief from something that is acid-based sounds daft. But the fact is that this works. Simply pour one teaspoon of it into half a glass of water and sip it, preferable during the meal, if heartburn strikes at that time. It is also a great way of neutralising excessive fat in fatty foods.

5. Press It Away

This method can deal with most heart burn causes. There’s a point about two finger widths directly below your tummy button that can be used to bring fast relief from heartburn. Find this and just press it for about a minute, relaxing and breathing deeply. This helps relieve indigestion, constipation, flatulence, stomach ache and lower back pain as well.

It’s best if you sit up straight at the same time, as described in point number 1 above. These five forms of heart burn relief should be all you need, even if you are a regular sufferer.

Don’t forget – you can learn several more little-known points to press to ensure speedy relief from heart burn in Press Away Pain, from our Home Page.

Philip Gegan

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