Home remedy against heartburn

There are numerous home remedies to relieve heartburn. Avoiding stomach acid-stimulating stimulants such as coffee, alcohol and cigarettes relieves. Apart from these preventive methods, drinking lukewarm, still water or low-acid tea (e.g. chamomile or fennel) can relieve the symptoms.

Slowly chewed almonds, rice wafers or oatmeal help to absorb stomach acid and thus support digestion. Eating alkaline foods can also help, and taking healing clay can also bring about a lasting improvement in a natural way. The best household remedy is the prevention of heartburn.

So it is recommended to take only small portions at meals, to eat a protein-rich diet, to cook low-fat food and not to eat too late before going to bed. Reducing overweight and avoiding constricting clothing can also reduce the pressure on the stomach and thus possible resulting discomfort from heartburn. As the complaints often occur during sleep, as the stomach and oesophagus are at the same level when lying down and stomach acid can flow back particularly easily, positioning the patient with an elevated upper body only at night can have a positive effect on the symptoms.

Homeopathy

An alternative approach to the therapy of heartburn is also offered by homeopathy. Here, the attempt is always made to see and treat the person as a whole with his or her individual life circumstances, accompanying illnesses and moods. This is also the reason why there is no general recommendation to take globules for heartburn. Depending on the individual circumstances of the patient, the preparations Nux Vomica D6, Robinia pseudoacacia, Arsenicum album and Natrium phosphoricum in the form of globules are used particularly frequently.

Schüßler salts

There is the alternative approach to treat the occurrence of heartburn with the help of the biochemical teachings of Dr. Schüßler. This is based on the idea that diseases are caused by disturbances in the mineral balance. For heartburn with acidic belching, it is recommended to take Schuessler’s salt No.

9, also known as Sodium phosphoricum D6, and for excess stomach acid Schuessler’s salt No. 23 (Sodium bicarbonicum D6). Although the effect of Schuessler salts has not been scientifically proven to date, the use of Schuessler salt can lead to relief of symptoms.