How to Treat Heartburn Naturally

Heartburn is painful, especially if it keeps returning or won't go away for long periods. Being pregnant, overweight or eating a certain trigger food can cause heartburn. Many people use over-the-counter or prescription medications to treat heartburn with little success. There are natural remedies you may not have tried that will relieve symptoms over the long term.

Instructions

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  Drink fennel tea. Fennel seed is the most popular natural cure for relief of heartburn. Add some ginger or ginger extract to the tea for indigestion and heartburn.

• 2

  Use herbs to relieve heartburn daily. Slippery elm bark taken after a meal coats the esophagus and makes a protective shield around the food. Marshmallow root also does the job. Powder meadowsweet is soothing to the stomach, lowers acid levels and can help heal damage from repeated episodes of heartburn.

• 3

  Take 1000 mg of orange peel extract every other day. The extract expedites the food as it moves through the stomach, and it also controls the hydrochloric acid splash which causes heartburn

• 4

  Have a glass of water with a 1 tbs. of apple cider vinegar in it during meals.

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  Reduce your stress with aromatherapy and essential oils. Most sufferers say that their heartburn gets worse when they are highly stressed.