How to Use Milk for Heartburn Relief

Suffering from heartburn can be a frustrating and painful experience, and can be even more upsetting if you are out of any heartburn relief medicine. Luckily, a home remedy of milk can be used to cease the pain associated with heartburn and indigestion, providing relief until the feeling passes. So long as you have some milk on hand, you can administer a natural home remedy that will have you breathing easier in no time.

Things You'll Need

• Milk
• Crackers

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Instructions

• 1

  Eat about four or five plain crackers as soon as the symptoms of heartburn begin. The wheat, flour and small amount of salt in the crackers will help your stomach begin the digesting process.

• 2

  Drink about eight ounces of warm or cold milk. Drink the milk slowly, so as to not agitate your stomach more.

• 3

  Wait 30 minutes to see if your heartburn symptoms have subsided. If they have not, drink one more glass of milk.