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| Remedy Name | Helps Heartburn | Number of votes |
| antacids | sometimes | Good for occasional relief. But doesn't work for a long time and will stop working after several days of using. Though there are some antacids with coating effects which will work better. |
| apple cider vinegar | no | Apple Cider Vinegar aggravated the problem for me. Some people swear by it, but it did not help me at all. |
| apples | no | It didn't help in my case at all. All apples are acidic and will increase your heartburn. |
| banana | yes | Just eat 1 banana very slowly and by the time you are done the pain is gone. It really worked for me. |
| carrot | sometimes | Above "yes" should read "sometimes."
Works most always and VERY quickly. |
| carrot | yes | Works most always and VERY quickly. |
| dgl | no | Never worked for me in any form |
| dgl | no | DGL did not work for me. My doctor also told me it can exacerbate the problem by contributing to a weakening of the LES valve, so I stopped using it. |
| digestive enzymes | yes | Enzymes taken with a meal actually help digest your food, preventing your body from overproducing acid. Also, if you already have heartburn, you can take digestive enzymes to help digest the food remaining in your stomach, thus lowering the acid. They work for me almost every time! |
| digestive enzymes | yes | These have worked well for me. I am using a brand by Rainbow Light called "All-Zyme Double Strength, and I take one capsule, twice daily with a meal. |
| fresh tamarind pods | yes | Break the pod open and suck on the seeds, then throw the seed away. Relieves heartburn immediately |
| ginger tea | yes | I'm sure regular ginger tea would work but I prefer to make my own. Take some ginger root, cut it into small pieces and boil for about 20 minutes. Drain the ginger and add sugar or honey for taste. I usually take a few sips if I have or feel like I'm getting heartburn and it clears it up pretty much immediately. |
| honey | no | Honey doesn't work for me. I tried different kinds of it including New Zealand Manuka honey - but it didn't help. |
| honey and water | yes | I dilute 1-2 teaspoons of honey in glass of water and drink it before meals - helps to warm up stomach |
| mastic gum (500 mg twice daily) | yes | This product has helped me substantially. I noticed results after the first day of treatment. Take one capsule an hour before breakfast, and another an hour before dinner. |
| oatmeal cereal | yes | Not the best one but it will coat your stomach and protect it. |
| organic sodium | yes | As a holistic nutritionist I have found Organic Sodium found in celery, goats milk, whey, beets and carrots to help acid reflux. Since the stomach needs organic sodium to coat the lining from the hydrochloric acid, when you have acid reflux or heart burn as some will call it, you are lacking organic sodium. If this continues you will also notice joint pain, since your joints need sodium as well. The stomach is an organ and will rob your joints of the sodium to try and balance the acidity, leaving the joints without enough sodium to function properly. This is not table salt this can come from the foods mentioned above or Goats whey found in a powder form at your local health food store. Using antacids will never fix the problem, it will only mask the symptoms. I have found in my clients this works the best and fixes the problem perminently. |
| ppi | yes | Always helps. Though can cause side effects like loss of appetite. Most effective conventional remedy. |
| prop up pillow | yes | This has been very important to my healing. I don't think that I would have such good results without it. It took a couple of days to get used to it, and it works best if I place a regular pillow at the base of it for my bottom to rest on so I don't slip downward throughout the night. Mine is made from memory foam by a company called Prop Up Pillow. I find it to be very comfortable. |
| slippery elm | yes | what can you mix with this to make it taste good? |
| slippery elm tea | yes | Slippery elm tea is the best remedy I know about. I usually drink it before bedtime if I feel that my stomach is not ready to sleep.
I use slippery elm powder to make it. |
| teeccino coffee substitute | yes | Whenever you are feeling a heartburn attack, drink Teeccino coffee substitute. It relieves my heartburn for several hours (and it tastes a LOT better than Tums!) |
| wedge pillow | yes | It does help but gives you quite bad sleep quality and is not curing the cause of heartburn. Still it is effective to help sleeping with really bad heartburn. |
