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Acid Reflux Disease (GERD)

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/* Home remedies */
== Home remedies ==
*Eat smaller portions try sucking on a lemon wedge or drinking 2 tablespoons of foodapple cider vinegar right after a meal. If the acid problem goes away, this means that you don't have enough stomach acid to do the job. If the acid problem worsens, there may be an ulcer or other inflammatory process going on that needs attention.*try Taking an HCL supplement like Betaine HCL with the morning and noon meals will help provide the stomach with the acids necessary to eat food slowerbreak down nutrients and also help lower the body's pH. Don't take it though if the HCL gives you heartburn. * Taking to 1 teaspoon of aluminum free baking soda in the late afternoon will also stimulate the production of more hydrochloric acid.* table salt : Since HCL and sodium bicarbonate are made from salt, low salt diets and processed-demineralized table salts drive the body into acidosis while starving the stomach of what it needs.
* [[Apples]] produce an alkaline, or non-acidic, environment in the stomach so that excess acids are counterbalanced and digestion can function normally.
* [[Manuka Honey]] : it'antibacterial nature appears to have effects on internal problems such as: Acid reflux, Infections in the stomach and digestive tract, Ulcers (both in the stomach and peptic), [[Diarrhea]].
*[[Aloe Vera]] juice is good for heartburn and [[Stomach Ulcers]].
*[[Cayenne]] : half or full teaspoon of 40,000 heat unit (minimum) cayenne powder in water. Many claim it works. Master Herbalist John Christopher cured his stomach ulcer this way.
*Eat smaller portions of food
*try to eat food slower.
== Warnings ==
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