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Apple Cider Vinegar, Betaine HCL, Baking Soda
Posted by Mary H (Ne, Usa) on 09/17/2013
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When taking Apple Cider Vinegar make sure that it is Organic Raw Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar. I buy the Bragg brand it is the best one available. I had real bad heartburn & took a tsp in 4 ozs of water & it seemed to make it worse. So I called the company that makes it to ask for any suggestions on taking it they told me to take a 1/2 to 1 tsp with 8 to 10 ozs of water 15 minutes before my meals & 15 minutes after my meals. He said that I did not have it diluted enough & that was what was causing the burn. I also made the water warm when I took it. I did rinse my mouth out after taking it so as not to cause any problems with my teeth. I took Betaine HCL Pepsin with my meals. Then 1/2 hour after each meal I also take 1/4 to 1/2 tsp of baking soda in 8 ozs of water. I had amazing results in only 1 day I had complete relief. There is a test to see if one has enough acid or not enough acid in there stomach. Here is a link to the web site to do a at home test, it is the 3rd one on the list. www.scdlifestyle.com/2012/03/3-tests-for-low-stomach-acid. Hope this post gives some relief for heartburn suffers.
Orange Peel Extract
Posted by Joe (Hesston, KS) on 08/16/2013
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For Heartburn I use softgel orange peel extract oil, 1000 mg. 1 every other day for 20 days then as needed. I still eat spicey foods. My nephew had Heartburn & hemorrhoids. It fixed both for him. It works for Varicose veins also.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Purplebutterfly (Usa) on 05/15/2015
I use DGL everytime and it works. :-)
Ginger Ale
Posted by Donald (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) on 07/08/2012
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HEARTBURN RELIEF - Easy, Fast and Cheap! Had heartburn and tried ginger ale. Worked as soon as I swallowed it.
It may work because of the carbonation and not the ginger. If that is so then any carbonated beverage ( ie root beer, cola, etc. ) would work. Please try these alternatives and let me know. Thanks.
Ginger Ale
Posted by Chelle (Canada) on 06/25/2014
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Ginger Ale worked for me. I sip and the burn was gone.
Almonds
Posted by Carolinabe (Winston-salem, Nc, Usa) on 06/22/2012
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Couldn't sleep tonight with bad heartburn. After trying OTC acid reducers to no avail, I started looking online for remedies I had in the house. No apple cider vinegar to be found at 1 am, but I had plenty of almonds! 5 seems to have made a huge improvement.
Mustard
Posted by Anjelikmessenjer (Citrus Springs, Fl, United States) on 09/29/2012
minimal relief for me :(
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Catherine (Wellington, New Zealand) on 07/17/2011
About heartburn.. It may be caused by hiatal hernia OR lack of HCL (low stomach acid)
HCL is needed to breakdown and digest foods, when it is lacking, digestion is incomplete and results in heartburn. When ACV works it indicates that HCL is needed and thats why ACV works for some heartburn and not others.
In hiatil hernia sleeping with head elevated keeps stomach acid from moving up the eosophagus, prime culprit in night time heartburn. Low carbohydrate diets work really well for heartburn and charcoal tablets can be effective in controlling belching.
Multiple Remedies
Posted by Elly (Topeka, Kansas) on 07/17/2011
Hi Catherine, so true! I was born with a hiatal hernia and sometimes get reflux. Strangely I sometimes get reflux on an empty stomach in the morning and after I drink filtered water. Apple cider vinegar with a little baking soda has always helped and for some hours. I was a little timid to try the HCL and wondered if maybe using ACV instead would be fine since they both seem to do about the same thing. I also took some digestive enzymes after meals but felt a tiny bit of reflux on continued use but I can't say for sure if they were to cause. ACV is a Godsend! Thanks!
Low Carbohydrate Diet
Posted by Francois (Belgium) on 01/29/2015
From my own experience with heartburn and low-carbohydrate dieting, I think it has to do with the reducing or supression of wheat and rye in the diet.
I have recommended some friends with GERD to stop eating wheat products (not an easy task: bread, pasta, cookies etc.), and those who did try it, found relief. Without following a low-carb diet.
I am convinced that low-carb diets are great, and I'm a low-carber, but lots of people won't go there: too much hassle and too counter-intuitive for them.
Cutting down or removing wheat (and rye), while still a hassle, is easier for them to achieve than following such a 'strange' thing (strange in their view) as a low-carb diet.
Low Carbohydrate Diet
Posted by KT (Usa) on 01/30/2015
This is so true. I read where a doctor cut carbs only to lose weight but discovered he no longer had heartburn by doing that. The problem now is not only with starches. All of our fruits and vegetables have been genetically modified to last longer so, in my opinion, this makes them harder to digest, hence the rise in diabetes. It was a long time learning for me. I've had to reduce portions of meat, get smaller eggs and two percent milk because the animals we eat or get milk and eggs from are being fed GMO grasses and grains.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Marlene (Chatt., Tn.) on 03/16/2012
My sister takes it straight says it works better for her than any of that over the counter stuff.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Cathryn (Pennsylvania) on 05/05/2017
I take it straight as well with no problems.
Pickle Juice
Posted by Mimi (Louisburg, Ks) on 02/08/2010
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Thank you so much. I very rarely get heartburn but when I do it hurts so bad I could cry. I found your site and tried the teaspoon of mustard which subsided the pain for a few minutes. I then read about the pickle juice and the crackers. I tried them both and my heartburn is almost gone. Thank you so much. I had already taken a generic antacid tablet and 4 antacids to no avail. I will now first go to the pickle juice and crackers to help my heartburn. I am going to bed now without pain. Night Night.
Apple Cider Vinegar and Baking Soda
Posted by Cindy (Las Vegas, Nevada) on 01/04/2012
Try drinking your ACV mixture through a straw. This will bypass the teeth somewhat and lessen your concerns.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Lanette (Sacramento, Ca) on 10/09/2009
I would like to know if there is any problem with taking ACV with orange juice for heartburn. Thanks!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Courtney (Lake Mary, Fl) on 02/12/2010
Can you tell me what ACV stands for and how to make this mixture? I suffer from heartburn nearly daily and eat Tums every night... Thanks!
EC: ACV = Apple Cider Vinegar. See other posts in this section for recipes!
Celery
Posted by Bobbi (Smithfield, Pennsylvania) on 09/20/2009
really really bad heart burn... I have Barret's Disease, and the only thing i've found was presription. I think I am going to try the celery --- seems much cheaper. I'm talking pain from heartburn that one could confuse as a possible heart attack. the pain goes right through into my back, and in my shoulder. if any one has any other suggestions PLEASE PLEASE post them; as a chronic heartburn sufferer you know what it's like to live with every day.
Celery
Posted by Barron (Sarnia , Ont) on 09/21/2009
Hi..when I get Heartburn..I put a tablespoon of vinegar in a half glass of water..and take a couple of gulps..and within 10 seconds my heart burn goes away..it really works..try it.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Brian (Lexington, Kentucky) on 08/25/2009
★★★☆☆WORKED TEMPORARILY
Initial results good then I hit a wall... I started out last Sunday with 2tsp ACV, 2tsp honey, dash of cinnamon and 10 ounces of water 3 times a day. I saw immediate results and was mostly heartburn free. One night I had to get up in the middle of the night and took an extra dose due to heartburn and it knocked it out. Last night, which was Wednesday I got heartburn after dinner, nothing unusual about the dinner and it would not go away. I took my normal dose at bedtime and it did nothing. I tried again about 4 hours later and nothing. I am discouraged because it was working well. Should I take more ACV or less. I am confused, help.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Ed (Green Bay, Wisconsin) on 07/20/2009
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I dont believe it, it really worked!...I was thinking to myself I bet someone is sitting behind their keyboard laughing their butt off thinking how many people are going to try this. Well I am gullible and I tried both ACV (mixed with pure maple syrup because I have no honey) and then I took a big gulp right out of the pickle jar!...yup they both worked. I did 2 teaspoons of ACV and then poured in the syrup (took a minute for the syrup to mix in with it) and boy is it NASTY!...but it works, it burned pretty bad for about 15-20 seconds after and then POOF it was gone!...then I decided for extra measure id slam some pickle juice. We recently got ACV because my wife found that mixed in with the pets' water its a great cure to rid fleas, otherwise we wouldnt even have it in the house. I have had GERD for about 10 years now and I have been taking prilosec as well as zantac and the like, and when I run out I use baking soda mixed with water and that almost makes me puke everytime, but also works. in a pinch I would suggest this to anyone, it really works!!!...no more water and baking soda for me, this is far more tolerable.
Apples, Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Joeyduckie (Phoenix, Arizona) on 04/21/2009
★★★☆☆BETTER BUT WITH SIDE EFFECTS
I like to say that my Dr woods Grimm said I have Gerd and that I neee to take Ranitidine 150 mg twice a day and that I don,t like having side affect and so I have been looking into try cure what have and I am 53 year old and from Phoenix,Arizona and I did try the ACV 2 tabele spoon in 1-16 oz of water on with no food and I end up get Nause to my tumb so I went back to just eat a half a red apple and that seem to help more then just the ACV did and that I have been suffer from GERD for 2 years now and cut down on my eat and just learn how to eat right to.I can say that this website is wonderful and that I read 100 comments to and that I don,t like take drugs all do is cause more problems and that I don,t need and I am looking for better ways to keep my self health and drug companys all they want do is sale you drugs that make more sick and cost you $10,000 dollars in 1 year and you are not better but worse and that God made are body out dust of earth so good food will heal are body.So people I need your feed back so that I can know if I should cut down on water of using ACV or try just eat apple everyday to.and what else helps heartburn beside apples to? looking for forward of hear from you people. Josh Page USA
Apples, Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Elaine (Columbia, South Carolina) on 04/16/2009
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I had my first episode of heartburn and chest pain about 5 days ago. My stomach has not been the same. I feel bloated immediately after I eat and the last two days I have had some dyrhea. Eating apples and taking two teaspoons of acv stopped my heart burn and chest pain but why do I still feel bloated after I eat and why is my urine very yellow?
Apples, Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Katherine (New York, NY) on 04/16/2009
I have the same symptoms when I eat more than 1 piece of bread - severe heartburn and bloating. Are you tender anywhere in your stomach? If so, it might be an obstruction in your colon caused by food. You can lay on your stomach and dig your fist into your stomach to help move the food along the colon. Licorice DGL has helped with the pain whenever I have this issue as does drinking distilled water.
Coral Calcium
Posted by Eva (Kitchener, Canada) on 03/19/2009
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I have this question. Coral calcium works like a magic to relieve my heartburn. Sometimes I have to take quater of teaspoon diluted with some water 3 - 4x daily. Is this O.K.? Thank you very much, Eva
Mustard
Posted by Andrew (Overland Park, Ks, United States) on 08/08/2012
Hi Meg. Baking soda is basic from what I know. Around 8-8.5.
Mustard
Posted by Danielle (Huber Heights, OH) on 02/09/2009
I've been suffering with horrible heartburn and was browsing this website for some cures. I have an OTC heartburn medicine that I'm allowed to take but it hasn't helped this morning. The burning is killing me so I just tried the mustard cure. I took one teaspoon, and could barely stomach swallowing it even though I like mustard. After five minutes the pain has subsided some and I'm hoping within the next ten it'll be all gone. But even the little bit of help is better than nothing!
Low Carb Diet
Posted by Cassady (Norman, Ok) on 02/07/2012
100% of my heartburn is due to gluten intolerance. I can eat whatever I like, as long as it doesn't have any damn gluten in it. As soon as I eat gluten, I get awful heartburn. My point here being, perhaps a low carb diet helps some people with heartburn because they are generally eating less breads and pastas? Maybe try eliminating gluten from your diet if you've tried everything else.
I'm here because sometimes... You just have to have a slice of pizza!! I ate a pear, per someone's suggestion cause I already had that and not an apple. Heartburn has not disappeared completely but is DEF much better!! Thanks!
Ginger, Honey, Aloe Vera or Baking Soda
Posted by Dinesh (London, UK) on 12/17/2008
Hi Dante, Thanks for the advise. I am going to buy ACV tomorrow as i suffer from hernia. I tried to use ACV but didn't help me. I shall try.
Mustard
Posted by Michelle (London, UK) on 07/27/2014
After suffering with heartburn for years and seeing lots of comments about mustard helping..getting a bad attack I decided to try some..having only english mustard in the cuboard..i gave it ago...was so hard to swallow even tho I like mustard!
20 minutes later..still in pain...im guessing because it doesnt have vinegar in it???
can anyone clarify that this is the reason it hasnt worked?? Thanks.
Mustard
Posted by Laurenann87 (Boston, Ma, Usa) on 12/27/2010
I see everyone saying Mustard, but does this mean like Yellow mustard? Brown Mustard? as in condiments? or like Mustard seed powder? Please clarify
Thanks
Almonds
Posted by Chundra (Cleveland, MS) on 09/25/2008
★★★☆☆WORKED TEMPORARILY
I tried the almonds and they partially worked. I am going to try the apple cider vinegar when I get home.
Almonds
Posted by Braveheartlion (Rome, Ny) on 11/25/2011
★★★★☆BETTER BUT WITH SIDE EFFECTS
These worked for my heartburn as I am in my 7th month of pregnancy, but I sure did get sick of them. I have also have read that too many nuts can cause constipation which is also a problem of late pregnancy, so be careful. ACV and baking soda work not so well and the taste is awful with a burn of their own.
Milk
Posted by Carrie (Halifax, NS, Canada) on 06/08/2009
Milk (Dairy) is in the Acid Family. At the time of consumption milk offers immediate relief from acid reflux symptoms, but this is only temporary and the reflux will return. A trick that really works for me is not consuming liquid 30 minutes before and 45 minutes after food consumption. Water (liquids) often times slow digestion and digestive fluids, thus contributing to acid reflux and slow digestion. Hope this helps!
Milk
Posted by Fatima (London, UK) on 04/06/2015
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Drink milk mixed with water , one glass water half glass milk. This is also good for pregnancy related heartburn.
ACV and Baking Soda
Posted by Sandy (Kent, Ohio) on 10/15/2007
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I was having burning and have long suffered with heartburn. I tried the ACV, baking soda and honey last night and it did feel much better. This morning I had a second dose - this time with the organic cider vinegar - but I immediately had the "runs" -. I am wondering' if I should cut back to one tablespoon of ACV since constipation has never been one of my problems - just the opposite. The burning feels a bit better and I am belching a lot but I wonder if I should limit dosage?
Papaya Enzymes
Posted by Trav (Rice Lake, WI) on 08/06/2007
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I tried papaya enzyme for heartburn and it works. I wouldn't make a habit of eating it all the time though. Maybe you can take a different heartburn remedy at a time.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Emily (Biddeford, Maine) on 06/22/2009
For the person wondering if we're being duped by formula companies, this is from the Weston A. Price Foundation's webite:
"A mere fifty years ago, part of the preparation for women during pregnancy, aside from a diet enriched by special animal foods, was the scouting out of a cow that would be given the best of pasture and whose milk would be available to the infant throughout its infancy. Today we know that we should dilute the milk and add other whole foods, but even before we knew these things, thousands of babies thrived on rich whole milk from a variety of animals. Yet some of the strongest words in the medical literature today are aimed at commercial formula's only competition-homemade formula based on cow or goat milk.
Today the new mother who finds herself struggling with nursing, and frantic at the frequent cries of her baby, is first told that she should have more confidence. When she gives in to the inevitable and switches to bottle feeding, she is told that formula made in factories is better than milk produced by living animals. Another formula customer is born.
Mustard
Posted by Polly (Gander, Nf, Canada) on 01/01/2012
Thank-you so much for posting this remedy guys-- I have been suffering from terrible heartburn today, and can't eat anything. I just took a tablespoon of mustard, and I feel relief instantly-- it really works!!! I love this site-- Thanks again~~
