But what can be done if you have acute heartburn right now? One option is medication, like antacids or PPIs. And that is very good! Many of the available drugs will indeed help against heartburn, but will often cause more severe or risky side effects.
Ideally you want an effective remedy that you already have at home for other reasons like food for example. The goal of this article is to present you with 5 vegetables, which almost everyone already has at home and which are excellent remedies for heartburn, as recent studies show.
They act as natural antacids to neutralize stomach acid. Out of pure interest, I always keep one eye on the study situation around acid reflux and heartburn. Because of that I have recently encountered two very interesting, recent studies of that topic.
Both studies research how effectively certain foodstuffs can be used as antacids for neutralizing stomach acid. These foods support restoring the natural gastrointestinal balance and the function of this tract. They help buffer the acid reflux, support the digestion process, reduce the burning sensation and soothe the inflamed stomach lining. The study investigates the antacid effect of several foodstuffs and compares their effects to water and to the active controls: sodium bicarbonate and a marketed antacid ENO.
The foods used during this study were broccoli, cucumber, kale, radish, lemon juice, cold milk and curd. While lemon juice unsurprisingly fails to deliver antacid effects, all the other foods — broccoli, cucumber, kale, radish, and spinach - proved to be strong antacids. However, I would like to expressly point out the risks of milk and curd as home remedies for heartburn.
Although these have a positive effect on many people in the short term, as the studies have shown, they are unsuitable for safely fighting heartburn. Hence, I would not recommend the milk products milk or curd , nor lemon juice at all. Both studies conclude that the tested foods have significant antacid effects, and can therefore be recommended as anti-heartburn additives for your own diet. All 5 vegetables are highly alkaline, but also extremely healthy in many other regards.
Here is an overview of the 5 tested vegetables and a summary of their benefits to your health. The cucumber includes so-called proteases enzymes with a protein cleaving function.
Thus, cucumber helps to more easily digest protein rich nutrients. The enzymes also clean the intestine by killing bacteria. Additionally, there are antioxidant substances in a cucumber, which reduce for example the risk of heart diseases. The cucumber is also one of the most calorie-free foods: one hundred grams contain only about 12 calories. So a cucumber can also be a pretty good thirst quencher. Furthermore, it contains not only water, but also many vitamins such as B stress control , C antioxidant - good for the heart , E and minerals like iron, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, potassium sustain healthy blood pressure.
Please note that most of the vitamins actually are in the cucumber peel. And if you use the cucumber as a smoothie or shake ingredient, it is best to blend it with its skin still on. With regard to heartburn, cucumbers are an alkaline food and thus neutralize acid in the body by increasing the pH value.
Spinach helps against heartburn, as we have shown in the studies above. But this is only one of many benefits of this amazing vegetable. The alkaline characteristics of the spinach are crucial with regard to heartburn and make it an excellent antacid.
But this characteristic is just one of many health benefits. If you're coughing, or recovering from a cold, avoid cold foods like the plague. If you're a woman and have just given birth, hot foods will heal your female organs. Cold foods may stop a nosebleed; hot foods will give you pimples. My friend's mother can go on like this all day. Prohibitions against certain combinations of food surface frequently as well.
A Portuguese acquaintance counsels against consuming watermelon and wine together, and a German colleague says he was taught never to drink milk with a mustard sandwich. Yet in this category, my Japanese sister-in-law reigns supreme. From her, I've gathered prohibitions against tempura and watermelon bad for digestion , crab and persimmon makes your body cold , apple and mackerel no idea why , daikon radish and carrot ok if served with a splash of vinegar or lemon , and my favorite, the ban on eating eel with salty plums.
There are also unclassifiable items I file under miscellaneous. A dear Armenian friend says her relatives pushed shots of vodka laced with pepper to cure any stomach ailment. An acquaintance from Mali says that new mothers must dine on a soup of spicy tripe, to put their organs back in order, and that you must always break a fast with a cup of warm tea, so as not to shock the stomach. The variety is endless. And folks, please add your own. This is why God gave us the comment section.
As for me, it all sparks a certain rebellious attitude, a desire to live dangerously. I may just have to try a clementine-stuffed clam—washed down with ice water, of course. Cucumbers also help fight inflammation which is often one of the causes of acid reflux and heartburn. Therefore, eating or even drinking cucumber-infused water can help you overcome the burning sensation in your stomach and throat.
Furthermore, staying hydrated is essential when dealing with acid reflux and GERD. Drinking a jug of cucumber-infused water daily is not only hydrating but also delicious.
This ensures that you consume enough water while adding some flavor and nutrients. Cucumber-infused water is also a good, alkaline alternative to lemon water, which makes acid reflux worse and causes bad heartburn. The bottom line is that cucumbers are alkaline veggies that bring lots of benefits to your diet.
They help you maintain proper weight, hydrate you, and keep your acid levels in check. Natalie Trznadel. Related posts: Is Spinach Acidic?
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