People could even suffer from a ‘silent’ form of the condition – without the more obvious heartburn symptoms. Don't worry though, as we have some top tips to help you reduce acid reflux and calm your heartburn symptoms...Cut out smoking and avoid passive inhalation of cigarette smoke. Raw ginger, crystallized ginger or ginger extracts have been an old folk remedy for heartburn for centuries, and some still swear by it today. Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate is a natural antacid, and has a neutralising effect on the stomach acid. This one is a bit nicer - chewing gum and foods containing the liquorice root have been shown to have a neutralising effect on stomach acid, and therefore reduces heartburn symptoms.

Source: Standard Digital December 08, 2020 09:31 UTC