How can apple cider vinegar help with heartburn?!
Question: It is acidic and so is the heartburn. Won't that just make it worse?
Answers: It is acidic and so is the heartburn. Won't that just make it worse?
take a glass of water, add baking soda and apple cider vinagar and drink it. I usually use regular vinegar but you can use apple cider
Sometimes heart burn is from not having enough acid in your stomach so give it a shoot. It will not make the heart burn worse. I had heart burn for years and then got on some meds for about a year and now have no heart burn at all.
get a cup of water add vinegar and drink it
You need to get on some meds for it! It can really cause serious problems!
Heart burn is a discomfort or pain caused by the stomach contents traveling up from the stomach up into the gullet (lower part of your esophagus). The gullet is not made to withstand acid and is irritated and inflamed when acid from the stomach travels up into it.
Sometimes the pain caused by heart burn can also be felt in the mid-line of the back.
Heartburn has nothing to do with the heart. Heart burn is a digestive problem. Heart burn is usually related to meals and posture and can often be relieved by remedies for indigestion. Most people suffer from heart burn at one time or another during their lifetime.
If you have heartburn, you might have a bitter taste in your mouth from stomach acid.
Heart burn is also called reflux oesophagitis.
What are the Symptoms of Heart Burn?
The main symptoms are: burning sensation in the center of the chest and belching.
What Causes Heart Burn?
Heart burn is caused by a faulty muscle in the stomach. There is a "flap" at the top of the stomach that stops food from traveling back up into the esophagus. Sometimes the flap doesn't work properly and stomach acid escapes from the stomach. When the acid escapes, heart burn occurs.
Factors that contribute to heart burn: pregnancy, smoking, eating large meals, being overweight, and wearing tight clothing around the waist.
Is Heart Burn Caused by Hiatal Hernia?
Hiatal hernia is a very common condition. It occurs when the stomach partially sits in the chest cavity through a weakness in the diaphragm. Sometimes, a persistent hiatal hernia can cause heart burn. However, many people who experience heartburn do not have a hiatal hernia. Also, many people with a hiatal hernia do not experience heart burn. Your doctor can determine if heart burn is caused by a hiatal hernia.
Heart Burn Statistics
In the United States, about 50% of the population has heart burn at least once a month. About 7% of the population has heart burn daily.
How is Heart Burn Treated?
Heart burn can be treated by antacids or medication provided by your doctor.
Complications of Heart Burn
If heart burn is not controlled, it can cause serious complications. Some common complications of heart burn are:
Esophagitis
Esophageal bleeding
Esophageal ulcer
Barrett's esophagus
Strictures
Increased risk of esophageal cancer
Best of luck to you!
It depends on the cause of the heart burn. Someone else mentioned that some forms of heart burn are caused by a lack of stomach acids as opposed to having too much acids.
It may be the same effect as with Lemon Juice. The effect is that when ingested, your brain immediately senses an overload of acid in you mouth from the Lemon/Vinegar.
The result is your brain shuts off the acid producers in your stomach giving some relief.
1) Heartburn is NOT caused by "not enough acid". Never was. This is a ridiculous myth. Not sure where it got started, but it is utterly FALSE.
2) Heartburn IS caused by acid being where it doesn't belong - in the esophagus.
3) Drinking more acid (vinegar) is not helpful. It is likely to cause considerably MORE heartburn pain.
If antacids are not helping, then an acid blocker like Tagamet, Pepcid or Zantac is the next step.
There are conflicting reports on this issue and if you investigate these reports you can make your own decisions. Some reports say it helps and other reports say it will aggravate the problem. Whatever you do make sure you dilute ACV with plenty of water.
You can find the relevant conflicting information in a web search for "apple cider vinegar" + heartburn.