what could be a remedy to lower my stomach acidity.?!


Question: What could be a remedy to lower my stomach acidity.?
In additional to this I drink maybe 5-6 times cups of green tea, and 1-2 times cup of coffee with little sugar a day, water 2-3 cups also. Now the thing is lately I feel in my saliva/mouth the acidity and don't know what causes.

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An alkaline diet would help.

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You have acidity in the mouth because it comes up from the stomach. It sounds like you're drinking to much tea and coffee. I would try switching to water - even warm water, in place of most of your tea and coffee. Additionally, you may have food sensitivities that are also causing an aggravation to your body. You may have to adjust your diet. For example, if you are a big meat eater - skip the meat on a few meals and substitute it with vegetables. I understand meat to be very acidic to the gut. You may have a wheat sensitivity - you may have to try giving that up if it is the problem. You have to give it up for a week before you have a sense of knowing it is a problem for you. One more thing you can try is homeopathy - I understand it helps with this in a big way. You'd have to see a homeopath who would take your case and determine which homeopathic remedy best suits your entire body; mind, emotions, etc. as well. Good luck!



Increased stomach acidity is different than systemic acidity. Systemic acidity is when your overall body pH is lower than optimum. That is mostly due to your diet. Increased stomach acidity (pain, burning and indigestion) is usually do to anxiety or a more complicated condition. More often than not it is due to something aggravating your stomach due to anxiety, fear, aggrevation etc. So what to do?? The obvious first thing to do is to try and deal with whatever is causing your anxiety, worry, fear etc which will decrease the amount of acid your stomach secretes. The problem is --acid is produced in your stomach when you have anxiety, worry...etc . There is not necessarily any food in your stomach that the acid needs to digest so it "burns" your stomach lining... Drinking lots and lots of water helps throughout the day as well as keep away from foods that greatly increase acid production in the stomach like meats... Again, the primary solution is to figure out WHY you have anxiety , fear worry etc and deal with that..



Firstly make sure you are not drinking any liquids either 1/2 hour before a meal and and hour and a half after a meal as this waters down your natural acids in your stomach and makes your body create more acid to break down the food eaten. Secondly go buy some pH acid/alkaline test strips which only cost a couple of dollars on eBay and test your body's acid levels. If your acid levels are too high you need to look at your diet and there are many good websites and books around to start you off in the right direction. Start googling. Good books are The Ultimate pH Solution by Michelle Schoffro, Alkalize or Die by Theodore Baroody and The Optimum Nutrition Bible by Patrick Holford.
PS - Sugar especially fake sugars used in diet drinks etc. are your worst enemy. And then a bad diet.
Good luck.



Anyone who tells you that certain foods or supplements alter your stomach or blood pH does not understand nutrition. Eating foods designated acidic or alkaline is irrelevant to affecting pH in the stomach. I would suggest a visit to the doctor - not a homeoquack, a proper doctor.



If you're drinking lots of tea and coffee on an empty stomach most people will feel irritated. Try eating something first. This is not a case of hyperacidity -- in most cases i't's because you don't have enough stomach acid.



Wheatgrass and barley are great alkalizers. These may help counter acidity.

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