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10:07 AM | 19-12-2019
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I am suffering from excessive burping, slight burning sensation and acidity. Sometime at night I wake up due to a slight pain in my upper abdomen. I am on medication but the problem doesn't seem to leave me. I don't have a gall bladder. Can you suggest a cure?


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07:44 PM | 19-12-2019
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The presentation of your symptoms falls in the category of GERD or Gastroesophageal Reflux disease or Acid reflux. Commonly characterized by heartburns, acidity and gas formation in your stomach.

Heartburn is a painful burning feeling or sensation that occurs in your chest or throat. It happens when stomach acid backs up into your esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach. The main cause might be due to irregular food timings or due to the consumption of more acidic foods like tea, coffee or even excess of smoking. If the heartburns occur more than two to three times a week this condition might be classified as GERD or Gastroesophageal Reflux disease or Acid reflux. Pregnancy, certain foods, alcohol, and some medications can bring on heartburn. Treating heartburn is important because over time reflux can damage the esophagus.

Modifying your diet and lifestyle habits could help improve one's condition. The primary modification is to maintain strict food timings.

  1. Aloe Vera Juice before food ( 15-20min ). This might be taken from the fresh plant which might benefit a lot.
  2. Consume more fresh fruits like banana, apple, ginger or ginger tea, peppermint, and other herbal teas.
  3. Avoid midnight snacks or eating before sleep. 
  4. Sleep with head upright to prevent reflux.
  5. Avoid smoking, alcohol, tea, chocolate, and caffeine.
  6. Avoid acidic food, spicy and carbonated drinks. 
  7. Bend your knees while bending forward so as to avoid pressure on your stomach 
  8. Eat meals in smaller quantities and properly chew the food.
  9. A glass of warm water with a pinch of asafoetida with or without black salt could give a faster remedy to this problem. Even you could include asafoetida to your diet which might work wonders too.
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07:41 PM | 19-12-2019
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Hi,

All issues of the digestive tract indicate that there is an overload of toxins created by the lifestyle we follow. Burping, acidity is a result of old food matter which is undigested and built up in the intestines. When such matter is present in our intestines, bacteria build up and feed on this and thereby cause gastric issues. Since you do not have a gall bladder it is very important for you to change your eating habits. This includes staying away from dairy, animal foods, fried and fatty foods, sugary foods. All these contain a high amount of fat and the body cannot deal with it, since gall bladder stores bile, which is used in fat digestion.

Let's briefly understand the working of our system before we understand the lifestyle changes. When we eat food it passes through a tube called oesophagus to the stomach. There is a valve (LES) or lower oesophagal sphincter after the end of the oesophagus and the beginning of the stomach. This has muscles which close the moment food enters the stomach so that the contents and the juices from the stomach do not come back to the oesophagus. But, sometimes when the LES is weak or relaxes inappropriately, the stomach's contents flow up to the oesophagus causing discomfort. Lifestyle and diet changes help in most cases.

  • Foods and beverages that can irritate include chocolate, peppermint, fatty foods, pepper, coffee, and alcoholic beverages.
  • Eating meals at least 2 to 3 hours before bedtime may lessen reflux by allowing the acid in the stomach to decrease and the stomach to empty partially.
  • Cigarette smoking weakens the LES.
  • It is important to chew your meals slowly.
  • Avoid all grains, animal foods, dairy, packed, processed, sugary and fried foods. They are all difficult to digest by the body. They create a toxic environment in the body.
  • Include plenty of raw vegetables and fruits. Fruits should be taken for breakfast. Since the body is in the elimination mode and fruits are predigested, they cause minimum load on the body. They also contain fibre and help in clearing the bowels.
  • Proper rest and sleep. This helps the body to repair and recover. Our digestive system also gets rest and it can focus on the cleaning aspect of the body.
  • Physical activity every day helps clear bowels. Movement by the body is essential to get rid of waste materials.
  • Manage stress either by yoga, exposure to nature or even meditation. All these releases happy hormones and the body can rest and repair.

Wishing you Good Health Always!

Thank you

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