Expert recommendations for treating acidity, the natural way

Acidity is a condition wherein the stomach produces excess quantities of acid, which otherwise helps in digestive process by breaking down food. Although normally there are some protective mechanisms formulated in the stomach and proximal intestine, against the acid, an imbalance between the level of acid secretion and the protective mechanism could lead to acidity.

Rather than popping an over-the-counter pill immediately, these natural remedies could be tried at home for immediate relief.

Boil a cup of water to which a teaspoon of Aniseed (saunf) is added. This could be left overnight, and the strained solution could be sipped early in the morning by adding a teaspoon of honey. This could be consumed thrice a day. Similar process could be repeated with caraway seeds (shah jeera) too, and the solution could be enjoyed while still warm.

Natural ways to keep acidity under control:

Mix together, 25ml each of pomegranate juice, sweet lime juice, or beetroot juice with one teaspoon of honey. This could be sipped on empty stomach for a month.

A long cotton cloth, dipped in cold water, could be wringed and wrapped around the abdomen, and left on for 20 minutes, twice a day.

Alternatively, ant-hill mud could be mixed with water, and applied on the abdomen for 20 minutes twice a day.

Hip baths too could prove helpful too. The region between the thighs and ribs could be immersed in cold water for 15 minutes twice a day.

While on travel, sipping ice-cold water often could offer some respite. Certain other measures such as drinking raw cabbage juice, or Ashgourd juice on empty stomach, avoiding oily and spicy foods, eating small portions of meal at frequent intervals, avoiding caffeine, and practicing breathing exercises could prove helpful.