Best homeopathic remedies for Acidity and heartburn
Heartburn is substernal (behind the chest bone) pain and burning, usually associated with a reflux of gastric juices into the esophagus.
Acidum phos 30c (Thrice a day) : Pyrosis with flatulence, diarrhea and debility. Thirst for cold milk. Craves juicy things.
Acidum sulph 30 (Thrice a day) : Chronic acidity. Burning in esophagus. Nausea. Vomiting, if it occurs, is very sour, even the teeth feel sour. Eructations are sour. Craves alcohol.
Ammonium carb 30 (Thrice a day) : Heartburn with pain in the pit of the stomach. Nausea and waterbrash.
Argentum nit 30 (Thrice a day) : Acidity and sour eructations in nervousness due to anticipation of coming events. Desire for sweets.
Calcarea carb 30c (Thrice a day) : Acidity with pain in the chest and longing for cold drinks. Heartburn with loud belching. Great desire for eggs.
Capsicum (Thrice a day) : Smarting in the stomach and esophagus as if red pepper were sprayed there. Shuddering after each drink. Intense desire for stimulants.
Carbo veg 30 (Thrice a day) : Acidity after meals. Flatus is fetid. Much eructations by mouth, which relieve.
Conium mac 200 (One dose daily) : Heartburn with nausea, worse after going to bed and after few hours of taking meals. Amelioration from eating.
Gentiana lutea : Abnormal hunger. Acidity, stomach pain and occasional vomiting. Gas in abdomen and pain around naval on touch. Taken half and hour before meals is a good preventive measure.
Iris vers 30 (Thrice a day) : Hyperacidity. Sour and bitter belching, nausea and vomiting of bitter fluids, etc.
Natrium carb 30c (Thrice a day) : A little error of diet causes acidity which is relieved by taking alkaline foods like soda biscuits. This remedy suits old dyspeptics who are always belching.
Natrium phos. 6x (Thrice a day) : For an occasional acidity. Flatulence with sour risings. Spits mouthfuls of food. Specially suited to children.
Nux vomica 30 (Thrice a day) : Acidity after about half an hour of taking food.
Pulsatilla nig 30 (Thrice a day) : Acidity after taking rich fatty food. There is no thirst or very little thirst.
Pulsatilla nig 30 (Thrice a day) : Acidity worse at night. Vomiting. Acidity of children. Irritating eructations and frontal headache.
Strontium brom 30 (Thrice a day) : It is an anti-fermentative and neutralizes excessive acidity. Nervous dyspepsia.
NOTE : To avoid acidity:
- Do not lie down soon after eating.
- If overweight, lose weight.
- Do not smoke or cut down smoking.
- Avoid fatty and spicy foods, alcohol and foods containing caffeine.
- In general, fruits and vegetables are alkali producing foods.
- A cup full of cold milk without sugar taken during the attack, gives immediate but temporary relief.