i ate some Buffalo/hot wings earlier today, i was laying down before and my chest just started burning? Im not sure exactly. Im guessing its heartburn. I don't have any medicine right now, and seeing as its 1 in the morning i can't go get any. So what will sooth this?
2007-03-24 18:06:00 · 5 answers · asked by xorenée 7 in Health ➔ Other - Health
arm & hammer baking soda, read the box for directions
2007-03-24 18:15:05 · answer #1 · answered by dixie_n_pixie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heartburn
Complementary and alternative medicine
Several home remedies exist for treating heartburn, but they provide only temporary relief. They include drinking baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) added to water or drinking other fluids such as soda pop or milk.
Although these liquids create temporary relief by neutralizing, washing away or buffering acids, eventually they aggravate the situation by adding gas and fluid to your stomach, increasing pressure and causing more acid reflux. Further, adding more sodium to your diet may increase your blood pressure and add stress to your heart, and excessive bicarbonate ingestion can alter the acid-base balance in your body.
2007-03-25 01:20:16 · answer #2 · answered by judge5519 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should never lie down after eating, because gravity doesn't work in helping the progression of food. Thus, acid gets up into your esophagus from your stomach. Don't drink milk, it'll only make it worse. You don't have pepto-bismal, or malox, or tums? They would help relieve the burn.
2007-03-25 01:29:25 · answer #3 · answered by Jules 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eating watermelon, bananas, or cucumbers. Try sleeping with your head and shoulders elevated. Some people think milk helps but it must be skim or else the fats will cause your stomach to release more acid.
2007-03-25 01:15:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Baking soda is good, or a tablespoon of mustard.
2007-03-25 02:22:20 · answer #5 · answered by RY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋