Every second German sometimes or even regularly suffers from heartburn. This mixture of hellish burning and acid regurgitation is not only unpleasant and painful, it can also be dangerous. In such cases, not only is quick help needed for heartburn, but also research into the causes.
Oesophagus burns: what many patients don't know
Too much sugar, too much fat, too much coffee ...
We should therefore take the "cry for help from the stomach" seriously and try to find out the causes of heartburn. A diary can provide initial help: what did we eat, how much, and when did heartburn occur? Did it come on after eating fried prawns? After the spicy Thai curry? Or at lunchtime, after the double espresso? What causes heartburn? Too much fat, too much coffee, too much sugar - the stomach protects itself by producing more stomach acid. This flows back into the oesophagus.
Quick help for heartburn from the kitchen cupboard
Once we have identified the "culprits" and removed them from our diet, we should quickly feel better. And if not, there is quick help for heartburn from the kitchen cupboard. In acute cases, we recommend oatmeal, fennel or camomile tea, a piece of boiled potato, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, rusks, dry bread, rice or rice cakes. Herbal remedies from the pharmacy can also help.
A digestive walk is twice as good
If you then eat consciously for a day or two and avoid acid traps (bananas instead of citrus fruit, wholemeal bread instead of white bread, herbal tea instead of coffee, still water instead of cola), you will quickly get rid of the nasty burning sensation in your breastbone. And for the future: exercise is good after every hearty meal. The digestive walk calms both our conscience and our stomach.