Natural remedies for acid reflux - Home Remedies for Acid Reflux

Also, many people find relief in the wormwood herb Artemisia asiatica. Another effective option, is GARLIC. Garlic is one food that you should be eating every day. It has a wonderful ability to optimize bowel flora and kill pathogenic organisms such as H. pylori. H. pylori is the only bacterial organism in the stomach that cannot be killed by hydrochloric acid. 75% of people with gastritis test positive for Helicobacter pylori, although many other species of bacteria can trigger inflammatory changes too, and often co-exist along with Helicobacter.
acid reflux and garlic

It's important to remember that the garlic must be fresh. You need to CHEW the garlic or crush it using a spoon before swallowing it, if you are not going to put it in your juice. If you swallow the cloves intact you will not convert the allicin in the garlic to its active ingredient.

Drugs are not the answer in this case. Many of us may have forgotten that the drug "Propulsid" was often used for this acid reflux and subsequently pulled from the market a few years ago after causing many deaths.

What should one do to remedy acid reflux? Following a detoxification diet, drinking about 1 gallon of filtered water daily along with high doses of quality probiotics goes a long way toward restoring normal stomach function for most people. Normally, you should try to drink enough water each day to keep your urine a light yellow shade. However, when you suffer from acid reflux, more water may be necessary to dilute the acid and normalize the pH in your stomach.

References

(1) Business Week, January 8 2001 issue

(2) Gastroenterology and The American Journal of Physiology January 2002