What Can I do about heartburn?

You can minimise the effects of heartburn or reflux by eating small amounts of food, frequent meals, and by drinking fizzy drinks, milk, peppermint tea. Avoid to lye down straight away after meals. Put extra pillows to prop yourself up rather than lying totally flat.

What cause heartburn?

Heartburn or reflux can be caused by what you eat or have a genetic conditions. Rich fatty or spice foods and caffeine, can make heartburn worse so, it is recommended to avoid it. Eat and lye straight away after, can cause heartburn as well.

Heartburn and pregnancy

What is a heartburn and why it seems to be getting worse during pregnancy?

Heartburn, reflux or indigestion is a burning sensation in your food pipe knowing as oesophagus. The condition is very common during the pregnancy, especially in the later stages as your expanding uterus puts pressure on your stomach. Also, the presence of the hormone progesterone, can make it worse because can help the valve between your your oesophagus and stomach to became softer and less likely to close properly. It can make small amount of stomach acid scape up into your oesophagus.



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