Dr Vivek Baliga, physician and internal medicine specialist at Baliga Diagnostics, discusses stomach bloating and how acidity related symptoms can be treated with some simple steps. Visit his LinkedIn profile here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-vivek-baliga-7b59b0125/

1. Get Rid Of Acidity With
These Tips
Patient Presentation
Dr B Vivek Baliga
Physician
Baliga Diagnostics, Bangalore

2. Introduction
● Stomach acidity is a common condition. There are a number of reasons why
it may occur.
● However, it appears that poor lifestyle and bad dietary choices are the most
common causes.
● In the medical world, stomach acidity is called acid-peptic disease.
● When the acid comes up into the food pipe from the stomach, it is called
gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD.

3. Symptoms
● Burping or belching
● Constant nausea
● Feeling of fullness in the stomach.
● Loss of appetite.
● Bad breath
● Bitter taste in the mouth
Stomach acidity can become a chronic problem. For some, it may even
affect their quality of life.

4. The Good News Is That
There Are Simple Ways To
Get Rid Of Acidity.

5. Cut Down Your Meal Portion Size
● When you overeat, you stretch the stomach wall. This leads to excessive
acid production.
● If you wish to get rid of stomach acidity, then it is best to cut down on how
much you eat.
● Instead of having 3 large meals a day, try and have smaller, more frequent
meal portions. If you cannot find the time to eat frequently, then you could
reduce your main meal portions sizes.

6. Aim To Be Around 75-
80% Full After A Meal.
Do Not Overeat!

7. Cut Down Spicy Foods
● A nice spicy curry can certainly make us feel
better and quite satisfied. :-)
● However, spice in foods can irritate the lining
of the stomach. This can increase acid release
and worsen acidity symptoms.
● Cutting down spice seems to help most
people, so try and reduce it as much as
possible.

8. Stop Smoking
● Smoking worsens acid peptic disease.
● Chewing tobacco also has the same kind of
effects.
● If you are a smoker, then whatever medicines
you take will be useless for acidity unless you
stop smoking.

9. Lose Weight Through Exercise
● Excess body weight is strongly linked to acidity problems.
● Obesity can often lead to excessive burping and belching with indigestion
issues.
● Starting an exercise program can help improve your digestion and at the
same time can help you lose weight.
● Exercises can include brisk walking, jogging, swimming, cycling etc.
● It does not matter what you do – just make sure you combine it with a low
calorie, balanced diet.

10. Just losing 2 to 3
kilograms can make a
big difference and can
help you get rid of
acidity.

11. Avoid Sleeping Immediately After Meals
● If you have a meal and then retire to bed within a short time, you increase
the chances of acidity causing problems.
● This is because the stomach gets stretched when full, and this can loosen
the sphincter at the bottom of the food pipe.
● This causes acid to trickle into the food pipe, causing heartburn.
Wait at least 2.5 to 3 hours after a meal before you go to
sleep.

12. But I had a late dinner doc!!.......
Then sleep like this for a
couple of hours, and then
sleep your usual way.
PS: Forgive the rough drawing….!!!
Propped Up
These are pillows!
Gravity Is Your Enemy.

13. Avoid Chocolate And Alcohol
● Chocolate and alcohol have the property of increasing the quantity of acid
being released into the stomach.
● They also relax the valve that is present at the lower end of the food pipe.
● This leads to acid reflux.
If you are troubled by acidity all the time, it is important that
you give up your alcohol and stop indulging in chocolate.

14. Avoid Wearing Tight Clothing
● Tight clothing that fits around the belly
can place pressure on the stomach and
other organs.
● This can worsen acidity related
symptoms.
● Wear loose fitting clothes at night when
you sleep.

15. Getting rid of acidity related
problems should not be hard. Just
take the right steps and you could
avoid antacids for years to come!

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