HYPERACIDTY

Symptoms

 Heartburn
 Belching
 Stomach cramps.
 Nausea
 Bitter taste in mouth.

Root Causes

 Irregular dietary habits

 Fried and spicy foods
 Stress & Anxiety
 Insomnia
 Excessive secretion of HCL
 Loss of appetite
 Excessive use of the oily and spicy foods
 Anxiety, depression and anger
 Irregular eating habits.
 Consumption of Maida products in big amounts.
 To use more leafy vegetables (Some may think these are curative?)
 Sleeping just after taking meal.
 Drinking of excessive water (People do it by themselves, as they think water can
relieve them?)
 To not to sleep in night, long working hours.
 Addictive use of the caffeine and nicotine products.
 Constipation
 Carbonated drinks
 Wrong combinations of food items, Incompatible Food items!

Aacidity & Ayurveda

Out stomach is powered with couple of enzymes and secretion which mix up with material
taken by mouth and try to make it digestible. An acid called hydrochloric acid is one of them
that flow in the stomach. There are certain hormones that regulate this flow as per the food
eaten. Gastrin stimulates and Somatostatin suppresses the flow.

Acidity is generally caused by an imbalance between mechanisms of the secretion of acid in

the stomach, and protective mechanisms that ensure the stomach’s safety. The stomach
secretes acidic fluid that helps in digestion process. But when the stomach exceeds the
production of the acid by glands present within it, it results in the situation termed as acidity.
Acidity is referred to hyperacidity.

There are certain conditions like ulcer in which the secretion is either low or normal. Acidity
may cause other symptoms like dyspepsia, formation of ulcers (erosion of the lining of the
intestines or stomach) and heartburn. This situation tends to be in higher incidence in
nervous and emotional individuals. Now a day this problem has become big in developing
nations where the lifestyle is fast and people don’t prepare the food which is nourishing but
they depend on the food that can be quickly prepared. There are certain other factors like
alcohol, highly spicy foods, NSAID’s and non-vegetarian diet etc.

When there is excessive secretion of acidic material in the stomach it creates the burning
sensation. That is nothing but acidity. Acid dyspepsia and hyperacidity are one and the same
having almost same symptoms. Ayurveda describes this as excessive Pitta Dosha (one of the
three doshas.

Why Acidity ?

There are many causes like diet, incompatible food, emotions and nerve reflexes may impact
on the acid secretion.

* HIGHLY ACIDIC DIET – it is recommended that 80% of the diet should come from alkaline-
producing foods for most people. This refers to a large amount of fruits and vegetables
(alkaline-producing foods) and decreased acidic foods such as non-vegetarian, spicy oily,
cheesy and starches, etc.

* NEGATIVE EMOTIONS – it is fact that eating while one is angry or upset can surely raise
gastric hyperacidity.
* INCOMPATIBLE FOOD PATTERN – even though foods those are alkaline-producing or mildly
acidic may produce hyperacidity in the stomach and if consumed improperly. One of the
most noticeable evidence for improper food combining explained in numbers of books is
citrus and cereals. Here the chemicals that is needed to digest citrus and cereals are
incompatible finally resulting into gastric hyperacidity

* NERVE REFLEXES – the gastric secretions are affected by the nerve reflexes from nerve
centers which are in the cervical and thoracic areas of the spine. That is why somewhere in
certain readings gastric hyperacidity is attributed to somatic dysfunction.
Symptoms of Acidity

This has got typical sensation in stomach. One feels the burning sensation in the stomach.
Along with that there would be feeling of nausea (the sensation of vomiting). One does feel
something coming upward in direction from the stomach to the mouth. Usually this would
contain sour tasted material.

There could be steady pain of short duration felt in upper abdomen just below the
breastbone which is usually following after large spicy meal. There could be sour blenching
and heart burn. The sense of abdominal distension may be seen. Flatulence, burping and
lack of interest in food are not so uncommon factors.

Many times it is misunderstood with heartburn which is later stage of acidity in which the
content of stomach comes back to esophagus (the food pipe) affecting the heart region.

Ayurveda describes the excessive salivation in the condition of acidity along with stomach
cramps. Persons lose their interest having any type of food. The sufferer prefers to drink the
plain water instead of eating as drinking water suppresses the upcoming material from the
food pipe for time-being

Ayurveda describes many herbs that fight against aggravated Pitta Dosha. Some of them are
listed below…

Indian herbs Latin name Common name Actions

Amla Embilica officinalis Indian This is best Pitta

gooseberry pacifier drug in
Ayurveda.

This controls the

Vacha Acorus calamus Acorus calamus secretion of acid
in the stomach

This protects the

Nishoth Ipomoea turpethum Turpeth Root lining of the
stomach from the
acid.

This is good by its

Yashtimadhu Glycyrrhiza glabra Liquorice madhur – sweet
taste. It
neutralizes the
acid in the
stomach

Due to its bitter

Nimba Azadirachta indica Margosa tree taste, this dilutes
the excess acidic
medium in the
stomach.

This is very well

Haridra Curcuma longa Turmeric known healer, this
heals the lining of
the stomach that
is damaged by
excess acid.

Karella This is bitter in

Momordica charantia Bitter gourd taste and hence
best as Pitta
Dosha pacifier.

There are plenty of Ayurvedic formulae available in the market. Ayurvedic texts
too, describe some of the classical remedy as mentioned below…

 Avipattikara churnam (powdered preparation)

 Shatavari ghrita (butter oil prepration)
 Guduchi satva (super extract of the herb guduchi)
 Jambiratwaka churna (powdered bark of jambu)
 Narikela lavanam (coconut preparation)

Acidity - Treatment
Medication recommended for Amlapitta (upward evacuation):
  Emesis with mild emetic drugs and downward evacuation with laxatives.
 After evacuation, purification of the body the patient should take snehapana (oleation
therapy) and shaman chikitsa ahara (pacificatory management) should be
administered.
 Anuvasana basti (or enema prepared with unctuous substances and medicament).
 Samshodhan Chikitsa in which all the three doshas are vitiated in amla pitta
samshodhan (evacuation).

Medication recommended for urdhvaga amlapitta (upward amlapitta):

 Vamana or emesis · adhog amlapitta (downward amlapitta) virechana (or evacuation

by purgatives and laxatives).
 For patients with dominance of kapha dosha, decoction of parval leaves, neem-leaves
madanphala, honey and saindhav should be given for emesis or nishottar powder
added with kwath should be given to a patient as a purgative.
 Edibles made of yava (barley) and godhuma (wheat) should be given to patients
without salt, red chilli powder or sour and pungent in taste.
 Sugar and honey with Laja sattu should be regularly taken in diet.

Decoctions

 Decoction made up of shringver (ginger) and patol.

 Patol, nagar, dhanyak, kwath
 Decoction made up of patol, snagar, amrita and kutaka should be given pitta-kapha
dominant amlapitta
 Yava (barley), krishna and parval boiled with water should be taken added with honey
should be taken in amlapitta.
 Dashanga Kwath
 Decoction of Amrita, Khadira, Yashtimadhu, Daruharidra should be taken added with
honey
 Patoladi Kwath
 Guduchyadi Kwath
 Kantakaryadi Kwath
 Bhunimbadi Kwath

Commonly used drugs

 Choorna
o Panchanimbadi
o Choorna Avipattikar
o Choorna Trikautkadya Choorna

 Madhu pippali yoga

o Pippali choorna with honey should be given in the morning.
o Eladi Choorna.
  Rasakalpa
o Amlapittatank
o Rasa Leelavilas Rasa
o Panchanan Gutika
o Sita mandur
o Sootshekhar Rasa
o Suvarna sootshekhar rasa

 Ghrita
o Yashtimadhu grhita
o Jitakadya grhita
o Shatavari grhita
o Shatavari grhita

 Avaleha
o Khanda Kushmanda avaleha
o Saubhagya shunthi paleh
o Sundhi khama
o Pippali Khanda
o Haridra khanda yoga
o Brihad haridra khama
o Khanda pippali avaleha

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Remedies for Hyperacidity

If you feel acid problem in your stomach then chew some basil leaves. Slowly suck
a small piece of jaggery. A glass of chilled milk is a quick remedy for hyperacidity
and heartburn.

Remedy for Heartburn

Almonds are quite effective in treating heartburn; chew few almonds when you
experience heartburn. Ginger root with honey taken after meal is effective for
treating heartburn.

Hyperacidity and Heartburn : Home Remedies suggested by users

Diet for Hyperacidity Problem

Fruits like apple, watermelon and banana are recommended for people with
hyperacidity problem. Avoid fried food, pickle, hot and spicy food. Take your meals
regularly on time, don’t skip them. Drink plenty of water. Avoid garlic, onion,
pepper, radish and cabbage. Avoid unripe fruits. Do not haste while eating, always
chew your food properly. Include plenty of green and leafy vegetables in your diet.
Heartburn treatment to relieve heartburn pain naturally in pregnant women,
children, or any individual for that matter should focus on diet. Foods that are
known to trigger heartburn include fatty foods like reed meats, junk foods and
other fried or oily foods. Excessively spicy foods and any foods with vinegar,
tomato sauce, mustard or black pepper should also be avoided. Chocolates are
also known to trigger or aggravate symptoms of heartburn and hyperacidity. Some
of the biggest causes of heartburn include carbonated and caffeinated drinks, so
make sure you avoid consuming any such drinks. Alcohol is another important
cause of heartburn. Smoking is the worst thing you can do if you suffer from
heartburn as it not only causes aggravation of the symptoms temporarily but it
also causes permanent damage to the esophageal sphincter, which is the muscle
band that acts as a one way valve preventing the regurgitation of stomach juices.
Smoking causes a hardening and deterioration of this muscle.

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