antacids (indigestion)

  Indigestion is the pain or discomfort in the stomach associated with difficulty in digesting food when you create too much acid in the stomach.Indigestion is caused when someone eats too fast,drinks too much alcohol and eating too much high fat foods.Sometimes people have a persistent indigestion that is not related to the reosons i just said. This type of indigestion is called functional, or nonulcer dyspepsia. There are a lot of symptoms in indigestion which include:

·         Bloating (full feeling)

·         Belching and gas

·         Nausea and vomiting

·         Acidic taste

·         Growling stomach

·         Burning in the stomach or upper abdomen

·         Abdominal pain

These symptoms may increase in times of stress.

People often have heartburn (a burning sensation deep in the chest) along with indigestion. But heartburn is caused by stomach acids rising into the esophagus.

Antacids area class(group)of medicines which help to neutralize the acid content in the stomach. Baking soda is an alkaline compound. Baking soda and water treats heartburn. You can take baking soda in a small amount and mix it with some water and then you drink it. This provides an excellent acid-neutralizing effect and takes away your pain. A lot of antacids are on the market and there are in different forms:syrup and tablet. Arcording to my research the best antacid is the gaviscon antacid but I think that is wrong because I just had an experiment and I found out that baking soda is the best for you.

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