HOW TO CURE ACIDITY WITH RIGHT KIND OF FOOD
HOW TO CURE ACIDITY WITH RIGHT KIND OF FOOD Acidity is the painful sensation in the chest. We all suffer from acidity sometime in our lifetime which makes us uncomfortable and restless. It causes burping, headache and insomnia. Acidity can be due to overeating or having wrong type of food like refined and fried food, excessive tea, coffee or alcohol. Acidity is due to the reflux action of stomach acid i.e. hydrochloric acid and an enzyme called pepsin into the lowest part of the esophagus where these do not belong. Sometimes when we overload ourselves, the stomach contracts and the acid back flush into the esophagus sphincter. When the food gets down it relaxes and allows the food to get into the stomach. Then it closes tightly. But it can become weakened or lose its elasticity with time. Certain food also acts as a muscle relaxant making it lazy and open up at wrong times. So the stomach contents and acid come i