| Having heartburn can be terribly aggravating. There is | | | | the acid your stomach is producing. You can use |
| nothing that ruins a dinner quite like enjoying your | | | | baking soda by taking the first item in this article, |
| favorite meal and then a while later beginning to feel | | | | water, and putting a teaspoon of baking soda in it |
| the all too familiar burning sensation in your chest and | | | | and drinking it. If you are prone to heartburn you |
| throat. There also nothing like being able to get quick | | | | should do this either while experiencing the burning or |
| relief from the pain the burning is causing. For the | | | | prior to your meal. Make sure you do not take baking |
| long term, it's important to try and fix the underlying | | | | soda on a full stomach, because it will cause your |
| cause of your heartburn, but first things first. Let's | | | | stomach to expand and you could injure yourself. |
| get rid of the immediate pain. Here are three natural | | | | 3. Chew a Mint. Mints are another remedy you can |
| remedies you can use to get rid of heartburn pain | | | | use that is fairly easy to get a hold of. If you are out |
| fairly quickly. | | | | to eat, most restaurants offer mints. Many people |
| 1. Drink Plenty of Water. A glass of water is one of | | | | think the mints are there because the restaurant is |
| the easiest and most available remedies for | | | | giving a treat as a thank you for eating there, |
| heartburn. Once you start to experience the onset | | | | however, mints have a long history in dining because |
| of symptoms, start to drink water. Water will help | | | | of they help aid digestion. So in essence, it is a treat |
| lower the amount of stomach acids that are escaping | | | | your body needs versus a candy "thank you". So |
| and reaching your esophagus. Not to mention, the | | | | chew on a mint, the restaurants know what they are |
| water will help soothe the burning sensation the acids | | | | talking about. Mint does help. Most restaurants use |
| have created in your esophagus. | | | | peppermint, but some use cinnamon. Cinnamon is also |
| 2. Use Baking Soda. Baking soda is another readily | | | | helpful in treating heartburn so it doesn't matter |
| available item you can use to help you get rid of | | | | which one you chew on. |
| heartburn. It does this by balancing, or "neutralizing" | | | | |