How to Treat Indiges

You can typically manage indigestion with home remedies, including peppermint and ginger. But indigestion that occurs often or with other symptoms may need medical attention.
Your favorite foods can delight your taste buds. But if you eat too fast or consume too much of these foods, you may experience occasional indigestion, also called dyspepsia.

Symptoms of indigestion can include uncomfortable abdominal fullness after eating, or you may have pain or a burning sensation in your upper stomach.
Indigestion isn’t a disease but rather a symptom of other gastrointestinal problems, such as an ulcer, gastritis, or acid reflux.
Many people will have indigestion at some point. Instead of reaching for over-the-counter antacids to calm your stomach, you might want to try controlling symptoms with ingredients and herbs in your kitchen.

What helps indigestion at home?
Here’s a look at eight home remedies that can provide quick relief for indigestion.

۱. Peppermint tea
Peppermint is more than a breath freshener. It also has an antispasmodic effect on the body, making it a great choice for relieving stomach problems like nausea and indigestion.
Drink a cup of peppermint tea after meals to quickly soothe your stomach, or keep a few pieces of peppermint in your pocket and suck on the candy after eating.
While peppermint can ease indigestion, you shouldn’t drink or eat peppermint when indigestion is caused by acid reflux.
Because peppermint relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter — the muscle between the stomach and the esophagus — drinking or eating, it can cause stomach acid to flow back into the esophagus and worsen acid reflux. Peppermint tea is not recommended for people with GERD or ulcers.

۲. Chamomile tea
Chamomile tea is known to help induce sleep and calm anxiety. This herb can also ease gut discomfort and relieve indigestion by reducing stomach acid in the gastrointestinal tract. Chamomile also acts as an anti-inflammatory to stop the pain.

۳. Apple cider vinegar
The claimed health benefits of apple cider vinegar range from improving the condition of the skin to encouraging weight loss. It may also help to ease indigestion, the research results on this have been mixed.

۴. Ginger
Ginger is another natural remedy for indigestion because it can reduce stomach acid. In the same way, too little stomach acid causes indigestion, too much stomach acid has the same effect.

۵. Fennel seed
This antispasmodic herb may also help remedy indigestion after a meal, as well as soothe other gastrointestinal problems like stomach cramping, nausea, and bloating.

۶. Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)
Baking soda can quickly neutralize stomach acid and relieve indigestion, bloating, and gas after eating.

۷. Lemon water
The alkaline effect of lemon water also neutralizes stomach acid and improves digestion. Mix a tablespoon of lemon juice in hot or warm water and drink a few minutes before eating.