“Any helpful ideas on how to get rid of pregnancy heartburn?”

That’s the question wrote in Yahoo answers recently. Sure, there are many ways to heal pregnancy heartburn. You can take Mylanta or Tums. But, in this post let me show you how to prevent it. It’s natural way and doesn’t need any medicine.

The issue of pregnancy heartburn is common affecting between 30-40% of women during their pregnancy. Many dismiss it as part of being pregnant however, there are steps you can take to relieve the discomfort.

The truth is, pregnancy heartburn is caused in the most part by the same problems affecting the rest of the population. In short, digestive acids will slip through the LES(lower esophageal sphincter) back into the esophagus causing discomfort.

Relieving Pregnancy Heartburn

During pregnancy, the chances of the LES not functioning properly are thought to be increased because of the additional pressure put on the stomach through extra weight.

Try it yourself; have someone sit on your stomach after a meal and watch the acid rise back up the digestive tract. It’s a very uncomfortable feeling. Imagine how uncomfortable it will be for a pregnant woman.

Let’s take a look at some of the steps you could take to avoid uncomfortable episodes of pregnancy heartburn: Read the rest

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