Risk factors, medications and tips to prevent acidity

Watch this video to know everything about acidity.

Acidity is a common stomach problem that is experienced by almost everyone (at least once in their life). It is mainly caused when the stomach overproduces gastric acids (which normally act on the consumed food and thus, aid in digestion), which in turn causes problems such as burning sensation in the stomach, belching and heartburn. Although consumption of spicy foods might increase your risk of acidity, regular occurrence of acidity might indicate serious stomach complications. Here are10 home remedies for acidity that really work!

In this video, various terms that are commonly used to describe acidity such as heartburn, hyperacidity or GERD (and many more terms) are explained in detail. Apart from this, it also focusses on causes, risk factors and medications (including side-effects) used to treat this condition. Also, making some simple changes in your diet such as avoid acidic food/pickles and eat banana, watermelon, curd, etc might help you out in dealing with the condition. Watch this video to know ways to combat acidity and lead a healthy life. Read about alkaline diet why is it good for your health?

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