Now if you get acid reflux then this is the video for you I'm going to teach you some
scientifically proven ways to help get rid of acid reflux okay so first let's begin with what
is acid reflux and heartburn you really need to understand what it is so then you can understand
how the tips are going to help so I've got a great idea let's make it happen [Music]
okay so here's my masterpiece this is your food pipe so imagine it going like this food goes in
down your food pipe this is what we call your lowest finger so the black tip is your lower
sphincter and the balloon is your stomach now this lowest finger is magical because what it
is is it's a one-way valve so food and fluids can only go down into your stomach not upwards
now sometimes the lowest sphincter doesn't close tight enough this means as your stomach's moving
around and churning around the acid can then move up the esophagus or the food pipe whatever you
want to call it so this acid can basically lead to acid reflux and a more chronic version of it
is gastroesophageal reflux disease commonly known as gourd so it's basically this acid going up the
food pipe that's causing that classic symptom which we all know so well called heartburn so
heartburn is a symptom of acid reflux or gourd so now that we know the cause when you think
about it there's an easy fix here if there was a way of strengthening your lower sphincter and
stopping get from going up basically the acid then we could fix a lot of these problems with
acid reflux causes I like your thinking now let's learn how we do it okay so moving on
to tip number one caffeine drinking alcohol and smoking all of these make the lowest thing to not
work properly so it's not getting as tight and it's not preventing the acid from coming up so
here's your first solution if you do smoke if you do drink more than 14 units of alcohol per week
if you do drink more than three to four cups of coffee every single day you need to stop or cut
down now I know I'm being really blunt about it but what it's going to do is it's going to help
tighten that sphincter and it's going to stop the acid from going up and causing heartburn and all
those symptoms that you're getting okay okay so moving on to tip number two if you're someone
whose acid reflux gets worse when you lay down basically this is happening so what we're going
to do is we're going to use gravity to help get the acid down into the stomach where it should be
simple but effective trick so here's what you need to do for tip number two raise the top of your
bed by about 10 to 20 centimeters okay this isn't 10 to 20 centimeters but you get the
point either put two things underneath the legs of your bed on one end or put something over
where you sleep so that your head and chest are basically above your waist by about 10
to 20 centimeters and it should help gravity do its magic okay so moving on to tip number
three reduce the pressure on your belly area more pressure means more acid is going to go
up the food pipe causing those symptoms so here's what you need to do so first of all
you need to avoid wearing tight fitting clothes it's going to push up that acid and cause those
symptoms secondly if you are overweight consider reducing weight this is going to help reduce all
that pressure and reduce that acid going up now let's move on to tip number four in terms of food
and drinks I always recommend little and often don't have heavy meals it's going to make acid
reflux worse also avoid food and drinks at least three hours before bedtime this is really going
to help in terms of foods peppermint caffeine Tomatoes chocolate all of these are known well
known to make acid reflux worse so you may want to cut down or reduce them entirely and moving
on to tip number five certain medication can make acid reflux worse common culprits NSAIDs
like aspirin ibuprofen also medications like diazepam Theophylline calcium channel blockers
like amlodipine nifedipine all of these can make acid reflux worse so the best advice I give you
is definitely don't stop taking these medicines if your Healthcare professional is prescribing
for you but definitely have a word with them about the acid reflux symptoms that you might be
getting from it they might be able to prescribe you something else or give you some medications
such as antacids ppis stuff like that to help with the acid reflux symptoms so I really hope you find
this information helpful I will leave loads of red flags in the description below with acid
reflux it's really important that you're aware of these red flags on when to seek medical attention
Okay always remember you're awesome and I really hope these tips help you I'll see you next week