Ayurvedic Treatment for Acid reflux disease or Amlapitta

ACID REFLUX DISEASE OR AMLAPITTA Ayurvedic Treatment

Your doctor will ask for detailed symptoms. He can also ask to undergo certain tests that can help to confirm the diagnosis of reflux disease.¹

Some common tests include¹:

• An endoscopy: a procedure where the inside of your gut is examined using an endoscope
• A barium swallow or barium meal test: is a test to assess your swallowing ability and look for any blockages or abnormalities in your esophagus.
• Manometry: Manometry is used to assess how well the ring of muscle at the end of your esophagus is working, by measuring the pressure in your esophagus
• 24-hour pH monitoring: The acidity level is measured over 24 hours, using a thin tube containing a sensor that's passed up your nose and down your esophagus. This is usually connected to a recording device worn on your waist.

Diet Recommendations (Aahar)

Include these foods in your diet:

• Eat barley, wheat, old rice, moong soup, rice pops
• Include bitter vegetables like bitter gourd (Karella), pointed gourd, and white gourd
• Have pomegranate, amla, and wood apple (Kapitha)
• Milk may help neutralize acidity
• Non vegetarians should prefer meat of animals living in dry land and avoid fish, etc
• Use of Honey may be beneficial, as it soothes the lining of the food pipe and helps heal the damage caused by acid reflux.

 Avoid these foods in your diet (Apathya):

Fried foods, sesame seeds (Tila), black gram (urad), horse gram (Kulattha), new rice, soyabean, peas, red gram, curd, alcohol, and salty-sour-bitter tasting drinks

Lifestyle changes (Vihar)

• Spend time around cool surroundings or ambience
• Get adequate rest
• Avoid excessive eating, conflicting foods, emotions like anger, and sadness or stress, irregular meal times or skipping meals and eating too late at night.

Some exercises/asanas recommended for amlapitta:

Setubandhasana:

Helps strengthen the abdominal organs and protect from acid erosion

Halasana:

Supports digestion and protects in acidity.

Vajrasna , and Utthita Trikonasana (Extended triangle pose) are some other beneficial yoga poses.