Indigestion

• Eat smaller frequent meals and try to chew the food slowly and thoroughly.

• Avoid fatty and spicy foods, processed foods, carbonated beverages, caffeine, alcohol, and smoking.

• Maintain a healthy weight. Excess weight puts pressure on the abdomen, pushing up your stomach and causing acid to back up Into the esophagus.

• Manage stress. Practice relaxation techniques, like deep breathing, meditation, or yoga.

• Get plenty of sleep. Less sleep can cause gastric problems.

• Do not lie down immediately after eating. Give a gap of a minimum of 2-3 hours. Stand up and walk around to encourage the gastric juices to flow In the right direction.

• Eat foods containing probiotics, which are good bacteria that can be found in some foods as well as in your digestive tract. Yogurt, buttermilk, coconut water, and bananas have probiotics.