[Health & Lifestyle] Top tips to beat acidity
Most people suffer from acidity these days but the good news is that it is a completely reversible condition. Here are a few tips to beat it! By Mdhil | Mdhil – Fri 23 Nov, 2012 9:00 AM IST Are your eating habits irregular? Do you eat out a lot? Do you love spicy food? And have you been experiencing burning sensations in the throat, gas formation, sour taste in your mouth and fatigue? Chances are that you are suffering from acidity. What causes acidity? Acidity is caused when the digestive juices produced in our stomach are not utilised completely. In fact the acid helps digest food we eat. However, when there isn’t enough food for digestion or if there is an over production of this acid, you will experience acidity pangs. In addition, acidity may also be due to eating a meal filled with either sugar or spices, stress, lack of exercise or long gaps between two meals. In most cases, the main trigger for acidity is the food we eat and our eating ha