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General Physician - Answered on May 31, 2023

Dr Hemalata Arora is a senior consultant who practises internal medicine at Mumbai’s Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital.
In a career spanning over 24 years, she has focused on managing infectious diseases, critical illnesses and lifestyle disorders.
Dr Arora completed her MBBS and MD from the King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College in Mumbai.
She is ECFMG certified, accredited by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Diplomate of the National Board and a DNB faculty.
She was honoured with the Paul Bunn award for her promising performance in the field of infectious diseases at SUNY Upstate Medical University, New York.... more

Question by Ankush on May 25, 2023Hindi

Dear Dr. I am 39 year old and having problems like digestion, Gas during night time. I am not having spicy or oily food in my diet but still facing this health problem. Kindly suggest what need to do

Ans: Hello. This sounds like you may have a little GERD (gastro esophageal reflux disease). The usual ways to treat this is to follow a few diet rules.
1. Avoid having solids and liquids together. If you must have liquids with your meal, it must be at least 10 min before and not during or after. You must wait at least 1.5 hours before having water after food.
2. Avoid large meals at a time.
3. Avoid laying down or reclining within 1.5 hours after eating.
4. Avoid foods like maida, refines sugars, deep fried foods and caffeinated beverages.
If still not better please see a physician.

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Question by Prakash - Jan 20, 2022Hindi

Hello, I am a 51-year-old male and have regular issues with my digestive system, primarily gastric issues. There are times when my stomach feels bloated like a balloon and I have hyper acidity. I also feel a burning sensation inside the stomach and had acid reflux once which has resulted in irritation of the throat, which has now become coarse. When I sleep at night after taking food, I have the sensation of something coming upwards from the stomach towards my throat. Can you please advise some remedy or solution for these gastric issues in the stomach? Thank you. Regards, Prakash Bhushan

Ans:

Reoccurring acidity and strong acid refluxes could be due to many reasons, some of which can become severe if not addressed.

I would recommend that you visit an Ayurvedic practitioner right away and get your tests done as prescribed by the doctor.

Meanwhile, too much acidity can hamper our stomach lining, resulting in ulcers and other severe problems. You need to plan a detox diet and give some relief to your digestive system.

Finish your dinner three, or at least two, hours before you sleep.

Don’t eat spicy/fried food. Have more of alkaline foods like fruits and buttermilk (though not at night).

If you can do a fruit diet once a week, practise it for 2-3 months.

Also, start having jeera (cumin) or saunf (aniseed) water in the morning.

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