I am now less than 60 days away from the due date. I have been hit pretty hard with heartburn. Also known as acid indigestion, heartburn attacks when stomach acids climb the esophagus to the back of the throat. It feels like a burning liquid, followed by acid-tasting burps. I had heartburn with my first boy and I took tums occasionally. This time around I wanted to bypass any medicine to help with this issue. I have been googling my eyes out looking for “natural cures” and I have found two that are really helpful for me. I am passing along what has helped me significantly in the last week.
First things first though, I completely changed my diet. Completely. I feel like I am on a diet. I just need to eat a little more so I have enough calories for the little one to grow. I found out that milk can really activate heartburn so instead of cereal and milk I eat oatmeal and organic raisins. It adds great fiber and we all know we need that. All in all that is a really great switch! Update:I have also found that almond milk works great with cereal. I can now eat cereal again! For lunch now I eat a salad with boiled chicken, apple, strawberries and blueberries. That is super yummy! I also go to chick fil a and get their grilled market salad. It’s amazing. I eat about 1/2-1 avocado a day to add good fats and a few calories. Dinner is a harder task for me but I tend to eat black beans (plain) wrapped in a tortilla. I cannot eat grease so I cannot add a lot of cheese and sometimes I cannot have any cheese. For dessert I eat a sliced up banana and strawberry. That is what I have found to be my perfect, no acid diet. I am super happy to not have any cravings in this pregnancy! That helps with me being able to really change my diet.
Now, for my heartburn cure that has helped me significantly-Watermelon and applesauce. Sounds really weird but I read it and believe it since the heartburn literally goes away when I have one or the other. I do need to be a little specific on the applesauce. I read that you should eat a tablespoon of applesauce. Well, I decided today to eat a cup of applesauce-do not do that Ha ha I had heartburn after eating to much. Ill stick to my Tablespoon or two and that is it. As for the watermelon, I eat as much as I want and I feel great. I absolutely love watermelon so this is not very hard for me.
I am so thankful to have found something that works for me this time around. I hope it helps you as much as it has helped me.
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