Heartburn is a burning sensation in the stomach, mostly caused by too much stomach acid irritating the gastric mucosa; a burning sensation behind the lower part of the sternum, usually related to the spasm of the lower esophagus or gastric cardia.

Heartburn excess stomach acid to eat a little food can be relieved:

1. It is advisable to eat alkaline-containing foods, such as dairy, blood, soy sauce, spinach, oilseed rape, guan-tou cabbage and other fresh vegetables and fruits (alkaline fruits such as lemons, oranges, grapefruit, grapes, sugarcane juice, plums, apples, tomatoes); and less acid-containing foods, such as beans, peanuts, vinegar, grease food, and so on.

2. Eat low-fat, low-sugar foods, while high-fat and sweet foods can cause increased secretion of gastric acid. Avoid the intake of condiments that stimulate the increase of stomach acid, such as chili, coffee, mustard and so on.

3. Excessive stomach acid should be based on pasta, pasta can dilute stomach acid, the alkali in it can also neutralize stomach acid. Milk, soy milk, porridge, etc., can dilute stomach acid and protect the gastric mucosa.

4. It is advisable to eat weakly alkaline food, weakly alkaline food can neutralize excess stomach acid, such as: tofu, peas, soybeans, mung beans, greens, celery, sweet potatoes, lotus root, onions, eggplant, pumpkin, cucumber, mushrooms, radish and so on.

5. Change your eating habits: eat on time, sit down to eat and don't stand or squat.　

6. Abstain from spicy, fried, smoked food such as barbecue, etc., do not eat too acidic, too cold and other stimulating food, do not drink alcohol, less strong tea, coffee, etc..

7. Eat more vegetarian dishes and crude fiber foods such as celery, mushrooms and so on.

8. Regular meals, snacks can stimulate the increase in stomach acid; not easy to overfill, so as not to stimulate the gastric sinus caused by increased gastric acid secretion.

Mild heartburn can eat golden needle winter melon soup

Dry golden needle 20g, cut section, boiling water soak 20 minutes with 50g of winter melon silk into the boiling soup, a few moments that is good, add salt, monosodium glutamate, point a few drops of sesame oil.