Introduction
Acidity or Hyperacidity means an increased level of acid in the stomach. The stomach secretes Hydrochloric Acid, a digestive juice that breaks down food particles into their smallest form to aid digestion. When there is an excessive amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, the condition is known as Hyperacidity.
Acidity is known as Amlapitta in Ayurveda. It is the vitiation of Pitta Dosha in the Body. Pitta is an Ayurvedic humor/dosha that symbolizes fire.
Causes
There are many causes for the vitiation of Pitta dosha, main among them are
- Eating foods that do not suit the constitution or foods that should not be taken together (milk and fish, milk and salt),
- excessively sour or spicy foods and liquids,
- smoking and excessive consumption of tea, coffee and alcohol,
- eating in a state of indigestion,
- sleeping in the daytime after meals,
- staying awake late into the night,
- excessive stress, anger and hunger,
- excessive exposure to sun and heat.
Symptoms
- Indigestion
- Vomiting, nausea
- Sour belching
- Burning sensation in chest and stomach
- Stiffness in the stomach
- Lack of appetite
- Constipation
- Headache
- Feeling of restlessness
Ayurvedic View
Acidity or Hyperacidity is known as Amlapitta in Ayurveda. Hyperacidity therefore is a condition characterized by an increase of Amlata (sourness) and heat in the body. The aggravated or vitiated Pitta dosha impairs the digestive fire, leading to improper digestion of food and production of Ama (toxins). This Ama gets accumulated in the digestive channels and causes indigestion leads to Acidity.
Treatment or management by Ayurved
The Ayurvedic treatment of Amlapitta / Hyperacidity is mainly focused on detoxifying the aggravated or vitiated Pitta Dosha. Ayurvedic Panchkarma therapies done as per advice of Ayurveda Doctor gives prompt relief in acidity. Amruta Ayurved Panchkarma Center’s Doctor are advising patient proper panchkarma, Diet, Ayurveda Medicine as per their Prakruti(i.e. Body Constitution) Ayurvedic herbs are also administered to eliminate toxins from the body and cleanse the channels. This automatically enhances the digestive fire, leading to better digestion, and recovering from very unbearable, severe acidity.
Do’s and Dont’s
Yes
- Take the balanced diet
- Eating the next meal, until the prior meal hasn’t digested properly.
- Take meals in a relaxed atmosphere at regular intervals.
No
- Avoid tea, coffee, and carbonated or alcoholic beverages.
- Avoid processed and fermented foods.
- Avoid using garlic, ginger, onions, tomatoes, and vinegar in cooking.
- Avoid rich gravies, sour, salty, and spicy foods.
- Curd should be strictly avoided at night.
Yog for Acidity
Yogasan
- Vajrasana,
- Bhujangasana,
- Salabhasana,
- Pavanmuktasan,
Pranayama
- Bhastrika Pranayama,
- Shitali Pranayama
- Shitkari Pranayama.
All Type of Ayurveda treatments for Acidity, Hyperacidity, Amlapitta are available at Amruta Ayurved Panchkarma Center, Thane, Mumbai, India. Mob – 9869105594
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