Heartburn during Pregnancy

Heartburn refers to the burning pain felt when digestive juices counterflow into the oesophagus.

Many women will feel it at some/any stage during their pregnancy, often later on in pregnancy.

Symptoms range from mild to severe discomfort, pain and vomiting. Often resulting in loss of sleep and reduced food intake - and just when you had finished ith Morning Sickness.

What causes it?

The cause is the increased hormones - prog and oestrogen - produced during pregnancy – which have the effect of relaxing the smooth muscles in the digestive tract leading to indigestion.

 What makes it worse or better ?

Acupressure or Acupuncture on St 44 Acu point oftne makes it better. This point can be found at the proximal web between 2nd and 3rd toes .

Arrange a 30 mins session with me and I will demonstrate and give you some Acu plasters to take home

Worse for lying down and better for being upright sleeping propped up on many pillows.

The uterus pushes up the diaghragm and stomach making things worse as the baby grows larger.

Relieved when the baby drops into the pelvis.

Western remedy -

medication – antacids to neutralise the acid in your stomach

Holistic Tips

, avoid large meals, highly seasoned, rich fatty or fried foods,

chocolate, coffee alchohol and fizzy drinks

Reducing yeast foods

Probiotitics, Specific Tissue Salts, Sucking on Almonds, Digestive Enzymes, Pineapple

Drinking peppermint tea is good,

Acupressure on the point St 44.