Acidity

Take a tiny piece of jaggery (gur) every hour. Just keep it in the mouth and slowly suck it till acidity subsides.

Drink coconut water 3-4 times a day.

Have a plateful of watermelon (tarbooz) and/or cucumber (kheera) every hour.

Harad juice, 1-2 teaspoon daily after meals is very effective in controlling acidity. The juice can be mixed with an equal amount of amla juice for better results.

Chewing a piece of harad is an age old remedy

A lemon a day keeps the cold away. For a bad cold, the juice of two lemons in ½ a liter (2½ cups) of boiling water sweetened with honey, taken at bed time, is a very effective remedy.

Some people are allergic or have intolerance for milk, milk products and wheat, wheat products but go through life without ever realizing this and keep suffering from acute gas trouble. Lactose intolerance (from milk) is being recognised in the west as also gluten intolerance (from wheat). Hence giving up these two things may greatly benefit you. Instead of wheat you can have rice or chapatis of maize, jawar or bajara. Mix ¼ teaspoon dry ginger powder (sonth) with a pinch of asafoetida (hing) Having this mixture proves beneficial.

Golden rules for people suffering from gastric problems: Avoid heavy (fried), spicy food. Do not eat very large meals, instead eat small meals. Try to eat a little, every 2 hours, so that the gap between the meals is not too big. Do some exercise. Even a walk will do wonders.