Hot Water Bottle Cure for Heartburn/Acid Reflux
How many times when we were children have we heard our parents telling us that a hot water bottle was good for our stomach ache, or even any other aches and pains that we had, not to mention that it warms the bed nicely in the cold winter months.
Well, in case you were unaware, there was some truth to what your parents were saying, since a hot water bottle can also reduce your heartburn. The next time heartburn strikes fill up your favorite hot water bottle and go and sit in a nice comfy chair. It's important that you sit, and not lie down, as just in case you've forgotten, lying down after eating does not help your heartburn/acid reflux at all.
Once you're sitting comfortably, place your hot water bottle over your liver, in other words over your upper right abdomen. How this remedy helps is the heat from the hot water bottle penetrates through your body to your liver. Here it will help both your liver and your gallbladder to function more efficiently, thereby helping the digestive process speed along.