Home remedies

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I have a fool-proof way to immediately stop heartburn and/or indigestion. You heat a coffee cupful of water in the microwave (about 30-45 seconds) (or you can use hot tap water) - stir in a teaspoon of baking soda. Take a deep breath and after exhaling, chug the entire cupful down as quickly as you can. If done right, you will give a gigantic burp, usually a long, drawn-out one, and it will be over. Sometimes it helps to bang on your chest, up near your sternum, to initiate that burp. I swear by this method - has never failed me. (If it doesn't work, you can do it 1 more time - gotta be hot water, gotta be a teaspoonful, you've gotta exhale first and you've got to chug it! If you do it too many times, it may make you vomit or get diarrhea.) Do you have a fool-proof home remedy?