I keep getting acid reflux. Is there anything you can suggest to ease it?

Some of the most helpful ways of dealing with acid reflux are purely practical.

Always sit down to eat but maintain good posture, keeping your shoulders back and making sure you don’t hunch or slump. This allows your stomach (which is under your ribcage) room to deal with your food without having it pressurised back up towards the oesophagus.

Chew your food really well and don’t drink within half an hour of food, to avoid expanding the stomach contents.

Eat your evening meal early so that you are not going to bed on a full stomach, and raise the head of the bed slightly to allow gravity to help your digestive system.

Whilst you are getting into the swing of these good habits, taking Silicol®gel may help. Put 1 tbsp into a glass of water and drink it half an hour before meals. It covers the lining of the stomach and provides a buffering layer, as well as binding to excess acidity to render it harmless.

Ali Cullen
Nutritional therapist