Yikes! Heartburn! (home remedies master thread)

[star seed 7]

You're supposed to run a vinegar solution through those front-load washers every once in a while to keep them from stinking.

Also to clean kurieg (?) coffee makers.

[Mrs. Gooch]

I save pickle juice to drink it when I have heartburn, and I think it works.

Also, when I have heartburn it feels like someone is stabbing me through the chest with a huge knife which is also sticking out my back.

[hemmy]

Hiccups are the easiest thing to cure, I haven't hiccuped more than once in a row since the age of 13. All you have to do is try to hiccup, kind of like you are super constipated and imagine trying to pop an air bubble in your diaphragm.

[j-dub]

For heartburn:

when i worked at bluestem i would always drink an almafi to cure my heartburn. an almafi is a half italian/half french soda. you can replicate at home by mixing milk/cream and soda water. works every time. milk does an ok job on its own if that's all you've got on hand.

[CNS]

Heartburn is an excess of acid.  Milk is slightly acidic.  You need some thing basic (base, not acid) to neutralize.  That is why baking soda works.  I assume vinegar is on the base side of the scale as well.

[Catchacold]

Heartburn is an excess of acid.  Milk is slightly acidic.  You need some thing basic (base, not acid) to neutralize.  That is why baking soda works.  I assume vinegar is on the base side of the scale as well.