What is the best treatment for indigestion?

What is the best treatment for indigestion?

Charles Triay (General Practicioner) gives expert video advice on: What is the best treatment for indigestion?; What produces excessive stomach gas and can it be cured? and more...

Initially, indigestion is treated with simple antacid medications that simply cancel out the acid effect in the stomach, and hence the symptoms are relieved. Indigestion is something that is so common nowadays, and in many cases so persistent, that we often need either more aggressive treatment or we need to try to pinpoint the exact cause for the indigestion. For example: a hiatus hernia, eating the wrong diet or even stress and anxiety. If the indigestion is caused by those things, you can help the patient change their diet, be aware of what's going on. They need to take small, frequent meals throughout the day. We can also treat them symptomatically until maybe the period of stress is over, and, after that, the indigestion will supposedly be cured.