An "upset stomach" can be "settled" by drinking an antacid such as Mylanta. How do you suppose this works?
a. It neutralizes the pepsin. b. It neutralizes the hydrochloric acid. c. It neutralizes the mucus. d. It kills the cells of the submucosa.
How to settle an upset stomach?
Place a cool moist washrag over your forehead and watch TV and just relax. Breathe slowly and evenly, trying to keep your mind off of the pain. Listen to some music if you get sleepy. Enjoy a nice Ginger Beer/Ale - The ginger helps calm down the stomach! Sip a glass of iced water slowly or warm/hot water. Eat crackers or toast. Sometimes stomach aches are caused by too much acid floating around in your stomach with nothing to do. These foods will help absorb the acid to make things a little more comfortable. Also, sipping a glass of water may help to dilute the acid in your stomach, if excess acid is the cause. Avoid drinking milk. Although once commonly thought of as a "base", milk is in fact acidic (containing lactic acid). If the pain is caused by stomach acid, adding milk will in fact make it worse. You may also just be hungry! Lie on your left side for 5 minutes on a comfortable couch or bed to see whether it will allow you to burp. This is because the stomach is on the left side of the body and the esophagus enters the stomach on the right. So, the bubbles of gas can rise to that entry point and make a burp possible. Drinking black coffee tends to aid the digestive process. (Sometimes it does the opposite though and can make the stomach ache worse.) Try carbonated beverages such as ginger ale, carbonated mineral water, or tonic water (with quinine, it tastes good and it works!) Place an ice cube above, on, or below your belly button and lie down. This may numb the pain temporarily. Use a hot water bottle pressed to your abdomen, but be careful it's not too hot to burn you. Try taking a warm bath and relaxing for a little bit in the tub. Sit down comfortably and bring your knees up to your chest and stay like that for a minute or two. Slowly stretch your legs out after.
Does ice cream help settle an upset stomach?
Hate to say that Mom is wrong but if you have an upset stomach you do not want anything rich and creamy. Try some sprite, peppermint candy, ice cold water to sip or Mylanta or Milk of Magnesia. Also, if you have any Alka Seltzer that my sooth you. But ice cream...will make you feel gassier and bloated.
How can Sprite help ease an upset stomach?
I NEVER use OTC stomach remedies OR Sprite. Sodas simply aren’t good for you unless it’s your only and last choice.I have been using the most inert and cheap product out there to date…. I use one level tsp of baking SODA (not powder) in icy cold water since the 80s and it neutralizes the upsetting acids in your tummy almost instantly. The colder the water, the easier it is to drink. Try it once and you’ll get rid of those purple pills and even Tums unless you want Tums for the Calcium.
Does soda actually help settle an upset stomach?
That’s not necessarily the best thing for the stomach,between the carbonation, the acidity, and the cold of a soda straight from the fridge, it’s just about the worst thing you can drink. However, it is recommended drinking a warm, flat ginger ale, because ginger helps the stomach relax. Ginger has been used to aid digestion for thousands of years.
Why do Saltine Crackers settle an upset stomach?
the soda in them does it
Does salt calm an upset stomach?
Saltine crackers! You can find them anywhere. I would make a bowl of chicken noodle soup and dip some in them and eat them. They're very good with butter, too. Feel better (:
Does Coke help for an upset stomach?
If you mean trapped wind, then yes it can help as the bubbles in it can stimulate burping, I wouldn't have thought it would help with acid reflux though.