I was having a mild gastric yesterday and when I voiced it out, hubby told me to drink some milk to ease the gastric pain. But somewhere on the back of my mind, I remember hearing some advise about how milk will aggravate gastric pains even more than it provides relieve. I told him this and he said it can’t be, because an aunt of his has bad gastric problems and her doctor specifically told her to drink milk. Still not convinced, I decided to do some research about the effect of milk on gastric pains, whether milk relives gastric pains or worsen it. What do you think?
From my searches on the internet, I found many forums and websites that suggest taking milk to help relieve gastric and stomach ulcer pains. This is because milk is an alkaline component and it will neutralise the acidity of the gastric juice in the stomach that is causing the gastric pains. However, upon further reading, I read that milk is only a short term relief to gastric.
Milk contains fats and protein. When these components enter the body system, they encourage more acid juices to be secreted in the stomach so that it can digest the proteins. So before long, you may find that your gastric may return. And if you keep drinking milk as a cure for gastric, it won’t help you in the long term. You can read more about the explanation on this from some short paragraphs here and here.
The next time you have gastric and prefer to take natural remedies to cure gastric pains, here are some things you can do:
1. Drink lots of water
2. Eat garlic (read about the health benefits of garlic here) – Long term consumption of garlic helps to prevent stomach acidity. For a quick relieve from gastric pains, you can try crushing 2 cloves of garlic and consuming it.
3. Drink apple cider vinegar (read about the benefits of apple cider vinegar here)- Apple cider vinegar and garlic can be combined help relieve gastric pains. Crush a couple of cloves of garlic into a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, refrigerate and take a spoonful for instant relief.
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all the while id dint know drink milk can cause gastric to be even worst. Thanks for the info….. the surprise thing is i didn’t know drinking lots of water can cure it hehe
I think most people don’t realise it as well, but since we now know this, we can try better ways to relief the pain. Water is a good source for many health complications, though it is not a total cure, it does help to neutralise things, I feel.
Actually, milk is acidic.
My wife also has very severe gastric problem. Everytime this happen,she has to drink down 2L of mid warm plain water then force herself to vomit out the water. And if it is not enough to solve the problem, she will repeat the same method again. I will try your method of combining the apple cider vinegar with garlic and see how it work on her. Thank you for your suggestion.
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Yes, cattle milk is slighly acidic pH 6~6.5
Very helpful info. Thanks
I have a severe gastric problem and when I drink milk I feel nausea and some vomitting, there for mostly Iprefer to drink more water and get some rest. But I will get the relief only for 15 tp 20 minutes. What u suggest me?
thank’s for the helpful info
I agree that milk can worsen the gastric conditions. I tried to sip on cold milk when I had an acid reflux, but instead I ended up burping badly due to gastric reactions. Apple cider vinegar is good for acid reflux so is chewing cloves. Otherwise take an antacid every day for about a week in the morning before breakfast.