What herbal remedies can treat indigestion?

Some herbal remedies that are useful for indigestion include peppermint, aloe and DGL; food sensitivity testing to avoid triggers is also helpful. Watch integrative medicine expert Julie Chen, MD, share her advice for soothing indigestion naturally.

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So there are certain foods that really bother us as an individual. And again, I'm a big proponent of not just giving you supplements to help with the symptoms

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but really removing the root of the problem. [INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

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So there are other herbal remedies that you can use for indigestion. I usually will have patients use things like peppermint.

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Aloe is also a great option. But one thing that isn't a supplement, per se, but rather is a natural way of looking at indigestion

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is you want to go get food sensitivity testing done. So there are certain foods that really bother us as an individual.

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And again, I'm a big proponent of not just giving you supplements to help with the symptoms but really removing the root of the problem.

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And so finding out the foods that trigger you are probably the most important thing to do. That, a lot of times with my patients in my clinic,

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when we get rid of their food triggers, they don't really need much else for their gut symptoms because it goes away. Having said all that with the food testing

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and the supplements, again, I do obviously recommend food testing and removing food triggers so that your indigestion is better.

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But my favorite indigestion supplement these days is definitely the DGL, which is deglycyrrhizinated licorice.

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Because again, it's that treating multiple medical issues with one supplement, which is trying to treat fatigue, as well as supporting

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your adrenals and endocrine system, and then helping with your gut symptoms all at once. That's definitely something that you

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want to look for in a supplement is to treat multiple things if you can. [AUDIO LOGO]