Indigestion is when you feel fullness, or discomfort in the stomach after a meal. It is an extremely common condition that can happen to anybody. Indigestion can last for years, if not for a lifetime, but the frequency and severity of this mild menace fluctuates. What happens in indigestion is that the stomach's protective inner lining that protects from normal acidic secretion, ends up getting irritated from excess acid, causing inflammation resulting in indigestion. Symptoms include pain in upper abdomen, heartburn, bloating, belching, early satiety, nausea and flatulence.

Dr. S.P.S. Bakshi stresses that the fundamental cause of indigestion is allergy. The symptoms may get aggravated due to exogenic factors such as use of certain medications, smoking, stress, consumption of certain gas producing food such as cabbage, cucumber, beans & fried food but the actual cause is endogenic allergy i.e. genetic disposition. Patients with a family history of gastric and musculoskeletal complaints are more prone towards indigestion.

Homoeopathic medicines help relieve the symptoms of indigestion and restore your state of health. However, along with homoeopathic medication proper intake of food and water is also essential. Avoid packaged/fermented food, starch-based & sugar-based foods. Small meals at regular intervals should be taken and food should be chewed properly. One should also go for walks, do yoga and exercise along with homoeopathic medication.

Some of the commonly used homoeopathic medicines are :

• Carbo Vegetabilis 30: For heaviness in abdomen, flatulence, worse lying down, putrid eructations after eating, waterbrash, and nausea in the morning.
• Nux Vomica 30: Bloated abdomen, sour and bitter eructation. Flatulent distention with severe abdominal pain. Ravenous hunger a day before attacks of dyspepsia. Bakson's Gastro Aid Tablet and Syrup: Digestion facilitator for people suffering from dyspepsia, hyperacidity, belching, flatulence, nausea and vomiting. Dosage for adults is one tablet 4 times a day and 1-2 teaspoon syrup with lukewarm water three times a day, after meal. For children, half the adult dose.
• Bakson's Dige Aid Syrup: Helps regularize digestion and addresses flatulence, nausea, abdominal cramps. Dosage for adults: 1 teaspoon, 3 times daily after meals.

For children, half the adult dose.

• Dr. Bakshi's B #2 Stomach Drops: Treats acute and chronic gastritis. Take 10-15 drops diluted with water, 3 times a day. In acute cases, take 6 times a day. All medicines are to be taken under the supervision of a Registered Homoeopathic Medical Practitioner only.