Avoiding and Treating Indigestion

The best treatment for indigestion is a good defense - ending the bad habits that lead to the indigestion in the first place. Indigestion usually goes away on its own (and antacids like Tums and Pepto-Bismol can help with the discomfort before it goes away), but if you can prevent it to begin with, you won't even have to go that far.
So what habits are causing your indigestion? Probably some that aren't a good idea even without the later discomfort.

• Don't chew with your mouth open
• Don't talk while you chew
• Don't eat late at night
• Don't bolt your food
• Avoid spicy foods (but only if you get indigestion every time you eat them)
• Don't smoke (oh, there's the reason we all needed!)
• Avoid alcoholic beverages
• Relax after meals, but don't lie down
  
• Keep track of the foods you eat that cause indigestion so that you can avoid them