Indigestion

Possible Causes:

• Emotional eating
• Overeating
• Eating wrong food combinations

Indigestion leads to:

• Excess secretion of acid
• Heartburn
• Nausea
• Diarrhoea
• Fermentation of food in stomach and intestine
• Gas, bloating
• Stomach ache

Recommendations:

• Before each meal chew a little fresh ginger with a few drops of lime juice and some salt.
• Take ¼ tsp of garlic powder, ½ tsp of trikatu and a pinch of rock salt before lunch and dinner.
• Take 1 clove of fresh garlic chopped, ¼ tsp of cumin powder, pinch of rock salt, a pinch of trikatu, 1 tsp of lime juice. This is to be taken before every meal.
• Steep ½ tsp of ground bay leaf in a cup of water for 10 minutes. Add a pinch of cardamom and drink it after eating.
• Fasting can be helpful in case of indigestion.
• If not observing a complete fast - take 1 cup of fresh pineapple juice with a pinch of ginger, a pinch of black pepper and ½ tsp of organic sugar thrice a day.
• Take ¼ cup of fresh onion juice with ½ tsp honey and ½ tsp of black pepper to cure indigestion.
• Chop a fresh garlic clove, add a pinch of salt and a pinch of baking soda to it and eat it.
• In acute cases, squeeze juice of ¼ lime in 1 cup warm water, Add ½ tsp of baking soda right before drinking.
• In chronic cases, take ¼ tsp of mixture of trikatu, chitrak and kutki in 1:2:1 before meals with a little honey and a fresh ginger juice. 

Recommendations for prevention of indigestion:

• Don't eat unless you are hungry.
• Avoid snacking in between meals.
• Avoid cold and iced drinks especially during or after meals.
• Take small sips of warm water during a meal.
• Eat only till ⅓ of your capacity.
• Chew your food well.
• Finish your meal with a small glass of lassi. Lassi should be made by blending 4 tsp of yogurt, 2 pinches of ginger and cumin powder in 1 cup of water.
• Do regular exercise and pranayama.

Yoga Exercises Recommended:

• Leg Lifts
• Pacock Pose

Pranayama Recommended:

• Breath of Fire

References: 

Primary Reference: The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies - Vasant D Lad - Part 3