Owing to an increase in awareness, people are taking precautions to ward off major diseases like AIDS, cancer, diabetes, etc., but even seemingly “regular” health ailments can be detrimental to health. For instance, several people suffer from the problem of acidity, but many of them continue to live with it rather than fight it. Perhaps the reason why people do not take the problem of acidity seriously enough is because they are not aware that if it gets severe, acidity can be life threatening. Surprised? It’s a fact!