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What are the causes and treatment for heartburn?

My sister-in law loves to eat outside. Sometimes she invites me to go with her and do some shopping and we usually eat outside. Her favorite food are Chinese dishes and we really enjoy our time together because I love Chinese food too. One time, she told me that she won't be eating outside at the moment because she often experience heartburn and she is going to her doctor for consultation. What are the causes and treatment of this?
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iklilian | 1 year, 11 months ago
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There are various causes of heartburn, but the most common ones includes;
*Coffee, tea, and other caffeinated drinks
*Chocolate
*Eating Fried and fatty foods
*Tomatoes and tomato-based products
*Alcohol consumption
*Tobacco smoking
*Eating Large meals
*Citrus fruits and juices
*Eating within 2 to 3 hours before bedtime
*Wearing tightly fitted clothing

All these causative factors makes a person’s stomach acid to back up into their esophagus, causing heartburn.

Heartburn can be treated by the use of Antacids such as Gelusil and Tums, these drugs help to neutralize stomach acid and provide fast relief. Other solution are H-2-receptor blockers that provide longer relief, and Proton pump inhibitors.

The antacids give a quick relief but do not last for tooling but the H-2-receptor blockers, works slowly but lasts longer.

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kennbug | 1 year, 11 months ago
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There are almost too many causes for heartburn to actually name. Some of them would be smoking cigarettes, eating foods that are high in fat, or foods that are a bit more on the spicy side, wearing really tight clothes, and many pregnant women experience this during their second trimester. This is the one I deal with the most, my wife is actually pregnant now and just started getting heartburn pretty bad. There are a few things she likes to do that will actually help her get through the heartburn. The first one is to lay down flat on her back, after drinking a nice cold glass of milk. The milk she says soothes the burn, and keeps it mild enoguh to tolerate.

There are things you can take such as tums or Rolaids, but sometimes it is best to try thigns you might have around the house first. I hope this helps in some way!
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