8 Useful Tips On Heartburn and Indigestion Symptoms

The following article contains, what I think at least, useful tips about heartburn and indigestion symptoms.

Let’s face it, reading 8 tips isn’t going to change your life, but at least it will give you an idea about what you can find out about Heartburn.

I hope that you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed collating them. You can never know enough about heartburn, can you?

 

Tip #1

Histamine antagonists block the cell walls inside the stomach from producing acid with acid producing cells.  Essentially the histamine antagonists aren’t moving into the stomach and neutralizing acid that is already in place, it is instead stopping the acid at the production point by not allowing it to be produced in the first place.

Tip #2

One of the biggest mistakes people with acid reflux make is eating late in the evening.  In fact, doctors suggest that those who suffer with night time acid reflux or indigestion should not eat up to three hours before they plan to go bed.

Tip #3

If your acid reflux and heartburn is worse at night, try raising the head of the bed. That way your esophagus is higher up than your stomach and less acid would trickle back up the wrong way. But before you start chopping off two legs of the bed, or put bricks under two others, adding another pillow or two could do the trick too.

Tip #4

If you suffer more from the heartburn portion of acid reflux disease one answer may be the use of proton pump inhibitors.  Most people have seen or heard an advertisement for Prilosec, a proton pump inhibitor that helps with fighting off acid reflux disease.  Proton pump inhibitors like Prilosec with blocking the production of acid and secretions of acid into the stomach.  The beauty of a proton pump inhibitor is that it works for a considerably longer amount of time than an antacid.

Tip #5

While only 10% of gastroesophageal reflux disease sufferers are also afflicted with Barrett’s Esophagus, it is worth treating due to the possibility of cancer being present.  The presence of extreme amounts of heartburn in the esophagus is thought to be a cause of Barrett’s Esophagus and cancer in general.  It is suggested that the individual suffering from GERD take periodic examinations to ensure that the esophagus is free of cancer.

Tip #6

To relieve the burning sensations caused by acid reflux, you can use antacids as a short term relief, even though they don’t offer much long term relief.

Tip #7

If you must eat at a fast food restaurant even though it is best avoided if you suffer with acid reflux, then choose their grilled options, like grilled chicken. The most inappropriate choices are fries and burgers.  In addition, fried chicken is not that great for you as well. 

Tip #8

If you were ever looking for an excuse not to eat your potatoes acid reflux can give you the help you need. Potatoes and onions are among the biggest culprits for acid reflux and heartburn, as far as vegetables go.

These 8 tips are just a taste of what you can find online when you’re looking for information about heartburn, or even indigestion symptoms.

I hope that you enjoyed reading them as much as I did finding them!