RE: Heartburn Remedies
Hi everybody! I can't thank you enough for all your wonderful suggestions! It means a lot to me that so many of you responded. You are really great!:)
Well, my husband has tried several things and has finally come to a conclusion:
Chewing gum! He has found that chewing gum (any kind) truly helps to relieve him of the acid reflux. Thank you all again. Hope his discovery helps someone else!
Posted on 07/11/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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Do not use apple cider vinegar, it makes it worse. Also bananas are NOT good either. They came out on a list i received from the doctor when I was first diagnosed. I always have my head elevated on a wedge I lay on. I ordered it from JCPenny several years ago. It makes all the difference in the world. Avoid cinnamon if you can help it, also black pepper and lots of ice in your drinks is bad. Hope it gets better. If he hasn't seen a gastreonologist he needs to see one.
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I have heard that several things are great--aloe vera juice, slippery elm, digestive enzymes, and apple cider vinegar.
I do not normally have heartburn, although I am plagued with it when I'm pregnant. I don't like to take meds while pregnant, so the only thing that worked for me was to take a glass or so of milk early in the evening, before the acid could start to accumulate too badly. Also, a midwife told me that the seeds of the chia plant (yes the same Chia of Chia Pet fame) can be very helpful, though hard to find.
Check out this site--Earthclinic.com. I've found it to be full of great info.
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You're a dear for helping your husband with this. Heartburn can be so uncomfortable and even painful. I use digestive enzymes with almost every meal, for gas and discomfort. A good health food store can help you find the right herbs. There used to be a natural remedy on the market. I can't recall the name of it, but I knew someone who used it and it worked for him. Ask at health food store. And I agree, don't use baking soda. It works temporarily and then your stomach produces more acid.
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I have ulcers (similar) and I have found the only thing that really keeps them at bay is slippery elm. Without anything that's liable to make them worse (brufen etc etc there's loads) will leave me in agony in a few days/hours but with the slippery elm I can pretty much eat what I want. Also suppreses appetite.
Jo
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Only thing that worked for my heartburn was to sleep sitting up. Raising the head of the bead with blocks made no difference, it had to be a 70' angle. So every pillow in the house was piled up and I had to never lay down for a full week. The idea was that when I lay down the acid flows into the esophagus, just as if I laid a pitcher of water on its side, the water flows! So I have done this twice, and keeping the acid out of my esophagus long enough for 'skin' down there to heal and the valve to grow back, has been great. A full week! Sorry, tough on your back and lousy sleep, but totally cured result. My neighbor was a nurse, and she asked me a few questions when she saw me looking terrible after church, and she came charging into the house pulling cushions off the couch to build this mountain of pillows on my bed. She was right!
Posted on 06/09/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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By Dahart in CO (Guest Post)
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My Dh uses the baking soda and water. NONE of the over the counter medicines worked including the prescribed ones. TUMS he had to eat 4 to even touch it. The Dr said that if the soda water works then do it...SO Dh keeps that by his bed and I have even seen him carrying it around with him . SOOOOO HTH
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Some of this heartburn can be caused by dairy or food sensitivities.
Try cutting back on dairy and using lactase pills. OR even better, eliminate dairy and see if that helps. Sometimes dairy can produce symptoms hours later.
Take Prelief (can buy at Walgreens or order from WalMart) before every meal.
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Heartburn is caused by too little acid when not enough is being produced by the body. It is also caused by too much acid produced by the body.
See a gastroenterologist to have the situation properly diagnosed. Continuous heartburn can cause esophageal cancer in 1/4 of the sufferers.
Following a proper diet and taking appropriate meds will help.
Prilosec is an otc med you can buy.
Take enzymes with heavy meals.
Don't ever eat too much nor excessively greasy meals.
Sleep with the chest elevated by using a triangular pillow.
Gastroesophageal disease can be controlled, but you have to follow the doc's advice.
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my only tip is to eliminate Advil (Ibuprofen) and coffee. I had terrible heartburn for years until a Dr told me to stop the coffee and Advil. It totally worked! Who knew Advil could cause heartburn!!
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I've alwyas heard that bananas work to cure heartburn. It doesn't work for my husband (it actually causes him heartburn) but I've heard people who swear by it.
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By no name today (Guest Post)
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These are "no medicine" helps. That really work!!!!!
Peppermint lifesavers! I've used them for 40 years. Through morning sickness and just life. First chew one or two, then suck on one.
Sweetbreath spray, breath freshner, sprayed to the back of the throat, as far back as you can get it, spray several squirts. Takes away pain from sore throat and helps with heart burn.
1-2-or-3 large gulps of water washes the acid down. Don't do this real fast, just try to get as much water in one gulp down at a time. I like ice water for this.
Again NO MEDICINE!!!!!!!
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raise the head of the bed on blocks, 4-6 inches. pillows don't do it right. wait at least 2 hrs after eating before laying down.eat standing, if necessary.
refrain from chocolate, carbonated beverages and anything else that bothers your stomach.
use mylanta type liquid as needed. the tablets are handy when out and about. store brand is fine, get some that you like the flavor
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Here is a link to the dangers of persistant heartburn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroesophageal_reflux_disease
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If your loved one has persistant heartburn it should be evaluated by a physician (usually requires an endoscopic look at the esophagus) to determine if there is any damage from the acid reflux.
Our bodies are so wonderfully made that when stomach acid regularly assults the esophagus the cells mutate to more of a stomache lining cell and this is considered a form of cancer. Please have your husband see a Gastroenterologist
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I actually just wrote an article for a trucking magazine (my hubby is a trucker) about warding off heartburn. If you are interested, you can read it here: http://www.layover.com/features/features/051807.html
Hope that helps!
Trish
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By Shelly in AL (Guest Post)
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Raw peanuts soothe the stomach instantly but you have to keep eating them almost constantly to keep the heartburn at bay. Mustard, plain ole yellow mustard, also works, use about a teaspoon full. As a nurse, I wouldn't recommend using baking soda for heartburn.
Peppermint, spearmint and ginger are all good for the stomach and digestion.
Prilosec and Pepcid are both over the counter drugs used for this common complaint and work wonders for most people. They are expensive but work. (Store brands cheaper and work just as well.) Check with your Dr. or local pharmacist for the best.
Posted on 06/08/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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Ask your husband to watch his diet.
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A tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water with each meal. It sounds crazy but it helps with the acid production in your stomach. Good luck.
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My husband suffers from this problem too - he finds that a couple of teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda in a glass of warm water works well - tastes horrible tho
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By Sharon,ky (Guest Post)
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When I was pregnant with my first an older lady I knew said the best natural thing for heartburn was chewing Spearmint chewing gum.It really does work!Now that I'm older when I deal with bedtime heartburn I get a peppermint and that helps within minutes.I have never been one to waste money on antacids when natural remedies will do the trick.
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someone told me to take a small swallow of vinigar. heartburn is not from too much acid they said. heartburn is caused from too little acid. most of us have that all backwards. hope it helps you too.
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By Jessica from INDIANA (Guest Post)
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A Tablespoon of baking soda mixed in a full glass of water. I learned this from the cook at a restaurant that I worked in back in MT. He always had heart burn, due to the fact the hours we worked.
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