How do i prevent heartburn?

Control habits: Dietary habits, stress, and sleeping habits contribute to development of heartburn. Do not eat at least 3 hours prior to sleeping, avoid spicey foods that prior experiences suggest association with your symptom, eat well balanced meals including your fruits and vegetables, reduce anxiety or stress causing contributors.

Diet, lifestyle, Rx: Dietary changes such as minimizing large meals, fatty or acidic foods, losing weight if obese and not eating near bedtime. If symptoms persist then try an otc medication.

Heartburn: Many ways including dietary modification, such as spicy/fatty foods, citrus fruits and juices, alcohol, caffeine, smoking. Don't eat before lying down for bed. Lose weight.

Lifestyle measures.: Smaller more frequent meals. Elevate head of bed from the floor. Don't eat within four hours of going to bed. Limit citrus fruits, chocolate, caffeine, tomato products, smoking and peppermint. Lose weight if you're overweight. OTC meds like Prevacid, Prilosec and AcipHex (rabeprazole).