Heartburn fixes: Short answer: avoid spicy ; greasy foods, tomato-foods, mints, alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, chocolate, late night meals before bed. Long answer: distinguish acid versus non-acid causes of reflux ; rule out motility problems of the esophagus ; stomach. You may want 1st to try behavior ; diet changes above, assess response to otc acid blockers (h2's are weaker than ppi's), ; see GI doc if persistent.
Answered 12/4/2015
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