Change Diet: Often times when taking medicine for something like gastritis or gerd it is also important to change diet as well as take medicine like ranitidine. Also taking medicine like Aspirin or Ibuprofen but not tylenol (acetaminophen) can make stomach acid related pain worse as well. Your diet should also be modified to no coffee or spicy food or acidy food like citrus or pickles also. Finally if you smoke stop also.
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