A member asked:

Can eating too much spicy food be bad for you if you have constant heartburn or consistently take antacids?

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Dr. Cornelius Oleary answered

Specializes in Urgent Care

Spicy food: Spicy food may be a trigger for your heartburn symptoms but the underlying cause may be a problem with hypersecretion of acid or relaxed esophageal sphincter, stomach emptying problems or even hiatal hernia. Heartburn should be fully evaluated by your physician and treated. A camera can look in your throat and imaging and pressure measurements to definitively diagnose & treat see GI doc. Good luck

Answered 1/23/2016

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