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Ate salad with grilled chicken, ranch dressing. tomatoes on it too. took tums. still have heartburn. take prilosec morning and zantac (ranitidine) at bedtime.

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Dr. Gerald Mandell
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Nuclear Medicine 54 years experience
Tomatoes?: High fat meals and fried foods, large meals, chocolate, coffee, with or without caffeine, alcohol, mint, carbonated beverages, citrus juices, and tomato products all may aggravate gerd.
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