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Do you have concerns about heartburn?

It is very common to get occasional heartburn. Every one in four people in the world experience this symptom at least once in a month. This is usually caused by heavy eating, oily foods, or eating too late past the meal time. There is absolutely nothing wrong experiencing occasional heartburn. However, if the occasional heartburn becomes a constant feature, then it can become a very serious problem.

What do you eat? Anything that does not agree with your stomach?

Then stop eating it!

Heartburn is nothing but the return of food from the stomach along with acid and undigested food particles as well as bile. This is why people find this leaving a terribly vile taste in the mouth. The reflux (or return of food) occurs when the “gate” (the lower esophagus sphincter or LES) swings inwards and lets the food escape from the stomach back into the esophagus, to the mouth.

Food eating habits ie proper diet can make that burning go away!

The best cure is prevention – and hence all your efforts should go in preventing it from happening in the first place. This would require discipline of food habits, proper diet, and exercise and to some extent meditation and/or yoga. If you are prone to heartburn, avoid fat, milk, aerated drinks, coffee and tea (with milk and without), citrus fruits and so on – because these are specifically heartburn triggers.

Medication for Heartburn

Prevent occasional heartburn from turning into a chronic affliction by cutting out the foods that provoke gas, indigestion and acidity. Chronic heartburn can be very painful, besides being a serious health hazard. Therefore, take utmost care to prevent it so that you can live a more carefree life.