Heartburn so often....

[ronianna]

Can anyone suggest any diet adjustments to help reduce attacks of heartburn. Most days I either wake up with, or go to bed with, heartburn. It's not indigestion. I usually take the normal anti-acid tablets which help for a while but they don't really fix the problem for long. I have an 'ok' diet. I don't eat a lot of very fatty or spicy food. I do eat some fruit and veg but maybe not enough. I drink plenty of fluids too. My weight is spot on for my height and build. Can anyone suggest which types of foods make the problem worse? I like dairy products and eat quite a lot of carbs in my everyday diet. Anyone? Thanks.

[Cockney_si]

I have this problem a lot and although sometimes i put it down to stress, most times it's not stress related.

Most times the food I eat gets digested so quick I'm ready for another meal and my stomach acid starts to get ready for it too.

I buy fresh orange juice and swig that whenever I feel like I'm gonna get an attack of heartburn, it usually does the trick.

I've tried pineapple juice but that sets it off even more, it's like drinking battery acid!

[oxeyedaisy]

get some slippery elm food you can buy it in holland & barratt ..it lines the stomache and will cure your problem

[Marvin84]

try chatting with your GP... a friend of mine had this and after examination, it turned out to be an ulcer......

[pjm007]

I was watching 'City Hospital' this morning where there was a lady who was suffering from frequent heartburn having an operation to tighten up some sort of valve that stops stomach acid from travelling upwards. Hopefully this is not the case for you, but go to your GP for a professional opinion.

[Scarlett]

I went through a phase of having this all the time- I eliminated dairy and wheat and the problem went away.

[majove]

i woke up one morning last week,with terrible heartburn,i started chewing gum,it was gone within 2 minutes

[myron21]

everybody is different, like one of the guys who posted says he used orange juice to get rid of indigestion, that would absolutely crucify me.  Anyway my point being that something that has worked really amazingly well for me is those little 'Danone Actimel' drinks. like you I used to get crippling indigestion, but one of those little pots makes it vanish like magic, I hope they have the same effect for you (ps I dont have shares in danone)

[myron21]

Sorry I was in such a rush I didnt read your question properly, but they work for hearburn as well.

[Sasha13]

This could also be down to acid reflux which I had once. Apparently it's where your tummy makes too much acid, and some of it rises up into your wind pipe causing nasty heart burn. With me though, this got worse when I lay down as obviously being horizontal means acid can travel up more easily. Antacid tablets would work, but only for a few minutes, then it would be back. I went to my doctor who put me on a short course of pills which sorted it out - now if it reoccurs I find eating little and often helps, and I don't eat anything acidic like citrus fruits or alcohol.

[kick3m0n]

I had heartburn during pregnancy and drank milk.  Solved it every time, as the milk neutralised the acid in my stomach and eventually, because I was drinking milk regularly, the heartburn stopped completely.