My sure cure for heartburn:
1) Cut back about 60% on food intake for at least three days (maybe forever.)
2) drink at least 4 large glasses of water each day (force it.)
3) no salt.
4) no sugar or sweets.
5. coffee-only half and half, 12 oz max per day and only in the morning.
6) no alcohol.
7) one brisk walk each morning (maybe forever.)
P.S.
I am not a physician.
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I just picked you at random to pick on.
Many cases of acid reflex have nothing whatsoever to do with diet or fluid intake.
I could be on IV nutrition only and would still have severe heartburn.
When people say eat better and exercise it kind of reminds me of when lay people prescribe the same thing for severe depression and think it's going to work.
The PPIs remove the symptoms, but I am starting to get worried about the c.diff infection, which I might in fact have contracted over the last six months.