How can I cure my heartburn when am in the house ?

Treatment:

• to treat the heartburn the patient should be assessed by the doctor and some tests should be done to know the exact cause because there are plenty of causes of heartburn, but you can reduce it temporarily by following some tips such as avoiding spicy and salty food, try to divide the daily intake of food into 5-6 small meals instead of 3 main meals, avoid excessive use of NSAIDs such Aspirin and Ibuprofen, reduce the amount of coffee intake, avoid laying supine immediately after eating, try not to eat heavy meals at night, and you can use Nexium 40mg one pill when you feel the heartburn.

diagnosis:

• it depends on signs and symptoms then physical examination and then some tests such as upper endoscopy, stool analysis, Barium swallow x-ray, urea breath test, ph manometry

causes:

• gastritis
• esophagitis
• H.Pylori infection
• peptic ulcer
• GERD

advice:

• follow the instructions above and consult the doctor