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If it's minor heartburn/reflux from being hunched over my keyboard too long after dinner, a chewable Pepsid works for me. If it's from overeating at a restaurant or trigger foods (pasta sauce in my case), I go for the Alka-Seltzer labeled "Heartburn". It doesn't contain the aspirin/analgesic that most Alka-Seltzer does. The Heartburn one is harder to find as not all stores carry it. The Heartburn box also has similar coloring to the regular Lemon-Lime so it's easy to grab the wrong one by mistake.
 

FarmerTan

"Self appointed king of Arkoland"
If it's minor heartburn/reflux from being hunched over my keyboard too long after dinner, a chewable Pepsid works for me. If it's from overeating at a restaurant or trigger foods (pasta sauce in my case), I go for the Alka-Seltzer labeled "Heartburn". It doesn't contain the aspirin/analgesic that most Alka-Seltzer does. The Heartburn one is harder to find as not all stores carry it. The Heartburn box also has similar coloring to the regular Lemon-Lime so it's easy to grab the wrong one by mistake.
I'll be looking out for this, thanks.
 
Can you get Vernor's ginger ale? Nothing like it, that's for sure. Tho I think I like Canada Dry just as well.

I haven't noticed it in my travels. Ginger ale is usually had while out at a diner for lunch and Canada Dry or Schweppes are the offerings, Schweppes i'll pass on, Canada Dry with lots of ice is chose. Rarely any pop/soda in the house, when there is it usually arrives as an open being consumed can.

"PC" house brand is pretty good inexpensive ginger ale where available over here.

I'll keep an eye out for Vernor's it should be available, all of them look to be under the Dr. Pepper ownership umbrella.



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FarmerTan

"Self appointed king of Arkoland"
If you've never had it, you are in for a treat! Definitely not dry, you may think it too sweet. But unfortunately, you may become addicted, lol. Nothing I can compare it to.
 
For me the best solution for preventing serious heartburn has been taking Pepcid.

Avoiding coffee, spicy foods and alcohol also helps.
 
Can you get Vernor's ginger ale? Nothing like it, that's for sure. Tho I think I like Canada Dry just as well.

My quest for local Vernor's has turned up that a building i've been walking, bussing past forever, eating at the restaurants that have occupied the space, was a Vernor's warehouse and distribution center in the 1940's. No retailers located yet...

Two new (12Pk) on Amazon.ca - $108.25... plus $5.59 shipping or
CDN$ 51.83 + CDN$ 67.08 shipping

https://www.amazon.ca/Vernors-Gingerale-Soda-Ounce-Cans/dp/B002U58PTQ
dave
 

FarmerTan

"Self appointed king of Arkoland"
My quest for local Vernor's has turned up that a building i've been walking, bussing past forever, eating at the restaurants that have occupied the space, was a Vernor's warehouse and distribution center in the 1940's. No retailers located yet...

Two new (12Pk) on Amazon.ca - $108.25... plus $5.59 shipping or
CDN$ 51.83 + CDN$ 67.08 shipping

https://www.amazon.ca/Vernors-Gingerale-Soda-Ounce-Cans/dp/B002U58PTQ
dave
Lol, I could fly you up to Flint's Bishop Airport for that price!
 
Talk to your GP. Most likely you will get omeprazole for 2-3 weeks, and it usually helps, plus a referral to a diet specialist. You might need some small habit adjustments.

If it persists beyond thats, see a Gastroenterologist. Reflux is easily manageable, but left unmanaged can lead to more complicated conditions. It could be h pylori, for example, which is very common and needs specific treatment.

Every symptom can be the result of different root causes. Drinking diluted vinegar might help one case and make others worse (much worse). It is a "common" internet advise in the bad sense, because the logic on which it is based is poor in such it cannot be applied to the general case, and could be damaging.
 
Apple Cider Vinegar with the Mother works every time for me. Now they even sell it in a 4 pack of small bottles that are about the size of a bottle of 5 hour energy.
I drink a diluted glass every other day.

+1

This has worked for me over the years. Good for occasion use. If you have heartburn more than once a month, see a doctor.

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The problem with the vinegar home remedy, is that it treats NOTHING.
7 years ago I bought a book on Amazon that suggested it by some kookoo that said many other great things that such as that natural traditional medicine has been around for ages, and that modern medicine is the alternative. Bullocks.

You feel heartburn when the digestive acids in your stomach find their way up your esophagus where they should not be. Those acids can break steaks, belts and esophagus tissues. They are corrosive.

Why does it happen? Good question!
It has more than one answer - different causes and conditions. Treat the root cause.

Drinking diluted vinegar in can help with one case/cause, sometimes.

How do you know what to do?
Ask a doctor because doctors work based on studies and statistics. A treatment protocol is backed by controlled studies with repeatable results.
When you go online, search for heartburn and get vinegar, because there are hundreds of people that it sort of worked for them, you get a very misleading signal.
If your heartburn is from h pylori, food allergy, smoking, weak esophageal sphincter, reflux during night time or early stage cancer - drinking vinegar is same as useless.
Treat your heartburn like an early warning signal, so if there is an issue - most likely there isn't - it will get picked up when it's still relatively easy to fix.
 

Raven Koenes

My precious!
Doctors are good for ruling out stuff. Prilosec and acid blockers are not the way to go. They treat the symptoms and not the cause. You need stomach acid to digest food. Processed comfort foods and an over all poor diet 9 times out of ten are the cuases for acid reflux. It's a first world problem like gout. A simple change of diet along with using vinegar combined with drinking aloe juice, slippery elm, for treating symptoms combined with pre/pro-biotics and enzymes can bring your system back under control. We don't eat enough live foods to maintain gut flora. Make the changes and after things balance out you can slowly reintroduce the foods we all crave in moderation.
 
Doctors are good for ruling out stuff. Prilosec and acid blockers are not the way to go. They treat the symptoms and not the cause. You need stomach acid to digest food. Processed comfort foods and an over all poor diet 9 times out of ten are the cuases for acid reflux. It's a first world problem like gout. A simple change of diet along with using vinegar combined with drinking aloe juice, slippery elm, for treating symptoms combined with pre/pro-biotics and enzymes can bring your system back under control. We don't eat enough live foods to maintain gut flora. Make the changes and after things balance out you can slowly reintroduce the foods we all crave in moderation.

Poor nutrition habits are in many cases the root cause for heartburn. Prilosec is usually prescribed for 2 weeks, to allow for relief. Follow up with a dietitian is part of the treatment.
However, there are other root causes, that cannot be treated with home remedies or lifestyle changes.
This is where it is good to have a doctor RULE IN additional tests.
You cannot get that at wholefoods nor on web forums.
 

FarmerTan

"Self appointed king of Arkoland"
Poor nutrition habits are in many cases the root cause for heartburn. Prilosec is usually prescribed for 2 weeks, to allow for relief. Follow up with a dietitian is part of the treatment.
However, there are other root causes, that cannot be treated with home remedies or lifestyle changes.
This is where it is good to have a doctor RULE IN additional tests.
You cannot get that at wholefoods nor on web forums.
Yes, h pylori is something. The guy who first theorized it was laughed at because "how could bacteria live in that environment?" lol. Or maybe it's just something I misremembered?
 

Raven Koenes

My precious!
Poor nutrition habits are in many cases the root cause for heartburn. Prilosec is usually prescribed for 2 weeks, to allow for relief. Follow up with a dietitian is part of the treatment.
However, there are other root causes, that cannot be treated with home remedies or lifestyle changes.
This is where it is good to have a doctor RULE IN additional tests.
You cannot get that at wholefoods nor on web forums.
That's why I said Doctors are good at ruling out stuff... or finding stuff. I went through the doctor and he ruled out the bad stuff. I also did the two week Prilosec for relief. It did offer relief. It also exasperated acid reflux immediately as soon as I stopped taking it. This happened right around the time they started selling it over the counter and you could self medicate. The doctor did nothing to fix the situation. The Prilosec however did mask symptoms. That started a ten year Prilosec habit because it was convenient and easy. I switched to self medicating with Prilosec from the prescription because I could go about my life leading a seemingly normal life. There are other ways to get the temporary relief, and eventually you have to make the changes anyways. A doctor isn't going to do that for you.
 
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