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YB WEB DESK. Dated: 9/23/2021 6:14:45 AM

HOME REMEDIES: MANAGING HEARTBURN

Av o id t igh t-fittin g clot hi n g . Clot hes that fi t ti g htly a round you r w a ist put press u re o n you r a bd omen an d t he low e r es o ph age a l sphinc ter. • A void foo ds a n d d rinks th at trigger he a rt bu rn. Every on e has sp ecif ic tr igge rs . Comm o n tr igge rs, s uch as fatty o r fr ied fo od s, t om a t o s a u c e , a l cohol, ch oc o l a te, mi nt, garl ic , o n ion and caf fe ine, ca n m a k e hea rt bur n wor se. Av o id f ood s you kn ow wi ll tr igg er y o u r hear tbur n. • Eat sm aller meals. A vo id ov e rea ti n g b y e at ing smaller m eals. • Do n't l ie dow n af ter a m ea l . Wait at l eas t t hr e e hou rs af te r ea ti n g b e fore lyi n g do wn o r go in g to be d. • Ele vat e t he h ead o f your be d. I f y ou re gula rl y ex per ience h ea rtbu rn at night or whil e tr ying t o slee p, put gravi ty to w o rk for you. Pla ce wood o r c em ent block s und er t he fe et of yo ur b ed so t ha t the h ead end i s rai sed by 6 t o 9 i nche s. I f it's not pos si ble t o e le va te y o u r be d, y o u c a n i nse r t a wed g e betw een your mat tr ess a nd box sp ri ng to elevate you r bo dy from t he waist u p. W e dges a re a va il a bl e at dr u g store s a nd m ed ic a l s u pply stores. Ra isi n g y o u r h ead with add it ional pillo ws is n o t eff ective. • Try ove r -the - c o u n ter antacid s occas ionally . These pr oduct s ca n n e u tr a li ze stom a c h aci d temp or a rily and r el iev e mi ld h ea rtburn. How ev er, pr olonge d or exc e ssi ve u se o f a ntac ids cont a in ing magn e si u m can c aus e d ia rr h e a. Cal ci um - or alu minum - bas ed produc ts can l ead to cons ti pation . • Don't sm o ke. Sm o k ing decr e a ses the low e r eso ph a g e a l sp hi n ct er' s ab ili ty to f uncti on p roper l y. Know when t o see a h eal th care p rov ider Se ek i mmedi ate help if you exp erien ce sever e c hes t pai n or press u re , esp ecia l ly when com bined w it h o the r s igns and sym pto ms s u ch a s pai n in the arm or jaw, o r d if fi c u l t y b reathi n g . Ches t p ai n m ay b e a symp t o m of a heart att ack. Make an app ointm e n t wi th y our h e a lt h c a re p rov ider : • H eartb u rn occurs more th a n t wice a w eek . • Sy mp tom s p ers is t d espi te use o f ov er- the -cou n te r m ed icati on s. • You hav e di ff ic u lt y s wall o wing. • You h a ve pe r si st e n t nausea or vo m it ing. • You h av e w e ight los s b e cause of p o o r app e tite o r di ffi - culty eat ing.