fierce heartburn

MarinoMark

so bad cannot sleep, drinking gallons of water, no good...a belch is like fire... help

indough

http://health.howstuffworks.com/home-remedies-for-heartburn2.htm

home remedies for heartburn

Victor

A Yop youghurt would help with the heatburn, not so much with the belching itself.

However, don't try this if you have been ill - your body will mistake the lactic acid in the youghurt for the food poisoning.

MagicMarker

drop into an all night garage and get yourself some Renee(sp?)

MarinoMark

yop seemed to have stopped it, local garage did not have renee, but had a large rasperberry yop... Mind you trying to explain to the chinese guy with bad english thru the hatch was bleedin murder..... Ahh the joys...to bed, thank you all..M

Zillah

You realise that the wonders of modern science have a cure for this, right?


Oooh I have a headache and I can't sleep whatever will I do?!

randylonghorn

Pick up a pack of Gaviscon and stick it in the press for the future, Mark (rather than Rennie). Dunnes carry it, prob. other supermarkets ... pharmacies certainly. I find the small greenish-blue travel pack handy, not alone can it be be stuck in a pocket if necessary, but the tablets are smaller / easier to chew through (also comes in liquid form).

lee_arama

I'm told water only adds to the pain in the long run.

If ur prone to the burn stay off fizzy drinks. That's beer too...:eek:

gcgirl

Milk and a spoonful of breadsoda !! I had really bad heartburn when i was preggers and Milk & breadsoda aways worked

Steve R

:cool:

You have 'acid reflux'. Gaviscon may do the trick but you may also need to review your diet - if you eat a lot of fatty foods, takeaways, alcohol or spicy foods (who doesn't) you may need to cut down on these.

Otherwise you may need 'proton pump inhibitors', more commonly sold as Nexium but it is expensive (about €75 for a month's course).

Of course, there are many cheaper versions. You can do research on the web and purchase generic versions for a third of the price.

I picked up a generic packet in Spain last week (28 tablets) for just €5....but then Spain have an excellent and efficient people-centred and well subsidised health service.