What are some effective treatments for acid reflux for night time use?
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June 30th, 2008 at 10:59 am
drink about a cup and a half of warm milk (goats milk works best) if you cannot have dairy, try eating a biscuit, plain arnots work best, if these dont work, see a docter for a mixture or a pill.
June 30th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Baking soda alwayus works and it makes you burb haha. weeeeeeee!!!!
June 30th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Prilosec is the best but you should take it 8 hours in advance and will last 24 hrs.
Pepcid is next best, faster acting but only lasts for 8 hrs.
Other remedies cause “rebound.” IOW, neutralize the acid and your body makes more. Both Prilosec and Pepcid block acid production… more natural than drinking something or using an antacid.
Soda is the fastest acting but most likely to cause rebound in two hours.
June 30th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Prilosec OTC is great
June 30th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Do not use medication!!! not petobismol, mylanta, nothing at all, just eat a piece of bread.. and do not eat something acid for a while, like tomatoes… try to take care of your diet, because what these seudo medicines do is just to make you dependent of them… and they do not serve to cure, just to hide your symptoms that in the meantime get worse…
June 30th, 2008 at 10:59 am
1) Raise the head of your bed (if possible) 6-8 inches up.
2) Do not lie down for 3-4 hours after eating — this is the time frame for the greatest reflux.
3) Have a bland diet — avoid garlic, onion, peppermint, fatty food, chocolate, coffee (including decaf), citrus juices, colas, and tomato products.
4) Eat less — eating much causes the lower esophageal sphincter, the muscle that inhibits the food in your stomach to move out, to relax.
5) Don’t wear tight fitting clothes.
6) Control weight/ loss weigth.
7) Stop smoking (if you do smoke).
Reduce alcohol or do not drink alcohol at all.
These are non-medical non-surgical managements of Acid Reflux.
June 30th, 2008 at 10:59 am
ok. i have Acid Reflux. what works for me is, i take prevacid(any one of those like nexium, prilosec, etc. work) around 7 of the evening. i eat dinner at 5. i dont eat anything within 2 hrs of bedtime. usually around 9 i quit eating and go to bed at 11. if you dont have a script for prevacid, you can try some mylanta about 1 hr before bed, and try not to eat anything 2 hrs before bedtime. try it for about 2 wks. if that dont work, see your doc. acid will erode the lining of the stomach and esophagus. good luck.