Heartburn Treatments

Treatments for Heartburn

The following treatments are listed for Heartburn in our knowledge base:

• Antacids
• Coping measures
  • Smaller more frequent meals
  • Eat slowing
  • Sleep with head raised - e.g. elevated your bed at one end or use more pillows
  • Lose weight if overweight
• Avoid triggering attacks of heartburn:
  • Avoid the stomach getting overly full
  • Avoid eating or drinking before bed
  • Avoid lying down for 2 to 3 hours after eating
  • Avoid bending over after eating
  • Avoid straining to urinate
  • Avoid straining to pass stool
  • Avoid foods that may trigger reflux or heartburn - see triggers of heartburn
  • Wear loose-fitting clothing
  • Avoid clothing to presses on chest or abdomen
  • Avoid smoking
• See also treatment of reflux and also treatment of GERD
• Over the counter medication
• Cimetidine
• Ranitidine
• Avoid spicy food
• Cessation of smoking
• Antacids
• Alginic acid
• Sucralfate
• Mosapride
• Proton pump inhibitors in case of GERD
• Lansoprazole
• Prevacid
• Pantoprazole
• Pantolac
• Nissen fundoplication

Drugs and Medications used to treat Heartburn:

Some of the drugs and medications used in the treatment of Heartburn may include:

• Histamine
• Tagamet HB 200
• Acid Reducer 200
• Acid Reducer Cimetidine
• Heartburn 200
• Heartburn Relief 200
• Pepcid
• Pepcid AC
• Pepcid Complete
• Acid Control
• Acid Controller
• Lansoprazole
• Prevacid
• Prevacid delayed release oral suspension
• Prevpac
• Omeprazole
• Losec
• Prilosec
• Risek
• Calcium Carbonate and Simethicone
• Titralac Plus
• Novo-Cimetidine
• Gen-Cimetidine
• PMS-Cimetidine
• Pantoprazole
• Protonix
• Panto IV
• Pantoloc
• Pantozol
• Zurcal
• Alu-Tab
• Andrews Tums
• Degas Extra
• DeWitt's Antacid
• Dexsal
• Eno
• Gastrogel Tablets
• Gelusil
• Mylanta Original
• Mylanta Double Strength
• Sigma Liquid Antacid
• Gaviscon
• Meracote
• Gaviscon Double Strength
• Mucaine
• Mucaine 2 in 1
• Mylanta Heartburn Relief
• Mylanta Rolltabsa
• Rennie
• Salvital
• Sodibic
• Titralac
• Titralac SIL

Latest treatments for Heartburn

The following medications/drugs/procedures are some of the latest treatments for Heartburn:

• H2 receptor antagonists
• Cimetidine
• Ranitidine
• Famotidine
• Nizatidine
• Sucralfate
• Carafate
• Misoprostol
• Cytotec
• Bismuth
• Metronidazole
• Omeprazole
• Amoxicillin
• Clarithromycin

Treatments for Causes of Heartburn

Review the treatment information pages for various causes of Heartburn:

• GERD
• peptic ulcer
• hiatal hernia - heartburn
• smoking
• Allergenic cross-reactivity - heartburn
• BBB syndrome, X-linked - gastroesophageal reflux
• Callistin shellfish poisoning - epigastric pain
• Celiac artery stenosis from compression by median arcuate ligament of diaphragm - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Acrinathrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - alpha-Cypermethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Barthrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Beta-cyfluthrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - beta-Cypermethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Bifenthrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Bioallethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Bioehtanomethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Biopermethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Bioresmethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Cismethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Cyclethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Cyfluthrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Cyhalothrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Cyllprothrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Cyphenothrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Deltamethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Dimefluthrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Dimethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Empenthrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Esfenvalerate - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Fenfluthrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Fenpirithrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Fenpropathrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Fenvalerate - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Flucythrinate - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Flufenprox - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Fluvalinate - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Furethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - gamma-Cyhalothrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Halfenprox - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Imiprothrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - lambda-Cyhalothrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Methylene Dianiline - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Metofluthrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Nickel Carbonyl - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Prallethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Profluthrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Protrifenbute - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Pyresmethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Pyrethroid - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Silafluofen - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Tau-Fluvalinate - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Tefluthrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - theta-Cypermethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Tralomethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Transfluthrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Transpermethrin - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - Vinyl Choride - epigastric pain
• Chemical poisoning - zeta-Cypermethrin - epigastric pain
• Chromosome 1, uniparental disomy 1q12 q21 - Gastroesophageal reflux
• Chromosome 12, Isochromosome 12p Mosaic - gastroesophageal reflux
• Chromosome 12p tetrasomy syndrome - gastroesophageal reflux
• Chromosome 22q deletion - gastroesophageal reflux
• Cornelia de Lange syndrome 1 - gastroesophageal reflux
• Extranodal Marginal Zone B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue - heartburn
• Fascioliasis - epigastric pain
• Food Additive Adverse reaction - amines - heartburn
• Food Additive Adverse reaction - food additives - heartburn
• Food Additive Adverse reaction - MSG - heartburn
• Food Additive Adverse reaction - salicylate - heartburn
• Food Additive Adverse reaction - sulfite - heartburn
• Gastric lymphoma - epigastric pain
• Gluten allergy - heart burn
• Hypertelorism - esophageal abnormalities - hypospadias - gastroesophageal reflux
• Hypertelorism with esophageal abnormality and hypospadias - gastroesophageal reflux
• Lymphoma, Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue - epigastric pain
• Nocturnal heartburn - Heartburn
• Opitz G Syndrome - gastroesophageal reflux
• Opitz G/BBB Syndrome - gastroesophageal reflux
• Opitz G/BBB syndrome, Autosomal dominant - gastroesophageal reflux
• Opitz G/BBB Syndrome, type I - gastroesophageal reflux
• Opitz G/BBB Syndrome, Type II - gastroesophageal reflux
• Opitz G/BBB Syndrome, X-linked - gastroesophageal reflux
• Pallister Killian Mosaic Syndrome - gastroesophageal reflux
• Pallister Mosaic Syndrome Tetrasomy 12p - gastroesophageal reflux
• Pollen food allergy syndrome - heartburn
• Pylephlebitis - epigastric pain
• Scleroderma - heartburn
• Short Bowel Syndrome - heartburn
• Stomach cancer - heartburn
• WAGR Syndrome - gastroesophageal reflux
• Wilms tumor - aniridia - genitourinary anomalies - mental retardation - gastroesophageal reflux
• Zollinger-Ellison syndrome - Epigastric pain
• Sjogren's Syndrome - heartburn

More causes: not all possible causes for Heartburn are listed above; for a full list refer to causes of Heartburn.

Treatment Notes

Only your doctor can advise whether any of these treatments are appropriate for your specific medical situation. Always discuss all treatment options with your doctor before making a decision, including whether to start or discontinue any treatment plan.

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