Heartburn Treatment WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Heartburn Treatment
Occasional, mild heartburn can usually be treated with over the counter medication. Simple diet changes may also help to prevent bouts of heartburn. Some cases of heartburn require treatment with prescription medication.1
Fast Facts:
- Frequent heartburn can be a sign of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).1
- Antacids should be taken as directed.2
- The main goal in treatment is to find the cause of the heartburn so it can be avoided in the future.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mayo Clinic: Heartburn - Treatments and Drugs
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic: Heartburn Treatment
- ↑ WebMD: Heartburn Treatment
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 20, 2009
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- Contributor: Catherine Kowalski
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Heart Burn Treatment, Treatment for Heartburn
- Last update: Oct. 20, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
