207889 492 Health & Nutrition General Health Stomach & Digestion true Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:32:39 -0700 /system/videos/3/11/29/22/222911.flv health, nutrition, stomach, digestion, heartburn, preventing, heart, burn, indigestion How To Prevent Heartburn http://www.howcast.com/videos/207889-How-To-Prevent-Heartburn http://www.howcast.com/videos/207889-How-To-Prevent-Heartburn/edit approved 106 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=207889"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=207889" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 1 downpourpro http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/207889/Picture_3_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 613 false false false 78543 0 15 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/207889/15.jpg Know what you’re dealing with. Heartburn occurs when food or stomach acid moves into the esophagus, causing discomfort and a bad taste in the mouth.

]]> 78544 1 25 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/207889/25.jpg Eat several small meals throughout the day, rather than fewer, but larger, meals. Overeating can cause heartburn.

]]> 78545 2 33 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/207889/33.jpg If you’re carrying extra pounds, try to lose them. Overweight people are at higher risk of heartburn due to increased abdominal pressure.

]]> 78546 3 42 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/207889/42.jpg Avoid lying down right after eating. Doing so increases the chance of reflux.

]]> 78547 4 47 Tip Food or stomach acid leaking past the lower esophageal sphincter, or LES, is called reflux.

]]> 78548 5 55 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/207889/55.jpg Quit smoking. As the chemicals in cigarettes pass from the lungs and into the bloodstream, they weaken the LES, increasing the risk of heartburn.

]]> 78549 6 65 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/207889/65.jpg Avoid excessive antacid use. They neutralize stomach acid, alleviating the symptoms of heartburn, but don’t solve the problem of a weak LES. Antacids can also cause diarrhea or constipation.

]]> 78550 7 78 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/207889/78.jpg Raise the head of your bed 5 or 6 inches. This makes it more difficult for the food and stomach acid to travel into the esophagus.

]]> 78551 8 87 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/207889/87.jpg If you suffer from heartburn frequently, keep track of when you get it and potential causes, and take this information to your doctor to work out a plan.

]]> 78552 9 95 Fact Nighttime heartburn sufferers cost the U.S. economy $1.9 billion per week in lost productivity.

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