| Commonly asked questions about heartburn include "is | | | | people find that drinking milk when they have heartburn |
| there any foods I can eat to help rid heartburn" and | | | | helps and some find that taking a calcium supplement |
| "does milk help heartburn". Most people have | | | | helps. If you are asking "does milk help heartburn", a |
| occasional heartburn. According to a recent survey, | | | | rebuttal question is "do you drink enough milk or do you |
| 25% of Americans have heartburn once a month and | | | | get enough calcium in your diet". Improper diet is |
| about 12% experience heartburn symptoms once a | | | | probably the cause of most cases of heartburn. |
| week. Finding answers to questions like "is there any | | | | If you only eat spicy foods occasionally and you only |
| foods I can eat to help rid heartburn" may be difficult, | | | | experience heartburn after eating spicy foods, then |
| because opinions vary. While most people agree that | | | | you can assume that spicy foods are causing the |
| eating spicy, fried or fatty foods may trigger heartburn, | | | | heartburn. Spicy foods do not cause heartburn in all |
| eating foods to counteract heartburn is not commonly | | | | people. Old sayings like "he has a cast iron stomach" |
| agreed upon. | | | | come to mind. Some people seem to be able to eat |
| There are different factors that can trigger heartburn. | | | | anything without experiencing indigestion or heartburn. If |
| There are several things that are commonly believed | | | | you asked this people "does milk help heartburn" or |
| to cause heartburn indigestion symptoms and most | | | | "are there any foods I can eat to help rid heartburn", |
| agree that a plan for how to get rid of heartburn | | | | they probably would not know. But if you looked at |
| should include attempts to avoid these things. Instead | | | | there normal diets, you might see that they eat a |
| of asking "is there any foods I can eat to help rid | | | | well-balanced diet, several small meals per day, rather |
| heartburn", perhaps you should be asking if there are | | | | than one or two large meals and they may not care |
| foods that should be avoided to prevent heartburn. | | | | for highly acidic foods like tomatoes and oranges. It |
| Once you have heartburn, you will probably need an | | | | may be helpful to keep a food diary to learn what |
| antacid or other over the counter remedy to relieve | | | | triggers heartburn in your case. You can also try |
| the burning sensation. In answer to the question "does | | | | different foods and herbs that are folk remedies for |
| milk help heartburn"...some people say that drinking milk | | | | heartburn and indigestion and you can see if they work |
| before eating spicy foods prevents heartburn. Some | | | | for you. |