Treating heartburn
Flaxseed Tea to Ease Heartburn?
Heartburn is probably part of the human condition. As a consequence, people have devised numerous ingenious home remedies to ease the symptoms. One reader swears by flaxseed tea. Will you find it help…
Rabeprazole
Overview Aciphex is used to treat erosive or ulcerative gastrointestinal acid reflux disease (GERD). It's also used to heal duodenal uclers, and in combination with amoxicillin and clarithromycin,…
Esomeprazole
Nexium is used for treating heartburn and other symptoms of gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD), as well as to reduce the occurrence of gastric ulcers. It is also prescribed to heal erosive esophag…
Cimetidine
Overview Cimetidine (Tagamet) was the first of a new class of ulcer drugs, called "H2 antagonists." It works by suppressing the secretion of stomach acid, so it is also used to treat conditions of abn…
Lansoprazole
Overview Prevacid, like Prilosec, fights acid secretion by blocking the final step. This so-called proton pump is prescribed for the short-term treatment of duodenal ulcer, inflammation of the esopha…