When someone gets heartburn, if they just ignore it and don't bother taking anyt!
Question:
When someone gets heartburn, if they just ignore it and don't bother taking anything with it then..?
there are no other ways it can harm you are there?
I mean people only take something for the pain, don't they?
Like if you don't do anything about it you can't get sick or it doesn't damage your insides or anything?
Answers:
Chronic heartburn will perforate the esophagus. A teaspoon of baking soda - stirred well - in water works. Tastes like crap, but puts out the fire right now. An all day remedy are items like Prilosec OTC, but these are very expensive. Cheaper generic versions of the same thing can be found at pharmacies, and Walmart. The primary ingredient is either ranitidine, or cimetidine. Same as Prilosec. They work just as well, and for the money, you get twice as many tablets for half the cost.