Heartburn and acid reflux remedies
Heartburn incidents can last anywhere from just a few short minutes to many hours but normally moderate attacks are the result of eating too much or an overindulgence of spicy food. In minor cases, the best heartburn and acid reflux remedy can be a couple of antacid tablets is usually enough to calm the symptoms especially if the food is allowed to digest slowly but if medication does not help the condition then medical treatment will probably be required.
It would seem that heartburn is considered a normal occurrence in the West with almost half the population of Western countries having heartburn once every month. People that experience a higher incidence of once a week may need to alter their eating manner and are still only considered to be suffering from moderate heartburn.
The real problem cases are the one fifth of the population that have two or more episodes per week and are more likely to be caused by acid reflux disorder (GERD) and will require a different type of medication.