Copyright 2006 Jason Bibb

There are two trends of thought on how to stop heartburn. The first trend is to for you to go on the offensive, in other words, stop heartburn before it starts! Naturally the second trend will be the other end of the see-saw, where the answer isnt as cut and dried, but the question, How to stop heartburn? is.

If we start with how to stop heartburn before it begins, then we go to the more preventative side of medicine, where good habits replace bad, and common sense overtakes us at just the right time.

However, since we are only human, most us posses within ourselves one gigantic flaw. We dont see whats under our noses. Yes, thats right. If scientists were able to go back in time and bring back a woolly mammoth, and place it right in front of you, chances are that you wouldnt even notice until it was standing right on top of you. And even then some people just refuse to admit that there is a woolly mammoth standing on them.

Well, heartburn is the woolly mammoth, scientists are scientists - that doesnt mean that they can bring back a woolly mammoth, at least not yet - and you are, well, basically you. Theres a good chance you dont even realize that youre suffering from heartburn, and need to know how to stop heartburn.

Either way, whether youre on the offensive to stop heartburn, or the defensive, there a few things you can do and they all come under the heading How to stop Heartburn.

Youve probably heard all of this before a hundred times and more, but constant repetition is the best way to learn something, and if you want to learn how to stop heartburn, this is probably the easiest way.

So, to recap, in blissfully short sentences what youve already heard: Dont wear tight clothing, especially after a meal. Stay away from the booze, and stop heading to those cordoned off smoking areas to get your daily fix. No heavy meals. Dont sleep immediately after a meal. Sleep on your left side if you are going to sleep anyway. Try your hardest not to exercise after a meal. Avoid such pleasure inducing foods and drinks like, orange juice, lemon tea, coffee, milk, cheese, and generally anything else on the same trend. If you suffer from headaches, dont take any form of aspirin, find something else. And if you want a good nights sleep, then sleep in an uncomfortable half reclining position, where your head is at a higher level than your stomach.

The last one only applies to sufferers of nighttime heartburn, and isnt necessarily a way to stop heartburn. Its just fun to mention it and hear the moans of disbelief that reverberate through the room!

So now that youre generally armed with the short but sweet version of How to stop Heartburn, I suggest that you get cracking and see about donating your stores of liquor to a more worthy being.