Let's face it. Your heartburn could persist despite your best heartburn prevention methods.
Even if you limit alcohol, don't smoke, exercise regularly and eat right, you still may get heartburn, at least from time to time.
When heartburn does hit you, you'll want to consider using one of the MYLANTA® Digestive Solutions. It's also good to know when to seek stronger heartburn treatment to see if you benefit from a prescription heartburn medicine.
Three Types of Heartburn Medicine
The three types of heartburn medicine are antacids, acid reducers, and proton-pump inhibitors.
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Antacid Heartburn Medicine
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Antacids provide heartburn treatment by absorbing acid that is already present in the stomach and esophagus. Acid neutralizers such as the active ingredients in various MYLANTA® heartburn treatments neutralize stomach acid on contact.
By neutralizing stomach and esophagus acid on contact, these antacids give you fast, soothing relief within minutes.
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Acid Reducer Heartburn Medicine
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Acid reducers are intended to decrease the amount of acid your stomach produces. (You might also have heard of acid reducers called acid controllers). Unlike antacids, which neutralize stomach acid after your body makes it, acid reducers go directly to the source of the stomach acid.
Acid reducers help to relieve heartburn and acid indigestion by reducing the acid produced by the stomach. Also, by slowing the rate your stomach produces acid before a meal, acid reducers prevent symptoms of heartburn. Plus, you get long-lasting heartburn treatment since acid reducers last for up to 12 hours.
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Proton-pump Inhibitor Heartburn Medicine
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Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are a special kind of acid reducer that you can get with a prescription or over the counter. Proton-pump inhibitors treat heartburn by actually inhibiting the acid-producing cells in your stomach.
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