Heartburn and indigestion advice

A busy life can be hard on the stomach and anyone can be affected by heartburn, indigestion or trapped wind at some point. But if you often find yourself in discomfort, sometimes just a few simple changes to your lifestyle can really help to ease those uncomfortable symptoms.

    Home Remedies To Naturally Relieve Heartburn

    Home remedies to naturally relieve heartburn

    Suffering from heartburn? Rennie shares some tips on natural methods and home remedies for heartburn relief that can help to ease your symptoms.

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    Chest Pain: Is it Heartburn or a Heart Condition?

    Chest pain: is it heartburn or a heart condition?

    Do you have an unknown pain in your chest? Find out how you can recognise different types of chest pain and identify heartburn, indigestion, & gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

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    Combat heartburn & indigestion morning or night

    Combat heartburn & indigestion morning or night

    Do you find heartburn feels worse when you go to bed? Rennie delves into some common symptoms of heartburn and how to alleviate them night or day.

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    Alcohol and Heartburn: how to cope during this festive season

    Alcohol and Heartburn: how to cope during this festive season

    Rennie takes a look at the relationship between alcohol and heartburn and how you can help keep it under control this festive season.

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    How to relieve heartburn over Christmas and New Year

    How to relieve heartburn over Christmas and New Year

    Heartburn needn’t be an unwanted guest this Christmas. Rennie sees how you can tackle the symptoms and causes of heartburn while still enjoying the food you love.

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    Heartburn Myths You Should Know the Truth About

    Heartburn myths you should know the truth about

    Rennie takes a look at some of the most commonly held beliefs about heartburn and whether or not there is any truth to these ‘myths’.

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    Is a gluten free diet a natural heartburn remedy?

    Is a gluten free diet a natural heartburn remedy?

    Gluten free diets are becoming increasingly popular. But can going gluten free reduce heartburn? Rennie takes a look at the facts.

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    Heartburn triggers

    Heartburn is an extremely uncomfortable experience that affects thousands of people across Britain on a daily basis. Heartburn is a burning sensation in the chest that occurs as a result of stomach acid rising up into the oesophagus.

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    Heartburn can be very unpleasant. Read our four-stage guide for managing heartburn symptoms.

    How to manage heartburn – a 4 stage guide

    When you’ve got heartburn, you want to deal with your symptoms: fast. Read Rennie’s four stage guide to dealing with heartburn.

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    Heartburn medicine comes in different forms; what are they, and how do they work?

    How does heartburn medicine work?

    There are several medicines available designed to tackle the symptoms of heartburn. Learn what they are, how they work, and what’s the difference between them.

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    We debunk three popular myths about stomach acid

    3 stomach acid myths debunked

    There’s a lot of misconceptions out there about stomach acid. We look at four common myths to help you tackle heartburn caused by excess stomach acid.

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    Stress Causing Stomach Pains

    Stress Causing Stomach Pains

    Stress can often lead to a painful stomach with symptoms including nausea and knots. Rennie looks at the link between the gut and the mind and how this can affect our digestive health.

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    How people relax around the world

    How people relax around the world

    Rennie knows that stress can be a cause of heartburn & indigestion. But what are the best ways to help combat stress? Take a look at our interactive guide.

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    What is bloating and how to deal with it

    What is bloating and how to deal with it

    Bloating is an incredibly uncomfortable feeling that has many different causes. Rennie looks at the potential reasons and treatments for this everyday problem.

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    Foods to avoid if you suffer from bloating

    Foods to avoid if you suffer from bloating

    What foods cause bloating? Rennie looks at some of the common foods to avoid if you get regular bloating and what you can do to relieve the symptoms.

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    The best lunches to eat on the go

    The best lunches to eat on the go

    Taking time to sit down and eat your lunch in a leisurely fashion isn’t always an option. Rennie looks some of the healthiest quick lunches to eat on the go.

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    How Stress can affect your digestive health

    How stress can affect your digestive health

    Rennie takes a look at how different emotions can trigger different reactions in your digestive system, including happiness and stress.

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    Is it ever a good idea to eat before you go to bed?

    Is it ever a good idea to eat before you go to bed?

    Should you eat food before you go to bed? Rennie looks at the pros and cons of snacking before hitting the hay and whether a pre-bed feed is a good idea.

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    How to help stop bloating in the New Year?

    How to help stop bloating in the New Year?

    After Christmas, lots of people struggle to shift that ’festive bloat’. Rennie looks at the ways to help get rid of that bloated feeling.

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    Three healthy breakfast juices made with fruit and vegetables

    Quick and healthy breakfasts

    Breakfast is widely regarded as the most important meal of the day - but many of us skip it because we'd rather push the snooze button and have an extra five minutes in bed.

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    Tips to Combat Stress

    Stress can be a major contributor to heartburn or indigestion – which is all the more reason to adopt healthy ways of dealing with stress.

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    How to beat bloating with yoga

    De-bloat with Yoga

    It’s easy to overindulge when presented with delicious food and, while Rennie can help to relieve the symptoms of heartburn or indigestion after a heavy meal, that bloated feeling can be harder to shift.

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    Cooking through the decades

    Cooking through the decades

    It takes something special to stand the test of time and since John Rennie first marketed his tablets in the 1920s, Rennie has been helping people overcome indigestion and heartburn.

    Here are some of our favourite recipes and ingredients from each decade of the past 100 years that, like Rennie, remain as popular as ever.

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    Common Causes of Abdominal Bloating

    Common causes of abdominal bloating

    Bloating is uncomfortable, and most of us suffer from it at some point in our lives. Learn some of the most common causes of bloating and how to tackle it.

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    Stomach acid can play a role in heartburn, indigestion and GERD – but how does stomach acid work?

    How does stomach acid work?

    Stomach acid plays a crucial role in the digestive process: but what is stomach acid, and how does it work? Find out more with Rennie.

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    CONDITIONS

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    Heartburn

    Heartburn is the name given to the burning feeling or heat that begins in your chest or throat and rises upwards to the throat.

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    Acid Reflux

    Acid reflux is the reverse passage of gastric contents into the oesophagus (‘food pipe’) which can cause heartburn.

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    Indigestion

    Indigestion, also known as dyspepsia, is a general term for pain or discomfort felt after meals in the stomach region, associated with difficulty in digesting food.

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    Trapped Wind

    Trapped wind (trapped gas) is a very common condition causing pain or discomfort around the digestive system, usually due to a build up of pressure in your stomach or abdomen.

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    Heartburn In Pregnancy

    Heartburn is very common during pregnancy especially during the third trimester. Heartburn affects 22% of women in the first trimester, 39% in the second and up to 72% in the last.