How to Stop Heartburn: Simple Ways to Heal Heartburn and Acid Reflux

by Anil Minocha MD; FACP; FACG, Christine A. Adamec, Anil Minocha

Book Overview

Relief at Last for the Millions of Chronic Heartburn Sufferers

Written by an internationally recognized expert on digestive diseases, this much-needed book brings relief to the tens of millions who suffer from the pain of severe heartburn almost daily. If you find yourself dependent on antacids, losing sleep, missing work, or canceling plans because of heartburn discomfort, you may be among those who struggle with gastroesophageal reflux disorder,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471391395
• ISBN13: 9780471391395
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Wiley (TP)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Supplemental magnesium helped cure me; please see below

For decades I suffered from severe bouts of acid reflux and heartburn several times each week. A few years ago I began taking a daily supplement of 1,000 mg of chelated magnesium for another seemingly-unrelated ailment. To my pleasant surprise the supplemental magnesium not only cured the ailment for which I was taking it, it also completely stopped my episodes of acid reflux and heartburn. I have since learned that acid reflux is caused by stomach spasms which cause acid (which healthy stomachs are designed by nature to tolerate and utilize) to be ejected into the esophagus which is not designed to be exposed to stomach acid and burns when it is so exposed. Magnesium is a natural relaxant -- as well as a natural antacid -- and, therefore, it helps prevent the stomach spasms which are the root cause of acid reflux and accompanying heartburn. I am a research chemist, not a physician, so I cannot tell you to take chelated magnesium as I did. I can, however, report to you the beneficial effects which I experienced from daily supplementation with chelated magnesium. Those interested in learning of the many other benefits of magnesium -- including prevention and mitigation of heart arrhythmia, high blood pressure, asthma, osteoporosis, and diabetes -- should acquire and read Dr. Carolyn Dean's excellent book The Miracle of Magnesium.

Best little book on heartburn

I have read this book three times and each time I have gotten benefit from it. It continue to be by my bedside. This says it all cos the other book is my bible !The causes and relief of heartburn are explained better than any other book I've read. I am in the minority of patients with severe heartburn that needed a Nisan Operation. I wish my doctor had looked at this book it would have kept my doctor and hospital bills down. I give it my highest recommendation.

The best book on heartburn, EVER !

THIS BOOK IS SIMPLY THE BEST. I HAVE CHRONIC HEART BURN AND I LEARNED MORE FROM THIS BOOK THAN I DID IN ALL MY DOCTOR'S VISIT. I JUST WISH DR MINOCHA WOULD MOVE TO OUR TOWN. THE MAIN REASON I AM RAVING ABOUT IT IS THIS...IT EXPLAINS IN SIMPLE TERMS WHAT IS HEART BURN AND HOW TO MAKE WISE CHOICES IN MANAGING IT. YEP FOLKS IF YOU HAVE THIS BOOK IT WILL HELP YOU WORK WITH YOUR MD'S TO GET THE BEST RESULTS...ITS WORKED FOR ME!HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Your heart will indeed benefit from this book!

One major problem faced by many---perhaps most---patients is trying to understand the jargon their doctors spout at them. But that hurdle is not perpetuated by Dr. Anil Minocha in his truly superior book HOW TO STOP HEARTBURN. Subtitled "Simple Ways to Heal Hearburn and Acid Reflux," this book indeed delivers what it promises.It's written in plain English with medical terms and techniques kept to a minimumn; nearly all are explained clearly, simply. Example: in the very first sentnce, Dr. Minocha writes that what doctors call "gastroesophageal reflux disease" is what real people call "heartburn."The book is comprehensive; the index lists hundreds of topics from "abominal pain" to "Zyban," a drug that "reduces the desire to smoke." ("Smoking is a major contributor to the development of (heartburn)." (page 228) The 17 chapters and four appendixes cover such diverse topics as the causes of hearburn, how physicians diagnosis it, finding remedies that work, related illnesses such as peptic ulcers and some hernias, when surgery is needed---even alternative treatments such as yoga, juice therapy, acupressure, and other offbeat remedies.A major section of the book covers "Lifestyle Changes that Work"---eating, sleeping, weight loss, stress reduction, and more.A glossary explains many key words, including barium swallow, dosha, manometry, proton pump inhibitor, etc.Should you think you don't need this book, consider these facts that Dr. Minocha presents: hearburn "is one of the most common diseases in North America;" "about 55 million (20% of our population) suffer from it;" Americans "spend over $2 billion a year on over-the-counter heartburn medications." Yet one study documented that more than half of hearburn sufferers who took antacids "for more than ten years developed serious illnesses."The author is recognized worldwide as an authority of what he's written about. Among his very imnpressive credentials is his being Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology for the School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University.The book's last chapter is encouraging. It points out that research for new remedies is extensive. One the horizon are new medications "to block acid secretion;" surgery that "does not require an incision;" "genetic advances;" and more.But don't want: if you suffer from heartburn, seek professional help NOW---and one of the best places to start is by reading this book.

For anyone confronted with periodic gastronomical distress

How To Stop Heartburn: Simple Ways To Heal Heartburn And Acid Reflux is a guide to relief from acid reflux, commonly known as "heartburn," a condition which affects more than 60 million American adults at least once a month. Chronic heartburn can bring about severe medical problems, including cancer. But heartburn and its brutal consequences can be prevented and minimized with simple treatments and lifestyle choices. Written specifically for the non-specialist general reader, How To Stop Heartburn clearly and succinctly explains the serious consequences of untreated heartburn, and immediate advice concerning it. All the latest treatment options are covered, from nutrition and lifestyle changes to antacids, drugs, surgery, and alternative remedies. How To Stop Heartburn is a "must" for anyone confronted with periodic gastronomical distress!