What is heartburn and how to treat it?

Heartburn may be caused by excessive gastric acid secretion, Helicobacter pylori infection, gastric ulcer and other reasons, patients can take symptomatic treatment.1, excessive gastric acid secretion: if eating too much spicy, stimulating food, overeating, will stimulate gastric acid secretion increased, will cause certain stimulation to the gastric mucosa, patients will show stomach heartburn, acid reflux and so on. Patients can follow the doctor's advice to use drugs that inhibit gastric acid secretion, such as omeprazole capsules, lansoprazole enteric-coated tablets, rabeprazole enteric-coated tablets, etc. 2. Helicobacter pylori infection: If the patient uses unclean tableware or does not wash his hands before and after meals, he may be infected with Helicobacter pylori, and in severe cases, heartburn, stomachache and other symptoms may occur. Patients can take quadruple therapy, follow the doctor's advice to use omeprazole capsules, clarithromycin, metronidazole, bismuth potassium citrate capsules and other drug treatment.3, gastric ulcer: If the patient long-term mental tension, stress or irregular diet, take more irritating drugs, etc., easy to cause gastric ulcer, will appear heartburn, stomachache, belching and other symptoms. Patients can follow the doctor's advice to use drugs to protect gastric mucosa, such as sucralfate chewable tablets, compound aluminum hydroxide tablets, bismuth potassium citrate, etc.