First time heartburn, no change in diet, HELP!?
Hi! I am 23 years old and have never experienced heartburn. The past 3 days, I have had the worst heartburn, it makes me feel like I am going to throw up! Hot tea, hurts like heck and rolaids are so minty they almost burn my heartburn…Tums don’t work and neither does pepto. A scoop of ice cream did a temporary treatment but that was it. I have NOT changed my eating habit and have in fact been living a healthy lifestyle since jan 1s of this year 
So why now, why all of a sudden do I have heartburn?! What causes this to just creep up? Any help is appreciated, thanks for your time!
-lina
Ok the past few days….typical day is oatmeal for breakfast with a banana, snack is something like celery and peanut butter or just celery. Lunch sandwich on whole grain, turkey, veggies and mayo and mustard (not too much), strawberries and raw almonds….then i snack usually some plain popcorn, not buttered or anything. Dinner, chicken breast with ms dash, asparagus and brown rice. I dont drink much coffee or tea and dont do sodas at all! And this has been a typical eating day for me for the past 4 months…thanks in advance
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Hi there,
Heartburn is actually caused when there is NOT ENOUGH stomach acid. Stomach acid "signals" the small sphincter muscle between the stomach and esophagus (eating tube) to close. If there isn’t enough digestive acids churning around during digestion, the muscle doesn’t close the opening and stomach acid comes back up the esophagus.
A spoonful of apple cider vinegar will usually do the trick. My husband used to get heartburn regularly and chow down on the Tums. When I learned this, he tried the apple cider vinegar and wow…. it works.
It’s a myth that you have too much acid… You don’t have enough!
It sounds like you’re eating a very healthy diet, keep up the good work.
Cheers,
BB
..7-up is the best when you get heartburn..
well what have u eaten in the past 3 days. u have to be specific. tell me what have u eaten not be all wierd but im jus tryin to help because girl i experience it too. even the stupidest thing like the kind of dressing u had. believe it or not but chewing like doublemint gum makes it go away or relieves it. i take some heartburn pills the doctor prescribed me.
Hi Alina. Sudden onset ‘heartburn’ of 3 days (constant?) duration without relief from antacids suggests that this could be something much more serious than "heartburn". You would be wise to see your family doctor ASAP – that means TODAY.
Best wishes and good luck.