Stomach problems are a group of the diseases of a different origin that affect gastrointestinal tract. The most common and widespread stomach problem is a heartburn that affect nearly of 30% of population at least once in a month. Heartburn is usually manifested in pain or sense of irritation in the chest that can move to the esophagus. Unfortunately, the exact cause why this health condition occurs is not known. However, there are some risk factors that may contribute to heartburn. The most significant of them are:
- Stress conditions
- Overweight
- Alcohol abuse
- Certain pharmaceuticals
- Smoking
- Pregnancy
- Hiatal hernia
The treatment of heartburn usually include a complex of approaches that helps to avoid or eliminate heartburn symptoms. These approaches include: lifestyle and diet changes, prescription or over-the-counter medicines. An appropriate treatment of heartburn is usually based on different factors such:
- severity of heartburn symptoms
- incipience rate
- concomitant diseases
- concomitant therapy
Our pharmacy offers you a wide range anti heartburn medicines. These medicines are divided into 3 main groups:
- Antacids(Maalox)
- H2 histamine receptors blockers(generic Zantac and generic Pepcid, Tagamet)
- Proton pump inhibitors(generic Protonix, Nexium, Protonix, Prevacid, Aciphex)
