Relieve Heartburn & Acid Reflux

A ring of muscle sits between your stomach and your food pipe and normally keeps acid where it belongs. When it relaxes at the wrong moment, or pressure in the stomach rises, acid moves upwards and irritates the lining above it. That irritation is the burning you feel behind the breastbone, and it often gets worse lying down or after a large meal.

Fast-acting remedies neutralise acid within minutes but wear off just as quickly. Acid-reducing treatment works differently. It builds up over a few days, so most people notice a clear difference within the first week and the full benefit settles in over two to four weeks. Taking it consistently, at the same time each day, matters more than taking it when symptoms flare.

A typical course runs for several weeks, then gets reviewed. Many people find symptoms stay away afterwards, particularly alongside changes to late meals, alcohol, smoking and weight. Others need a longer or repeated course. Either way it should be reviewed by a clinician rather than continued indefinitely, so the underlying cause isn't missed.