There is no miracle drug for treating heartburn, acidity and heartburn are mostly caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and commonly used drugs can be categorized into acid inhibitors, antacids and gastrointestinal stimulants.
1. Acid inhibitors: proton pump inhibitors and H2 receptor antagonists. Proton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole, rabeprazole, etc., can inhibit the wall cells to reduce the production of gastric acid, reducing the phenomenon of acid reflux; H2 receptor antagonists such as cimetidine, etc., can prevent hydrogen ions from combining with chloride ions in the stomach to produce gastric acid, reducing the phenomenon of acid reflux.
2. Antacids: such as magnesium aluminum carbonate, etc., can be neutralized with the produced gastric acid, so that the pH value in the stomach rises to a certain extent, reducing the phenomenon of acid reflux.
3. Gastrointestinal stimulants: such as domperidone, mosapride, etc., to accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis and reduce the time that gastric acid stays in the digestive tract.
All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.