Tums could worsen heartburn in several ways. The first is a side effect known as acid rebound. This occurs when the stomach produces more acid to compensate for the effect of an antacid medication, ...

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Antacids work quickly to relieve heartburn but provide short-lasting relief. Histamine-2 blockers reduce stomach acid by preventing histamine action and offer relief within 30 to 90 minutes. Proton ...

Widespread and unsupervised antacid and acid-suppressing drug use in India is being linked to kidney disease, heart rhythm ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’ve taken antacids almost daily for 20 years for my acid reflux. Are there going to be long-term effects for me? Taking antacids for as long as you have can cause long-term side ...

Tums is now a lover, not a fighter. After more than a decade staging various food fights to “fight back fast” against heartburn, the 92-year-old OTC antacid from GlaxoSmithKline now declares “It’s ...