A few things to watch out for are a chronic cough that won’t go away as this is believed to be the acid reflux coming up into the esophagus and then back down with some dripping into your lungs, irritating your lungs, causing a chronic cough as you try to constantly cough it out. If you can’t talk without coughing, it could be a sign of this.

Some people are drinking one or two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to get rid of their heartburn as posted on the earthclinic website. Personally though I think the best solution as I read from one book, is to up your vegetable intake and try to get 35 grams of fiber a day. Cut back on fruits and focus primarily on vegetables to get the vitamins without the added sugar. Also to help with digestive problems, maybe some acidophilus, 1 billion strength with the highest cfu. It’s been confirmed by doctors that h pylori is responsible for stomach ulcers and stomach ulcers are now bacteria related as well as aspirin NSAIDs related. It’s hard to believe but research this. Therefore you actually do need good bacteria like acidophilus to fight it off if you fear stomach ulcers as well or want to simply improve digestion.

The info above is after hours and hours of research, so hope it might benefit some people.

Thank you for that article. I have been suffering with chest pains for two days. At first I thought I was leaning toward the big one. Then I remembered that I just had a physical and all my test came back with excellent results. Then I remembered that I’ve had this pain before and it was after drinking coffee. I drink two cups of coffee in the mornings–not all the time. I am an occasional coffee drinker. I remembered that these same pains pledged me before, but I am stumped somewhat between the coffee and the hot peppers I put on my foods. It may have been the combination of the two. The coffee is Yuban Organic Coffee and the peppers are Hot Pepper Flakes. I love them both–but now I know I may have to give one or both of them up. I was in so much discomfort today. I am still having a little bit of the pain now, but it is not as bad. I was so close to going to the emergency room earlier today, but my internal instincts decided to wait it out. I took some Mylanta and I did get some relief. I did not know that coffee give you heartburn however, I did know that too many hot pepper flakes can hurt you some. I love them both. It may have been the combination of both. Any suggestions? I will look for the Helva?

I will look for the Helva process when purchasing coffee or stick to decaf…I wonder if Tea has the same negative effects…I guess I’ll have to Google that!

Thanks.