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antacid

adjective as in alkaline

noun as in alkali

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Those taking H2 blockers were 40% more likely and those taking antacid supplements were 30% more likely.

The acid-reducing drugs includeproton pump inhibitors such as omeprazole and esomeprazole, histamine H2-receptor antagonists, or H2 blockers, such as cimetidine and famotidine, and antacid supplements.

And 22% of those taking antacid supplements had severe headache, compared to 20% of those not taking antacids.

For most of his life, he had what he described as run-of-the-mill heartburn, usually triggered by eating late at night, and he would have to take a couple of antacid tablets.

Send the man a case of antacid, he’s going to need it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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