Brief Answer: Acidity and indigestion Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for your query. For acidity, you can try medicines. The first one to try antacid medicine like digene syrup or gelusil. If it does not help, then you can take pantoprazole 20 - 40 mg 1 hour before breakfast. Drinking milk also helps. For indigestion you can try digestive enzyme syrup like kezyme, lezyme, etc. Mostly you should make some lifestyle changes like eating more fruits, vegetables and milk. You should also drink pure drinking water. Hope it helps. Dr Vaishalee

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Brief Answer: Need small regular meals Detailed Answer: Hi again Dietary changes for gastric acidity are advised only if the symptoms are affected by food consumption. Dietary changes should be done according to personal tolerances. The foods that you do not tolerate well should be avoided. The foods that can irritate the gastric mucosa like alcohol, coffee, tea, beverages, especially caffeine containing beverages, spicy foods should be avoided. Small regular meals are to be taken. 3 meals and 3 - 4 small snacks to be taken in a day. Take home-cooked foods. Take more of fruits, vegetables, milk and nuts. Fruits and vegetables should be taken upto 5 times a day. Milk can be taken whenever heartburn occurs and two times a day. Hope it helps. Dr Vaishalee

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