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Is Your Heartburn Medicine Working?

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STEVEN PEIKIN, MD: I think it is fine to self-medicate and take some of the products that are widely available in the supermarkets and the drugstores, for most people that's fine. I think though that if you find that these medications aren't totally alleviating your symptoms or that you have to take them every day, all the time. If you have any symptoms of trouble swallowing or burning when the food goes down, then these are situations where you really should see a doctor.

ANNOUNCER: But for most sufferers of heartburn, that's not necessary. Instead, research and clinical experience show an over-the-counter product may be all that's needed for safe and effective relief.