6. Stay on schedule. Try going to sleep at the same time every night, as well as waking up at the same time every morning. This trains your body to want to go to bed when it's time for you to go to bed, helping you get to sleep easier.
Prostaglandins provide a protective barrier that prevent the stomach from digesting itself. If there is a break in the protective barrier, mucosal injury occurs. Injury worsen by histamine release and vagal nerve stimulation. Hydrochloric acid diffuse back into the mucosa and injure small vessels. This causes edema, hemorrhage, and erosion of the stomach's lining.
H2 receptor blockersâalso known as Histamine receptor antagonists (H2RAs)âremain a powerful weapon against gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Antacids such as Maalox, Mylanta, and Tums may provide temporary relief of chronic acid reflux, but they donât allow an esophagus battered by stomach acid time to heal.hat's where the H2 receptor blockers come in. These medications include: cimetidine (Tagamet HB), famotidine (Pepcid AC), nizatidine (Axid AR), and ranitidine (Zantac 25, Zantac 75 and Zantac 150).