When heartburn occurs it becomes more helpful in escaping at the hands of heartburn symptoms by eating small quantities of meals each time. Although heartburn treatment becomes the necessity if there is higher frequency of heartburn episodes taking place.
The simple measures, which can be helpful in keeping away the heartburn symptom, relate to do not use tight fitting belts or the clothes which start squeezing of the stomach full of undigested food affecting its reflux back in the esophagus causing more pressure than the esophageal sphincter can tolerate.
In case there is obesity present the steps should be taken towards weight loss by restricting high calories diet intake and increasing physical exercises. There are evidences suggesting that in overweight persons there is always pressure on the stomach responsible for GERD. There are reports of GERD correction by just losing weight by around 15 pounds.
While sleeping if the head position is kept raised about 6 inches above the stomach level, it prevents reflux of food occurring in the esophagus.