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Self-care advice

SELF-CARE ADVICE

Customers purchasing OTC products can be given the following advice to help them to manage their symptoms:

Try to avoid trigger foods e.g. fatty foods, chocolate

Avoid drinks such as coffee, alcohol and fizzy drinks

If overweight, losing weight may help

Smokers can be advised to try stopping smoking

Wear clothes that are loose around the waist

Raising the head-end of the bed at night by putting something under the mattress may help with night-time symptoms

Eat smaller portions and eat slowly, particularly avoiding large meals less than 3 hours before bed

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