When you think of all the things you eat or drink that can cause heartburn, isn’t it amazing that you don’t get it more often? Here’s a surprising remedy that barely costs a dime…

Take a pinch of ground coffee, no more than one-quarter teaspoon…put it in your mouth…let your saliva mix with it for a minute or two…and spit it out. Your heartburn should dissipate within minutes.

We would have thought that coffee would cause heartburn rather than cure it, but after a woman told us about it, we asked some coffee-crazy friends to try it, and they said it worked.

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