Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head

I came to that crossroads many years back, and decided that, if living without chronic perpetual heartburn meant eating like a hippie tree-hugging rabbit, then it wasn't worth living.

To this day I eat chili, enchiladas, nachos, habanero peppers, salami, lots of red meat, pizza, everything covered in Tabasco, drink tequila, etc...
So called "long-term prevention" is highly overrated. I can control my heartburn as I need to and eat what I choose. That's all that matters.