Heartburn - Quick Overview of Symptoms And Causes

You may never know when heartburn symptoms strike. You might be in office after your meal, or at home after dinner, or maybe on a date. Heartburn never works around your schedule, which is the biggest reason why you should eradicate this problem once and for all.

Symptoms

Well, the most common heartburn symptom is painful burning sensation in the middle of your chest when bile and stomach acids are forced up into your esophagus (acid reflux). This may lead to an uncomfortable situation, especially when you’re not at home, and may even worsen with time. Other heartburn symptoms include:

• Mild to intense burning sensation in chest after meal. This may last from few minutes to hours
• A sour, hot, salty or acidic taste at the back of your throat
• Pain in the chest after eating, lying down, or bending over
• Difficulty in swallowing.
• In extreme cases heartburn can even cause a sore throat, hoarseness, or chronic cough
• The feeling of a lump in the chest or throat, as if piece of some food has stuck there
• Bitter taste in the mouth

What Causes Heartburn?

Acid reflux or GERD is caused when liquid contents in the stomach back up, or reflux up into the throat. The liquid in acid reflux has pepsin (an enzyme), strong stomach acids, and green colored liquid called bile. These are strong acids and can inflame and even damage the esophagus lining.

Heartburn Relief

The best way to deal with heartburn is to make some changes in your lifestyle and eating habits. You should identify foods that trigger heartburn and then try to avoid them. If you immediately sleep after taking your meal, you should stop this immediately, as lying down or sleeping can also trigger heartburn attack.

There are several natural heartburn remedies that can work wonders within a short time and can eliminate this disorder for ever. Best of all, they’re cheap and don’t have any side effects! So try few of them in your case to get long term relief from heartburn.

You may also like to read our article on acid reflux home remedies

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