Unfortunately Heartburn, Indigestion, and Acid Reflux are used a lot to describe heartburn pain. However, there is a difference between them.
Heartburn is typically a symptom of Acid Reflux with a burning sensation right behind the breast bone. Severe heartburn is sometimes mistaken for a heart attack by some heartburn sufferers. Heartburn is considered a medical condition.
Indigestion and heartburn are very similar and are typically treated with the same OTC heartburn medications like antacids. A lot of the times the symptoms for heartburn and indigestion are the same. Indigestion can actually cause heartburn, but heartburn can't cause indigestion pain.
Acid Reflux is actually quite different than both heartburn and indigestion. Heartburn can be a symptom of acid reflux. Acid reflux is where the acid from your stomach makes its way up your esophagus, which can cause a burning sensation in your throat. When I get acid reflux it feels like being filled to the brim with food. So I try to eat smaller meals to keep the stomach acid low in my stomach.
In my last post I mentioned The Heartburn Authority. This is a great website for all three of these digestive disorders.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Does Heartburn Control Your Life?
Why is it that most Americans think that having heartburn is an accepted condition?
It seems like most heartburn sufferers these days accept that they have heartburn and decide to take what I consider the easy route... using otc heartburn medications like antacids or prescribed heartburn medication for their heartburn relief.
Heartburn is one of those conditions that is very easy to avoid through a heartburn diet, but most heartburn sufferers refuse to give up their favorite foods. These foods are typically the oily and fatty foods.
There are foods for heartburn that are labeled as safe foods for heartburn and bad foods for heartburn. And if heartburn sufferers took the time to know what they are they could probably eliminate 90% of their heartburn pain.
I've found a great heartburn resource call The Heartburn Authority where it has a lot of solid information on heartburn.
It seems like most heartburn sufferers these days accept that they have heartburn and decide to take what I consider the easy route... using otc heartburn medications like antacids or prescribed heartburn medication for their heartburn relief.
Heartburn is one of those conditions that is very easy to avoid through a heartburn diet, but most heartburn sufferers refuse to give up their favorite foods. These foods are typically the oily and fatty foods.
There are foods for heartburn that are labeled as safe foods for heartburn and bad foods for heartburn. And if heartburn sufferers took the time to know what they are they could probably eliminate 90% of their heartburn pain.
I've found a great heartburn resource call The Heartburn Authority where it has a lot of solid information on heartburn.
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