Have you ever eaten a slice of pepperoni pizza and paid for it with that burning feeling in your belly and/or chest? That could be heartburn! What is heartburn? Heartburn is a very common occurrence with more than 60 million Americans experiencing it at least once a month. To understand what causes heartburn, let’sRead more
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What is GERD? Do you take over-the-counter medicine for heartburn? If you’re taking antacids or H2 blockers more than once a week to ease your pain, there may be a better, long-term solution for your symptoms. Heartburn, or acid indigestion, is a symptom of acid reflux. Acid reflux occurs when stomach acid backs up into theRead more
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) says that at least 15 million Americans, or 20 percent of the American population, experience heartburn every day. Heartburn is the manifestation — the symptom — of acid reflux, or stomach contents coming back up in your esophagus. You can often pinpoint a reason for the burn (that five-alarm chili, perhaps?), but if heartburnRead more
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