When you have reflux once in a while, it's not considered a disease. But when you have heartburn more than twice a week for several weeks, it's called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Common acid reflux symptoms include indigestion and heartburn. (Photo credit: Kowniewping/Dreamsti...
Acid reflux may happen every so often, such as after a big meal. However, if the symptoms go on too long or are happening more than a few times a week, it’s time to see a healthcare provider. The treatments for chronic acid reflux (which may be GERD) will be different. GERD can...
If the stomach isn’t emptying while you are eating, the food contents and accompanying digestive enzymes and acids overfill. This will make you very bloated and cause the reflux of the overfilled stomach contents into the esophagus, giving you heartburn. The slowing of the intestinal tract is...
The sphincter thatconnects your stomach to your small intestine has a threshold acidic pHit needs to sense in the lower stomach to open. Until that occurs, food will continue to sit in your stomach, incompletely digested, causing a feeling of fullness and even acid reflux, leading to heartburn...
Heartburn is not a condition but a common symptom of acid reflux. Acid reflux vs. indigestion Indigestion, sometimes called dyspepsia,is a broad term used to describe discomfort or belly pain after you eat. Reflux is one of the many causes of indigestion. ...