Sep 20, 2025 · Heartburn that happens often and interferes with your routine is considered gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD treatment may require prescription …

Apr 23, 2025 · Gastroesophageal reflux disease happens when stomach acid flows back up into the esophagus and causes heartburn. It's often called GERD for short. This backwash is …

Dec 7, 2023 · What is heartburn? Heartburn is discomfort or actual pain caused by digestive acid moving into the tube that carries swallowed food to your stomach (esophagus).

Dec 12, 2024 · To start off, let’s do a breakdown of some general terms — what is GERD, what is acid reflux, and what is heartburn? Dr. Dawn Francis: GERD is an acronym for Gastro …

Sep 20, 2025 · To determine if your heartburn is a symptom of GERD, a healthcare professional may recommend: X-ray, to view the shape and condition of the esophagus and stomach.

This symptom is called heartburn or acid indigestion. Most people have acid reflux once in a while. This can happen after eating a big meal, lying down right after eating, drinking coffee or …

Jul 3, 2025 · Feeling the need to vomit or vomiting. Burping or burping up food. Sometimes people with indigestion also experience heartburn. Heartburn is a pain or burning feeling in the center …

Jan 4, 2025 · Goldman L, et al., eds. Functional gastrointestinal disorders: Irritable bowel syndrome, dyspepsia, esophageal chest pain, and heartburn. In: Goldman-Cecil Medicine. …

Oct 29, 2024 · Burning pain in the chest called heartburn. It's common to feel this pain behind the breastbone while eating. Stomach acid that backs up into the esophagus, also called acid …

Apr 23, 2025 · If you regularly experience heartburn while trying to sleep, place wood or cement blocks under the feet at the head end of your bed. Raise the head end by 6 to 9 inches.