Heartburn
Source American Academy of Family Physcians
Heartburn is a burning feeling in the lower chest, along with a sour or bitter taste of food in the throat and mouth. It usually occurs after eating a big meal or while lying down. The feeling can last for a few minutes or a couple of hours.
When you eat, food passes from your mouth down a 10-inch tube called the esophagus. To enter the stomach, the food must pass through an opening between the esophagus and the stomach. The opening to the stomach closes as soon as food passes through. If the opening doesn’t close, acid in the stomach goes through the opening and up the esophagus. This is called reflux. The stomach acid can irritate the esophagus. It’s the cause of heartburn.
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Things that can make heartburn worse
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