How do heart burns feel?
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Symptoms of Gastro-Esophageal Reflex Disease (GERD).
* Heartburn
# Involves a burning pain in the chest (under the breastbone)
# Increased by bending, stooping, lying down, or eating
# Relieved by antacids
# More frequent or worse at night
* Belching
* Regurgitation of food
* Nausea and vomiting
* Vomiting blood
* Hoarseness or change in voice
* Sore throat
* Difficulty swallowing
* Cough or wheezing
To prevent heartburn, avoid foods and beverages that may trigger your symptoms. These include alcohol, caffeine, carbonated beverages, chocolate, citrus fruits and juices, tomatoes, tomato sauces, spicy or fatty foods, full-fat dairy products, peppermint, and spearmint.
Also, try the following changes to your eating habits and lifestyle:
* Don't smoke
* Sleep with your head raised about 6 inches
* Lose weight if you are overweight
* Reduce stress
* Avoid garments or belts that fit tightly around your waist
* Drink plenty of fluids
* Avoid bending over or exercising just after eating
* DO NOT lie down with a full stomach. For example, avoid eating within 2-3 hours of bedtime
* Eat smaller meals
Please see the web pages for more details on Heartburn and GERD.
A heartburn does not affect the heart. It affects the esophagus. You get it usually if you eat more than your body can really handle.
Sodas can easily create heartburn.
it feels like being stabbed
It could be heartburn.
But you are dealing with your heart here! I would go to the doctor just to make sure it isn't anything serious.
if you had open heart surgery in 2004, i think just to be safe you need to see you dr. i wouldn't take any chances.
The fact you had open heart surgery means that you must tell your doctor of the chest tightness as there could be problems with your heart, but if it is heart burn ok
Heartburn or pyrosis is a painful or burning sensation in the esophagus, just below the breastbone caused by regurgitation of gastric acid.[1] The pain often rises in the chest and may radiate to the neck, throat, or angle of the jaw. Heartburn is also identified as one of the causes of chronic cough, and may even mimic asthma.
Heartburn actually has nothing to do with the heart; it is so called because of a burning sensation of the breastbone, although some heart problems have a similar sensation to heartburn. The term "heartburn" may come from the fact that hydrochloric acid from the stomach comes back up the esophagus because of a problem with the cardiac sphincter, a valve which misleadingly contains the word "cardiac" (an adjective referring to the heart) in its name.
Foods that may cause heartburn:
Sodas (including cola), and other carbonated beverages
Chocolate
Citrus fruits and juices
Tomatoes and tomato sauces (such as pizza and pasta sauce)
Spicy foods
Red pepper (capsicum)
Peppermint and spearmint
Dry foods such as peanuts
Fatty foods such as ice cream
Drugs are also known to cause or trigger heartburn symptoms.
Tobacco products (cigarettes, snuff, etc.)
Cocaine, and especially Meth is known to trigger heartburn.
Alcohol, especially in Red wine.
Caffeine, as found in Coffee, tea, cola, and other beverages
It can also be psychosomatic, primarily in relation to stress and fatigue
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