Avoiding Uncomfortable Heartburn By Angelo Johnson At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

Heartburn is experienced as a painful or burning sensation in the throat or esophagus, it usually occurs below the breastbone and is caused by regurgitation of gastric acid. The pain begins in the chest and you may feel a rising sensation that can spread to the neck, throat, or jaw. If you experience a chronic cough, heartburn may be responsible; it may even be mistaken for asthma.

In spite of its name, heartburn is in no way related to the heart. It got its name from the burning sensation located where the breastbone is over the heart. In the case of some heart problems, you could experience a similar sensation to heartburn. To add to the confusion, hydrochloric acid produced by the stomach comes back up through the esophagus due to a problem with the valve know as the cardiac sphincter. Since the valve contains the word cardiac, it is no surprise that there is some confusion about what is actually being affected when this sensation is happening.

Most people all have different things that can trigger heartburn, but many people have similar heartburn symptoms.

A few of the common symptoms of heartburn are:

• A burning sensitizing in the chest that happens after eating and persists a few minutes to several hours.

• Experiencing chest pain when lying down, bending over or eating.

• A burning feeling in the throat, or hot/sour, acidic and salty-tasting fluid in the back of the throat.

• Difficulty swallowing.

• The feeling of food stuck in the middle of the throat.

• Chronic coughing, a persistent sore throat, or chronic hoarseness.

It is very important to report these symptoms to your doctor, and then it is fairly simple to then make the diagnosis of heartburn. However, sometimes it is necessary for the doctor to perform special tests, in order to determine the severity of your problem. This may also used as a method to monitor your treatment. Special tests may also be useful if you are experiencing unusual symptoms such as weight loss.

Signs of heartburn that should not be mistaken for a heart attack are as follows:

• A sharp, burning sensation in the chest just below the ribs or breastbone.

• Usually pain will not radiate to the shoulders, neck or arms.

• Pain will be most common after meals, when lying on the back.

• Antacids will alleviate symptoms quickly.

• Cold sweat usually does not accompany any of these symptoms.

Possible signs of a heart attack are:

• A feeling in the center of the chest of fullness, tightness, dull pressure or pain.

• A feeling of tightness, as if a belt is being tightened around your chest.

• Sudden pain or pressure in the chest region that gets progressively worse.

• Dizziness

• Pain that can spread to the shoulders, neck, arms or jaw.

• Shortness of breath.

• Usually the presence of a cold sweat.

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