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Heartburn - Can Be An Early Sign Of Acid Reflux

The one universal sign of acid reflux that even a five-year-old
recognizes is the burning sensation felt in the throat and chest
after consuming oily or spicy food. A mere cheeseburger can
cause this extreme, but universal sign of acid reflux.

That burning sensation so commonly experienced by diners is
only one of the calling cards of acid reflux. Other symptoms
sufferers may experience include such things as a consistent
sore throat, bad breath or a bitter taste in the mouth. In spite
of good mouth hygiene, they may exhibit yellow teeth. They may
have acid regurgitation or a dry cough. Such symptoms are
perhaps just as serious and uncomfortable as the persistent
burning sensation that follows eating foods that trigger
heartburn or regurgitation.

Heartburn is a common sign of acid reflux that is also
experienced by heart or chest pain sufferers. Yet chest pain,
the most significant sign of acid reflux, is the least
understood indicator of this disease.

It is important that you learn to tell the difference between
heartburn and heart-related chest pains. Many sufferers who
experience chest pain rush to the hospital fearing they are
having a heart attack. Fortunately, they often learn that is not
the case. Yet, you should not take chest pain lightly. If your
chest hurts, seek medical help right away, regardless of how
many false alarms you have had in the past. Chest pain can
indicate a life-threatening heart attack.

The name heartburn indicates the general area of the body where
the pain is located. Heartburn can feel as though the pain is
literally coming from your heart. The burn describes the feeling
that, although the pain is centered in the chest, there are
pains radiating or burning away from the center point.

The reason for this sign of acid reflux known as heartburn
among acid reflux sufferers is that the acidity causing the
heartburn occurs in the digestive tract that runs near the
heart. Heart-related chest pain will increase with simple
physical exertion, unrelated to eating. If you feel that your
heart is about to burst, you are experiencing actual
heart-related pain and are possibly having a heart attack. If
that is the case, seek medical attention immediately. However,
the heartburn associated with acid reflux increases and
decreases primarily when you eat certain foods. For instance,
oily foods will make a dramatic increase in heartburn for most
sufferers.