Heartburn & GERD: Overview

  • GERD: Controlling heartburn by changing your habits

    03/31/08, Healthwise

    Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can be painful and, if allowed to continue, can lead to complications including esophagitis. Esophagitis is irritation or inflammation of the esophagus.

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  • Esophageal Spasm

    03/31/08, Healthwise

    Esophageal spasms are irregular, uncoordinated, and sometimes powerful contractions of the esophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. Normally, contractions of the esophagus are coordinated, moving the food t

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  • Heartburn

    09/06/07, Healthwise

    Heartburn is a feeling of burning, warmth, heat, or pain that often starts in the upper abdomen just beneath the lower breastbone (sternum). This discomfort may spread in waves upward into your throat, and you may have a sour taste in you

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  • Hiatal Hernia - Topic Overview

    03/24/08, Healthwise

    A hiatal hernia (say "hi-AY-tul HER-nee-uh") occurs when part of your stomach bulges upward out of your belly and into your chest cavity.

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  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Topic Overview

    03/31/08, Healthwise

    This topic is about gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in adults. For information on reflux in babies and children, see Gastroesophageal Reflux in Babies and Children.

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  • Esophagitis

    06/13/07, Healthwise

    Esophagitis is irritation or inflammation of the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that carries food from your throat to your stomach. Esophagitis can be painful and can make it hard to swallow.

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