The heartburn is the common name of the disorder known in the field of medicine as gastroesophageal reflux or acid reflux.
Symptoms usually occur shortly after eating and you feel that the food or liquid returns you to the mouth or throat, and feel a sour taste, bitter, that burns you.
Generally, the reflux is not dangerous. It is a fairly common condition and it is estimated that 10 percent of the population suffers intermittently.
However, in a certain number of cases, long-term reflux causes complications such as esophagitis. Esophagitis is an inflammation of the esophagus, and it can cause severe pain, ulcers and bleeding. (more…)
