Acid Reflux Symptoms

Introduction

Welcome to Acid-Reflux-Symptoms.info. As an acid reflux sufferer myself, I have structured the site to read through from start to finish as a guide on what to do, beginning with what the symptoms of acid reflux feel like. Having spotted that your symptoms are similar to those of acid reflux sufferers, I would suggest that you go and see your doctor. Your doctor will probably give you medicines and medications for acid reflux that are commonly prescribed. For a side-effect free approach, treating acid reflux naturally can be just as effective, and the page on diet for acid reflux illustrates that a different approach to eating can also prove very beneficial. There is also a section of articles written by doctors and other authority figures on the subject of acid reflux. I have set up this resource so that others can find information about acid reflux disease, often called GERD (Gastro-Esophogeal Reflux Disease).  

What does acid reflux feel like?

Do you get burning sensations in your chest or your upper abdomen? Does this pain sometimes radiate into your back? Does it almost feel like you can't catch your breath? These general symptoms can feel like heart attack symptoms and are often the reason that thousands of people show up in emergency rooms every year with them, only to find out these symptoms are related to acid reflux.

Does that cup of morning coffee cause you pain and suffering? Are you frustrated when an evening dinner out with friends ends in discomfort instead of feeling relaxed? Do you carry and take antacids every day?

Heartburn - a major symptom of acid reflux - is a lot more than a mere nuisance. It can detract from enjoying a good meal and force you to change your routine. It almost feels like it dictates your every decision - what you can eat, what you can drink, when you need to lie down.

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is the name for chronic acid reflux. What is this vexing problem and how can you get to feel relief?

Acid reflux is made up of chronic symptoms and / or mucosal damage that are caused by the abnormal reflux of stomach contents, namely powerful stomach acid. When the gastric contents are expelled into the esophagus, this creates discomfort, pain and possibly lasting tissue damage.

The most common symptom and complaint of those suffering from acid reflux is heartburn, which feels like a burning, stinging or even ripping type of pain around the breastbone area.

Other Acid Reflux Symptoms can include:

• Upper abdominal pain
• Nausea and vomiting
• Burping
• Discomfort when eating
• Coughing
• Asthma
• Chest Pain

Further symptoms include difficulty swallowing and changes in mucosal linings of the throat. In extreme cases sufferers may develop complaints such as esophageal ulcers or scarring.

PLEASE SEE YOR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY IF YOU SUFFER ANY OF THE ABOVE ACID REFLUX SYMPTOMS AS THEY CAN INDICATE MUCH MORE SERIOUS CONDITIONS

What does acid reflux feel like?

My symptoms of acid reflux make me feel like I am eating sharp gravel when food hits my stomach, I often wake up with bad heartburn and feeling nauseous, and I often get a gravelly heartburn type feeling after eating spicy foods or drinking wine.