Heartburn occurs when acid from your stomach leaks back up the oesophagus – the long, muscular tube that connects your mouth to your stomach. The walls of the oesophagus don’t have the same ...

Heartburn is caused by acid from the stomach flowing backwards up the oesophagus - the food pipe that leads from the mouth to the stomach. Occasional heartburn causes just an unpleasant taste in ...

You’re just about to doze off into a restful slumber when it starts: the nausea, fiery chest pains, and scorching burps that ...

Wondering what causes heartburn? While we often put this unpleasant feeling down to a big meal or stress, there are actually ...

Heartburn, which usually presents as a burning sensation in the chest, is one of the main symptoms of indigestion and is caused by acid reflux. Dr Philip Woodland, consultant gastroenterologist ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which stomach acid (or other things such as bile or food) regularly travels back up through the esophagus, usually causing a sour taste and ...

When heartburn at night hits, it can seriously ruin your shut-eye (and probably your partner’s, too), making it hard to nod off in the first place—or tricky to fall back asleep after a bout.