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What is the common name for indigestion?
heartburn is the answer...........................
If you are 3 weeks pregnant is heartburn a major symptom You have heartburn and it will not go away?
Heartburn is a common symptom of pregnancy but heartburn alone should not be an indication of pregnancy.
What is heartburn's scientific name?
The Heartburn is medically known as Pyrosis or Acid indigestion.
Is pyrosis also known as heartburn?
Yes, pyrosis is another name for heartburn.
What common gastrointestinal disorder is known as GERD?
Heartburn
What is another name for heartburn?
Pyrosis
What are the common problems of the digestive system?
*cancer *ulcers *diarrhea *heartburn
What is the name of a doctor that treats the stomach heartburn?
Gastroenterologists
How do heartburn and heart disease favor one another?
Although both have the word "heart" in their name, heartburn and heart disease do not share any commonalities. Heartburn, in fact, is the common term for what physicians have termed gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which occurs when acid moves backwards from the stomach into the esophagus, the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. It has nothing at all to do with the heart.
How did heartburn get its name?
Heartburn or 'acid reflux' to give it the correct term - is the action of stomach acid rising up the digestive tract. Acids are corrosive - and this causes a burning sensation around the same area that the heart sits in the body - gaining the common name heart-burn.
What are the most common heartburn symptoms?
Everybody at one point or another suffer from heartburn. Unfortunately, for some it occurs much more often then desired. The common symptom of heartburn is an acidic, burning sensation that occurs slightly above the heart, but under the throat. Sometimes it doesn't last long, other times you need medicine to clear it up.
What is the most common name for Acid Reflux?
Acid Reflux is referred to as GERD (gastro-esophageal reflux disease) but it is most commonly known as heartburn (symptom of reflux).
