Heartburn can occur for example after a meal, this condition is characterized by a burning sensation in the sternum, is the result of rising acidity (reflux) into the esophagus. If this occurs after a meal, a therapy with anti-acids available in pharmacies only.

However if the pain lasts (from about 3 to 4 weeks) or is not intense and casual, a medical consultation is needed to determine the cause. The doctor may prescribe prescription medicine against heartburn.

Causes of heartburn
The causes of gastritis (in general) or more precisely, heartburn can be numerous:

• Bacterium Helicobacter pylori, the latter leads to gastric inflammation: the revolutionary discovery for medicine was awarded in 2005 by the Nobel Prize in medicine.

• Stress and / or other psychological problems: because the digestive system has more nerve cells than the brain! Thus a link between the nervous and digestive system is a reality that the patient and the physician should more often take into account. In caregiver stress can therefore in some cases significantly reduce heartburn.

• When medication stomach irritants such as certain anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs = (acetylsalicylic acid, ibuprofen, diclofenac, mefenamic acid ,…) or anti-inflammatory drugs (cortisone ,…).