Heartburn is one of the forms of gastritis.
Heartburn Gastritis is defined as inflammation of the lining of the stomach including heartburn and gastro-enteritis, the distinction is not always obvious. These digestive disorders most frequently.
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. (more…)
