Friday, 22 April 2011
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Acid Reflux Symptoms - Do You Experience These?
Are you someone who finds themselves waking up during the night because they feel some discomfort in their chest? When this happens to most people they tend to think that they are having a heart attack, but in reality they are actually suffering a bout of acid reflux. Below we take a brief look at some of the acid reflux symptoms that will immediately help you to determine whether you are suffering from this condition or not.
Symptom 1 – General Pain in the Chest Area
Sometimes this condition will present itself as a form of light pain in the general chest area but won’t as yet be causing any kind of burning or inflammation to it. As our body’s main defence mechanism to reduce levels of acid in the body is to produce more saliva look to see if you are salivating more when the pain occurs.
Symptom 2 – Burning Pain in Upper Chest
This is when some people think they are having a heart attack. You may also experience some shortness of breath and a pain that pulsates but in fact is where the acid is making its way back up the oesophagus. If you begin to suffer from this type of acid reflux symptom then we recommend you seek medical assistance so that the doctor can carry out tests to confirm what the actual problem is.
Symptom 3 – Sleep Is Disrupted
Most people will suffer from this condition at night and as a result they find that they aren’t able to sleep as well. Sometimes you may awake because of a sour stomach or burning sensation and other times it can because of a dry cough. But don’t be too surprised if you find yourself waking up when suffering from acid reflux that there is no reason at all.
Symptom 4 – Rancid Acid Taste in the Mouth
This is one of the main signs that you could be suffering from the condition known as acid reflux. Often you will have this taste at the back of your throat first thing in the morning or following you eating certain foods. In fact this can be one of the clearest signs that you are suffering from this condition and can also lead to then suffering from one of the most painful and also the most unpleasant of all forms of acid reflux symptoms you can suffer from.Once you are sure that you do have heartburn, then you need to look at ways of relieving your symptoms. One thing that I do is try natural cures for heartburn instead of medication.
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