Heartburn -- Overview (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease; Gastro-
oesophageal Reflux Disease [GORD]; GERD; Reflux, Heartburn)
|Copyright © Nucleus Medical Media, Inc.| - Exercising or
strenuous activity immediately after eating - Lying down,
bending over, or straining after eating - Prior surgery for
heartburn such as vagotomy - Certain nervous system disorders -
In-dwelling nasogastric tube - Alcohol use, especially in excess
- Caffeine drinks such as coffee or carbonated soft drinks -
Citrus fruits - Fried foods - Spicy foods - Foods made with
tomatoes, such as pizza, chili, or spaghetti sauce - Calcium
channel blockers - Theophylline, bronchial inhalers, and other
asthma medications - Burning feeling that starts in the lower
chest and moves up the throat - Feeling that food is coming back
up - Sour or bitter taste in the throat - Sore throat - Chronic
cough - Feeling of a lump in the throat - Waking up with a
sensation of choking - Difficulty swallowing - Bleeding and
ulcers in the esophagus - Vomiting blood