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One of the true facts of life is that you need to eat food to continue your survival and although you have to eat there are certain foods that cause you body to react in negative ways. Foods that cause heartburn and indigestion can cause discomfort in the chest area by the acid build up. Heartburn and indigestion are usually go hand and hand. If you suffer from heartburn and indigestion you need methods to prevent and cure both.

What Causes Heartburn And Indigestion

Heartburn is caused usually by two types of disorders: GERD, which is also known as gastro esophageal reflux disease and ulcers. Heartburn occurs when digestive fluids overflow in the throat irritating its lining in the process. Typical heartburn symptoms are burning sensation in the chest and heart area.

There are many drugs available without prescription to cure heartburn; they can be taken before a meal when you know it causes you heartburn or after when you feel the symptoms. The heartburn drugs neutralize the acid caused by the digestive tract to digest food and thus, ease up the burning sensation you feel however, they also cause indigestion in the process. Therefore people usually suffer from both heartburn and indigestion as they both go hand in hand.

Indigestion otherwise occurs when any types of disorder slows down the digestive process such as, low acidity or low metabolism. The usual indigestion symptoms are belching, bloating, abdominal pain, flatulence, upset stomach and nausea.
Treating Heartburn And Indigestion

Heartburn and indigestion can be treated and even successfully prevented with a variety of drugs available over the counter, as they do not require prescription. Due to the fact that there are many causes of heartburn and indigestion there are a large variety of medication available and the best way to find out which one is right for you is to carefully read the labels as well as ask your doctor who is aware of your present medical condition and/or other drugs you may be taking at the present time.

Reading carefully the labels of both heartburn and indigestion drugs will help you administer them at the right time in the right quantity in order to prevent the discomfort from happening at all.

If you regularly get heartburn and indigestion and you use over the counter drugs but do not seem to work for you than a consultation with your doctor may help. You may have been suffering from heartburn and indigestion so long you may have damage to your esophagus that only prescribed medicine can help cure.