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Indigestion

Nearly everyone has had indigestion at one time. It's a feeling of discomfort or a burning feeling in your upper abdomen. You may have heartburn or belch and feel bloated. You may also feel nauseated, or even throw up.

You might get indigestion from eating too much or too fast, eating high-fat foods or eating when you're stressed. Smoking, drinking too much alcohol, using some medicines, being tired and having ongoing stress can also cause indigestion or make it worse. Sometimes the cause is a problem with the digestive tract, like an ulcer or GERD.

Avoiding foods and situations that seem to cause it may help. Because indigestion can be a sign of a more serious problem, see your health care provider if it lasts for more than two weeks or if you have severe pain or other symptoms.

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Indigestion on Wikipedia

'''Indigestion''' is a condition that is frequently caused by eating too fast, especially by eating high-fat foods quickly. Symptoms of indigestion are as follows: * A pain or a burning feeling in the upper portion of your stomach * Feeling sick to your stomach; nausea * Feeling bloated * Sometimes uncontrollable burping * Heartburn * A bitter taste in your mouth from stomach acid coming up into your esophagus.

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External Resources

Apollo Leisure Guide - Review: "Manages to raise a case of cinematic indigestion."

Sunrise Healing Arts - Offers liquid herbal extracts formulated to address health problems such as depression, anxiety, stress, menopause, PMS, indigestion, arthritis, irritable bowel, colds/flu, insomnia and mental acuity.

Enzyme Essentials - Digestive enzymes to help nutritional and gastric disorders like heartburn, indigestion, and obesity. Includes product recommendations for individual health problems.

The Age: Spam, the plague giving the Net indigestion - If you already get too much junk e-mail, you'll get twice as much by New Year - and at the moment there is little anyone can do to stop it. No wonder consumers rate it their worst computer problem.

SF Gate: Spam indigestion worsens - So I get back after taking a week off and find my office e-mail basket spilling over with more than 700 messages. Several dozen were legitimate missives from readers and whatnot, and the rest . . . well, you know where I'm going with this.

Laproscopic Surgery for Treatment of Chronic Indigestion - This site discusses surgical treatment options for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, also known as chronic indigestion.

GERD Resource Center - Pharmaceutical company sponsored site with information for suffers of chronic indigestion, or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.

Reflux Treatment Centers of America, LLC - A national network of Medical Centers and Physicians specializing in the treatment of heartburn and indigestion, medically known as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or GERD.

Help Heartburn - HelpHeartburn.com is a complete resource for anyone who has ever suffered from heartburn, GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease), acid reflux, or indigestion.

Indigestion - A look at this and some alternative names, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.



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