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Heartburn In Pregnancy – Helpful Tips

from Anna Hart
Heartburn in pregnancy is caused by a muscular weakness. The muscle involved is the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), a ring of muscle between your stomach and esophagus. The LES is designed to relax when you swallow food so that the food can enter the stomach. Once the food is in the stomach, the [...]

Avoiding Uncomfortable Heartburn

from Angelo JohnsonHeartburn is experienced as a painful or burning sensation in the throat or esophagus, it usually occurs below the breastbone and is caused by regurgitation of gastric acid. The pain begins in the chest and you may feel a rising sensation that can spread to the neck, throat, or jaw. If you experience [...]