heartburn
heartburn
Definition
heart·burn (härt′bʉrn′)
noun
a burning sensation beneath the breastbone resulting from a spastic reflux of stomach acid, food, etc. into the esophagus; pyrosis; brash
heartburn
Synonyms
heartburn
n.
heartburn
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- treat: However, they are not usually recommended to treat the frequent heartburn suffered by people with GERD.
- cause: Pregnancy, which commonly causes heartburn, indigestion or vomiting.
- call: The main symptom is pain in the chest, which is often called heartburn.
- get: You know very well, you eat this late... ( Buffy stakes him ) You're gonna get heartburn.
- have: You may feel sick, or have heartburn or wind.
- prevent: I use a dose of Dandelion before meals to prevent heartburn.
Adjective modifier
- severe: More usually pain is associated with the damage caused by acid seeping up from the stomach - or severe heartburn.
- occasional: Earth Mama Angel Baby Heartburn Tea is the ideal natural remedy to help relieve the discomfort of occasional heartburn in pregnancy.
- persistent: Millions of people have the disease and suffer from its most common symptom - frequent and persistent heartburn.
- mild: Cautions: Some people may experience mild heartburn, or be sensitive to the taste of Ginger.
- chronic: It should be avoided by people with chronic heartburn, severe liver damage, inflammation of the gallbladder, or obstruction of bile ducts.
- bad: Around 33 weeks, bad heartburn started to wake me up at night.
Modifies a noun
- relief: Assessment of efficacy by heartburn relief gives similar results to those for endoscopic healing ( Table 2 ).
- symptom: If heartburn symptoms are persistent or severe, this is called gastrooesophageal reflux disease ( GORD ).
- treatment: Heartburn treatment in primary care: randomized, double- blind study for 8 weeks.
- remedy: Alginates, such as sodium alginate, are another common ingredient of indigestion or heartburn remedies.
- and/or: Studies had to have heartburn and/or symptomatic reflux at enrollment, as well as statistical as provide data about the first day of therapy.
Preposition: in
- pregnancy: Earth Mama Angel Baby Heartburn Tea is the ideal natural remedy to help relieve the discomfort of occasional heartburn in pregnancy.
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