Recognizing Reflux: From Symptoms to Treatment

Approximately 10 to 20 percent of people have symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) on at least a weekly basis. Symptoms occur when stomach acid enters back into the esophagus, the tube carrying food from the mouth into the stomach. Common symptoms of GERD include burning behind the breastbone or regurgitation of acidic tasting liquid into [...]

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Is That Burning Feeling Just Heartburn or a Symptom of Something More Serious?

Memphis Gastroenterology Group, Inc. Many people know the feeling. A burning sensation in the upper abdomen or beneath the breastbone, the sensation of food or liquids coming back into the esophagus. Is this just heartburn or is the heartburn itself a symptom of something more serious? Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) refers to the backward [...]

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