Heartburn/GERD

A burning sensation in your chest. Pain that gets worse when you bend over or lie down. A bitter taste in your mouth. The feeling that you’re about to regurgitate. These are all symptoms of heartburn, a condition that affects around 60 million Americans, according to the National Library of Medicine. While heartburn and GERD […]

At the entrance to the stomach is a valve, which is a ring of muscle called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). Normally, the LES closes as soon as food passes through it. If the LES doesn’t close all the way or if it opens too often, acid produced by the stomach can move up into […]