Mataracy
VIP Contributor
Acid indigestion and 'heartburn' often come from eating too much heavy or greasy food or from drinking too much alcohol or coffee. These make the stomach produce extra acid, which causes discomfort or a 'burning' feeling in the stomach or mid- chest. Some people mistake the chest pain, called ' heartburn', for a heart problem rather than indigestion. If the pain gets worse when lying down, it is probably heartburn.
Frequent or lasting acid indigestion us a warning sign of an ulcer.
An Ulcer is a chronic sire in the stomach or small intestine, caused by too much acid. It may cause a chronic, dull (sometimes sharp) pain in the pit of the stomach. As with acid indigestion, often 5hr pain lessens when the person eats food or drinks a lot of water. The pain usually gets worse an hour it more after eating, if the person misses a meal, or after he drinks alcohol or eats fatty it spicy foods. Pain is often worse at night. Without a special examination (endoscopy) it is often hard yo know whether a person with frequent stomach pain had an ulcer or not.
If the ulcer is severe, it can cause vomiting, sometimes with fresh blood, or with digested blood that looks like coffee grounds. Stools with blood from an ulcer are usually black.
WARNING: Some ulcers are painless or 'silent', and the first sign is blood in vomit, or black, sticky stools. This is a medical emergency. The person can quickly bleed yo death. GET MEDICAL HELP FAST.
Frequent or lasting acid indigestion us a warning sign of an ulcer.
An Ulcer is a chronic sire in the stomach or small intestine, caused by too much acid. It may cause a chronic, dull (sometimes sharp) pain in the pit of the stomach. As with acid indigestion, often 5hr pain lessens when the person eats food or drinks a lot of water. The pain usually gets worse an hour it more after eating, if the person misses a meal, or after he drinks alcohol or eats fatty it spicy foods. Pain is often worse at night. Without a special examination (endoscopy) it is often hard yo know whether a person with frequent stomach pain had an ulcer or not.
If the ulcer is severe, it can cause vomiting, sometimes with fresh blood, or with digested blood that looks like coffee grounds. Stools with blood from an ulcer are usually black.
WARNING: Some ulcers are painless or 'silent', and the first sign is blood in vomit, or black, sticky stools. This is a medical emergency. The person can quickly bleed yo death. GET MEDICAL HELP FAST.