I have been experiencing heart burn for the past two weeks.  Primarily,
only in the evenings, however, a couple of times in the afternoon.
I am 35 and have never experienced indigestion before.  Anyone know why?

The gastroesophageal sphincter becomes floppy as we age. You have reflux
esophagitis. Lose weight. Use a pillow. Get some cimetidine. Use some
calcium carbonate. The experts all say losing weight is KEY!.
Join the group!
Bill Palmer, MD

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William Palmer
Anatomic Pathology Institute
Oakland, CA 94618

I'm not sure that making a definitive clinical diagnosis in an individual
patient via the net is the most sensible course of action, particularly
for someone signing his name with an MD.
--
David Rind

I had the similar problem a couple of years ago. The doctor told me that this
kind of burn is the result of excessive secretion of acid in the stomach. This
is caused when the diaphram excerts additional pressure on the stomach. He
prescribed a compound called Gaviscon which is freely available from the drug
stores. Taking this one or two tea spoons helped me to recover. This could
happen when you are under stress as well. I hope some body else will enlighten
you more about it.

Vijayan

: I have been experiencing heart burn for the past two weeks.  Primarily,
: only in the evenings, however, a couple of times in the afternoon.
: I am 35 and have never experienced indigestion before.  Anyone know why?
:  

D >  > I have been experiencing heart burn for the past two weeks.  Primarily,
D >  > only in the evenings, however, a couple of times in the afternoon.
D >  > I am 35 and have never experienced indigestion before.  Anyone know why?
D >  
D >  The gastroesophageal sphincter becomes floppy as we age. You have reflux
D >  esophagitis. Lose weight. Use a pillow. Get some cimetidine. Use some
D >  calcium carbonate. The experts all say losing weight is KEY!.
D >  Join the group!
D >  Bill Palmer, MD
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 While the above "diagnosis" may be correct, there are surely other
 possible causes for that poster's symptoms that would contraindicate
 the use of cimetidine or calcium carbonate.  "Heart burn" is easily
 confused with the discomfort associated with LOW stomach HCl levels
 as well, which would require a different treatment.  Once symptoms
 persist past a reasonable period of time, a proper diagnosis would
 go a long way versus guessing or experimenting on your own.

 * Ron Roth
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