Symptoms of Heartburn

List of symptoms of Heartburn:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Heartburn includes the 7 symptoms listed below:

• Stomach discomfort
• Chest pain
• Throat pain
• Reflux
• Chest pain at the breastbone
• See also symptoms of reflux
• Acid taste in mouth

Note that Heartburn symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Heartburn signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

More ways to research these symptoms: To research other symptoms use the symptom center, or to research causes of more than one symptom in combination, try our multi-symptom search.

Research More About Heartburn

Do I have Heartburn?

• Heartburn: Introduction
• Heartburn: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Heartburn
• Failure to Diagnose Heartburn
• Hidden Causes of Heartburn
• Treatments for Heartburn
• More about Heartburn

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Heartburn:

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  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Cholesterol Tests

Wrongly Diagnosed with Heartburn?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Heartburn includes:

• Heart attack - the failure to identify chest pain as heart attack with the presumption of heartburn is common and sometimes deadly. Heartburn is not the only cause of chest pain
• Other causes of symptom chest pain
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Hiatal hernia
• Gastritis

See the full list of 16 alternative diagnoses for Heartburn

More about symptoms of Heartburn:

More information about symptoms of Heartburn and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Heartburn
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Heartburn
• Underlying causes of Heartburn
• Risk factors for Heartburn

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Acid taste in mouth - see all causes of Acidic tastes
• Chest pain - see all causes of Chest pain
• Chest pain at the breastbone - see all causes of Chest pain
• Reflux - see all causes of Heartburn
• See also symptoms of reflux
• Stomach discomfort - see all causes of Stomach cramps
• Throat pain - see all causes of Throat pain

Medical Books Online about Heartburn

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Heartburn are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Heartburn.

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Symptoms of Heartburn: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the symptoms of Heartburn.

Esophageal diverticula: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Midesophageal and epiphrenic diverticula with an associated motor disturbance (achalasia or spasm) seldom produce symptoms, although the patient may experience dysphagia and heartburn. Zenker’s diverticulum, however, produces distinctly staged symptoms, beginning with initial throat irritation followed by dysphagia and near-complete obstruction. In early stages, regurgitation occurs soon after eating; in later stages, regurgitation after eating is delayed and may even occur during sleep, leading to food aspiration and pulmonary infection.

ELDER TIP Hoarseness, asthma, and pneumonitis may be the only signs of esophageal diverticula in elderly patients.

Other signs and symptoms include noise when liquids are swallowed, chronic cough, hoarseness, a bad taste in the mouth or foul breath and, rarely, bleeding.

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Esophageal diverticula: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Traction and epiphrenic diverticula with an associated motor disturbance (achalasia or spasm) seldom produce symptoms but may cause dysphagia, heartburn, and regurgitation from associated esophageal conditions, such as hiatal hernia, diffuse esophageal spasm, achalasia, reflux esophagitis, and cancer. Zenker’s diverticulum produces distinctly staged symptoms: initially, throat irritation and, later, dysphagia and near-complete obstruction.

In early stages, regurgitation occurs soon after eating; in later stages, regurgitation after eating is delayed and may even occur during sleep, leading to food aspiration and pulmonary infection. Other symptoms include noise when liquids are swallowed, chronic cough, hoarseness, a bad taste in the mouth, and halitosis.

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Heartburn as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Heartburn as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Heartburn.

Medical news summaries about symptoms of Heartburn:

The following medical news items are relevant to the signs and symptoms of Heartburn:

• Heartburn is common but avoidable

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Heartburn
• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Heartburn
• More about Heartburn
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

Full list of premium articles on symptoms and diagnosis

About signs and symptoms of Heartburn:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Heartburn. This signs and symptoms information for Heartburn has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Heartburn signs or Heartburn symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Heartburn may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Heartburn symptoms.