Talk:Heartburn
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[edit] More info added
Added short descriptions of diagnostic tests, expanded the treatments section, etc. I wonder if the stub status should be removed....
Some of the changes come from MediPrimer:Heartburn and GERD. As the copyright holder of that text, I authorize the use of this text under the GFDL as part of Wikipedia. Yashka78 20:30, 13 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Pregnancy
I'm a wikinewbie. Maybe someone could add pregnancy as a cause of hearburn? Reference http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/prenatalhealth/242.html googhie 02:58, 17 October 2006 (UTC)Googhie
- Pregnancy can indeed be a cause, but let's leave that site out, it's not a reputable medical source.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:36, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
I dont think heartburn should be automatically grouped in with GERD. I have GERD and have never experienced heartburn. Yes it should be listed as a linked symptom and so readers can be redirected.
[edit] Merge?
This article is about heartburn, which is a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Some content needs to be moved there: e.g. the disease is treated, not the symptom: treatment involves making a diagnosis and then treating the cause.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:40, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
- Keep it separate. Heartburn is the most commonly used name, and even if it is a symptom of a technical disease, the symptom is so well-known as to deserve its own article. 129.98.212.164 17:49, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
- Merge it because that will reduce duplication and increase clarity, but the combined article MUST have a section with a discussion of non-Gerd heartburn (i.e., heart attacks) and this really needs to be referenced in the first paragraph of the combined article.
- Keep it separate. Like Bellamorbida below, hearburn is not GERD and GERD is not heartburn. Cburnett 20:40, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
- Heartburn is a symptom - GERD a disease => dont merge.
- Keep it separate. Our daughter has reflux and none of the professional's have ever mentioned heartburn. --JimmyTheWig 14:08, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
- Keep it separate. I have heartburn and have never had GERD.
- Keep it separate. And, for that matter, Acid Reflux should be a separate entry as well. If we merge everything that's related to everything else, Wikipedia will only have one very long entry in it. Heartburn and Acid Reflux are possible symptoms of GERD. Both can occur for other reasons, including eating spicy food. Heartburn and Acid Reflux are related to each other but they are not the same thing. People can have GERD and not experience heartburn. Treatment for non-GERD Acid Reflux and non-GERD Heartburn are not the same as treatment for GERD. I, for one, hate it when I look in Wikipedia for some information and get redirected to some page which is not about what I am looking for and sometimes doesn't even mention the subject. If cross-references are needed, let's put them in.
- Keep it separate. Heartburn should NOT merge with Gerd or vice versa.
[edit] Merge?
I agree with all,Heartburn MUST not be confused with GERD,as GERD is a serious medical problem which can lead to choking and death,along with the usual sysmtoms of repeated burning of the esophagus,which if nor treated over time may cause Barrets esophagus and/or cancer.
Heartburn is usaually a sympton of over indulgence of rich food etc,and happens to a person on a realatively occasions basis,not constantly everyday.
NO it should not be merged with the trifling but annoying heartburn with the serious condition of reflux disease,S.W.R
Heartburn should not be merged with GERD as GERD is a more serious condition that generally requires some form of medical treatment or the condition will worsen and can cause permanent damage to the esophogus. Although Heart burn is a sign and/or symptom of GERD, people with heartburn may not always have GERD; and thus do not need to be overconcerned they have some serious medical condition. Bellamorbida 20:08, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Water treatment
Someone claimed that logically, water cannot reduce heartburn because of the logarithmic nature of the pH system requiring 10 times the volume of acid to neutralize the pH by one point. This may seem logical, but it is not for certain just off that logic (consider that the volume of acid is not that great in the space of an esophogus. That comment should not be there without a reference. Ichibani 02:37, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
I agree with the above statement. I've had heartburn on numerous occasions when drinking a glass of water did help relieve the effects to an extent. Since the comment only pertains to temporary relief, I think it is useful and should remain.
- Water may not significantly change the PH level of the stomach, but it can rinse the acid back out of the esophagus, and back into the stomach where it belongs. The amount of acid in the esophagus which is causing the heartburn is probably only a small amount.--RLent 23:33, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
A source would be good. Not to doubt your experience or anyone else's, but it's hardly scientific. Keeping encyclopedia pages about medical conditions focused on verifiable fact is probably a good call. Ichibani 06:58, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
I disagree, For me water dose not work due to severe GERD. The acid rises into the esophagus water May be temporary relief but adding more contents to your stomach can just make it worse
