Indigestion
Overview
Most people have indigestion (dyspepsia) at some point. Usually, it's not a sign of anything more serious and you can treat it yourself.
Symptoms
Indigestion can be felt in different ways. You can have the following symptoms after eating or drinking: heartburn – a painful burning feeling in the chest, often after eatingfeeling full and bloatedfeeling sickburping and fartingbringing up food or bitter-tasting fluids into your mouth
Causes
Indigestion is often caused by acid from your stomach irritating your stomach lining or throat. This is called acid reflux. This can be caused or made worse by: certain food and drink – such as coffee, tomatoes, alcohol, chocolate and fatty or spicy foodsbeing overweightsmokingpregnancystress and anxietysome medicines, including anti-inflammatory painkillers likeibuprofenahiatus hernia– when part of your stomach moves up into your chest Indigestion can also be caused by an open sore in your stomach lining (stomach ulcer). Less often, it can be a sign of something more serious such asstomach cancer.