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What is heartburn? What is GERD? Get the facts about the causes and risks of heartburn and GERD with these illustrations, fast facts, and state-of-the-art articles.

What Is Heartburn/GERD?

Despite its name, heartburn has nothing to do with the heart. Find out what you need to do and start learning about heartburn’s causes.

Your digestive system is designed to turn the food you eat into energy your body needs to survive. Here's how it works.

When constant heartburn turns into GERD, do you know how to spot the difference?

What happens if frequent acid reflux and heartburn symptoms go untreated?

You may have nighttime heartburn or GERD and not even know it.

Infant GERD can cause colic and other symptoms.  Here's how to recognize and treat GERD symptoms in infants and children.

Causes

A basic, illustrated overview of the causes of heartburn and GERD.

Got heartburn? Watch this video to learn which foods to avoid -- and how to cook tasty, stomach-friendly foods

Got heartburn? Perhaps you're taking one or more of these drugs.

Heartburn during pregnancy is common. Learn how to treat it safely.

Do you need another reason to quit smoking? How about heartburn?

Prevention

Looking for more tips on how to prevent heartburn? This article has detailed information.

Preventing heartburn begins at home. Here are a few lifestyle and diet tips to prevent heartburn.

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