Is it Heartburn or Something More Serious?

You should talk to your doctor if you:

Experience severe heartburn more than twice a week over a period of a couple of months.
Use antacids every day, multiple times a day, for more than two weeks and still have symptoms.
Take over-the-counter heartburn medications and they do nothing to relieve your symptoms.
Develop other symptoms -with or without heartburn-- like dry cough or trouble swallowing that do not go away for a couple of months.
Experience unexplained weight loss.
Develop hoarseness or wheezing.
Have discomfort that interferes with your normal, daily activities.

Above content provided by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
For advice about your medical care, consult your doctor

Posted March 2009