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what stomach and bowel issues may say about what you cannot digest, control and letting go.","\u002Fareas\u002Fdigestive-system","i-lucide-utensils",5,"\u002Fdigestive-system",{"title":44,"description":45,"path":46,"icon":47,"order":48,"comingSoon":10,"to":49,"conditionCount":34},"Back","The emotional and spiritual meaning of back problems: what back and neck pain may reveal about support, burdens, flexibility and what you hide behind you.","\u002Fareas\u002Fback","i-lucide-person-standing",6,"\u002Fback",{"title":51,"description":52,"path":53,"icon":54,"order":55,"comingSoon":10,"to":56,"conditionCount":48},"Inflammation and itching","Red, irritated or itchy skin, often linked to irritation, separation and a need for contact.","\u002Fareas\u002Fskin","i-lucide-fingerprint",7,"\u002Fskin",{"title":58,"description":59,"path":60,"icon":61,"order":20,"comingSoon":10,"to":62,"conditionCount":41},"Joints and bones","The emotional and spiritual meaning of joint and bone problems: what they 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Acid and a common stomach infection are the usual medical partners, along with certain painkillers. A burning pain, often related to meals, is typical. Treatment clears the infection when it is there, and protects the lining while it heals. Low mood and self-criticism can live beside an ulcer. They do not drill the hole.",[271,280,282],{"id":281},"the-emotional-meaning-of-a-stomach-ulcer","The emotional meaning of a stomach ulcer",[276,284,285,286,290],{},"The spiritual interpretation places a stomach ulcer next to a thin sense of your own worth. The wish to please is so strong that anything will be swallowed. Emotions and your own desires are pushed down. You stop respecting yourself, and then you blame other people for not respecting you either. Inside, it feels as if something is gnawing. Each event gets dramatised. Contrarieties, ",[287,288,289],"a",{"href":256},"worries",", and uncertainties pile up, and the sense of powerlessness grows with them. The image is a surplus of irritants that becomes a sore.",[276,292,293],{},"The irritant may be a person or a situation you would rather not see and cannot avoid. It sits on the stomach. You want it out of your territory. Feeling misunderstood comes partly from the difficulty of saying what you need. Pleasing people is easier than speaking, so you gnaw on the bit, in the old phrase, and stay quiet. Frustration grows into an aggressiveness that wants to be recognised, or it tips towards wanting revenge. Harsh criticism turns inward. One corner of life, love or work, is worried over until it feels as if it is eating you from the inside. The knots in the stomach are that torment, and they leave you more exposed.",[295,296,298],"h3",{"id":297},"the-duodenum-and-authority","The duodenum and authority",[276,300,301,302,305],{},"An ulcer in the duodenum is read more narrowly as the ",[287,303,304],{"href":211},"fear"," of not being up to the people who stand as authority. The duodenum is only the doorway of the small intestine. The question is whether you can meet that doorway as yourself, instead of as someone who must swallow the verdict.",[276,307,308],{},"The step the spiritual interpretation offers is to notice the qualities that are already in you, to value them accurately, and to admit the need for love. Saying a need is part of that. So is channelling the anger once you have seen it, rather than letting it run the whole house.",[271,310,312],{"id":311},"a-gentler-way-to-hold-it","A gentler way to hold it",[314,315,316,320,323],"ul",{},[317,318,319],"li",{},"Name one thing you have agreed to that you did not want. Say so, in a sentence.",[317,321,322],{},"Catch the self-attack when it starts, and replace it with one true quality you already have.",[317,324,325],{},"Authority can be met without disappearing. The lining still needs its medicine.",{"title":327,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":328},"",[329,330,333],{"id":273,"depth":18,"text":274},{"id":281,"depth":18,"text":282,"children":331},[332],{"id":297,"depth":26,"text":298},{"id":311,"depth":18,"text":312},"2026-10-05","The emotional and spiritual meaning of a stomach or duodenal ulcer: a raw place where pleasing others has eaten into you.","md","stomach",{"work":339,"entries":340,"pages":342},"Le Grand Dictionnaire des Malaises et des Maladies",[341],"Ulcère peptique ou gastrique (duodénum ou estomac)","pp. 416–417",true,"\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fstomach-ulcer",[346,347,348],"What am I swallowing so that someone else will stay pleased?","Where does a worry feel as if it is eating me from the inside?","With which authority am I afraid of not being enough?",[350,351],"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgastritis","\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fheartburn",[353,354],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ172941","https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPeptic_ulcer_disease",{"title":260,"description":335},[357],{"author":358},"Jacques Martel","conditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fstomach-ulcer","A peptic ulcer is a raw sore in the stomach or the duodenum. It is read as a life of swallowing what you do not want, until the irritation has nowhere left to go.","If this reading resonates with you, a calming practice can sit beside the treatment that lets the lining heal.",[363,364,365],"the stomach","swallowing it","authority",[367,368,369,370,371],"An ulcer can bleed or burst.","Vomiting blood, black stools, sudden severe pain, or fainting needs emergency care.","Finish the antibiotics if an infection was found, and do not stop an acid medicine early because the pain eased.","A clinician confirms an ulcer.","Indigestion on its own is not one.","VLCvwxn_vmhVM1yR8QR0jU_kCB_PuNXLwwcRDtr8BBE",{"id":374,"title":37,"body":375,"comingSoon":10,"dateModified":565,"datePublished":565,"description":38,"extension":336,"groups":566,"icon":40,"meta":574,"navigation":343,"order":41,"path":39,"reflectionQuestions":575,"seo":582,"sources":583,"stem":591,"themes":592,"whenToSeeADoctor":598,"__hash__":605},"areas\u002Fareas\u002Fdigestive-system.md",{"type":268,"value":376,"toc":552},[377,384,387,393,397,400,403,406,410,414,417,421,424,428,438,442,445,449,456,460,463,467,470,497,501,508,511],[276,378,379,380,383],{},"Your digestive system is a long, busy road. From the mouth to the stomach, then through several metres of intestine, food is broken down, sorted and absorbed. What the body can use is kept, and the rest is eliminated. The gut is also closely connected to the brain: it contains millions of nerve cells and is sensitive to ",[287,381,382],{"href":244},"stress"," and emotions, which is why we speak of \"gut feelings\" and \"butterflies in the stomach\".",[276,385,386],{},"In the emotional and symbolic approach to health, the digestive system reflects the way we take in and absorb what happens in our life. We digest situations, ideas, emotions and relationships just as we digest food. When digestion is disturbed, it can be an invitation to ask what we are finding hard to swallow, to absorb or to let go of.",[388,389,390],"note",{},[276,391,392],{},"This page offers a symbolic and emotional perspective. It is meant to complement medical care, never to replace it. If you have persistent digestive symptoms, blood in the stools, weight loss or severe pain, see a doctor.",[271,394,396],{"id":395},"what-your-digestive-system-represents","What your digestive system represents",[276,398,399],{},"The stomach receives food and digests it to meet the body's needs. In the same way, we \"feed\" our mind with the situations and events of our life. In this reading, the stomach reflects how we absorb and integrate our reality, and how well we digest new ideas and new situations. It can be compared to a barometer, showing how open we are and how we react to life.",[276,401,402],{},"The intestines are the centre of absorption and integration. They keep what is good for us and expel the rest, on the physical level (food), the emotional level (feelings) and the mental level (thoughts). They also symbolise our ability to let events flow through our life, and to feel secure enough inside to be spontaneous.",[276,404,405],{},"The belly, which holds the intestines, is where a child grows before moving from a solitary state to a social one. It is therefore seen as the region of relationships. It is also where our deepest intentions and our sense of what is right or wrong are said to reside.",[271,407,409],{"id":408},"common-emotional-themes","Common emotional themes",[295,411,413],{"id":412},"what-we-cannot-digest","What we cannot digest",[276,415,416],{},"Digestive troubles are often associated with a situation or a person that we cannot digest or accept. It may be something we saw or heard that \"did not go down well\", or a situation where we need to take a stand but do not yet feel able to. Words we would like to say can remain trapped inside.",[295,418,420],{"id":419},"too-much-at-once","Too much at once",[276,422,423],{},"Indigestion, in this reading, points to an overflow somewhere in our life: too many things happening at the same time, until it becomes unbearable. Eating too fast has its emotional equivalent: taking in too many new situations at once, without time to adapt.",[295,425,427],{"id":426},"refusing-what-is-new","Refusing what is new",[276,429,430,431,433,434,437],{},"The stomach is linked to our openness. When we reject new ideas or new situations, the stomach may reject food in turn. ",[287,432,180],{"href":181},", insecurity and ",[287,435,436],{"href":169},"aggressiveness"," can turn the stomach upside down.",[295,439,441],{"id":440},"a-low-blow","A \"low blow\"",[276,443,444],{},"The intestines may react when we feel hurt by an unfair act or a betrayal, especially if it comes from a family member. Digestive problems often appear after a separation from a partner, a business associate, a child or a teacher, when we cannot digest what happened.",[295,446,448],{"id":447},"holding-on-and-control","Holding on and control",[276,450,451,452,455],{},"The large intestine is linked to letting go. We may feel a strong need to hold on to and control what happens to us. We cling to things, people or situations, sometimes to the point of ",[287,453,454],{"href":220},"jealousy"," or possessiveness, and the bowel becomes congested with what we keep and no longer need.",[295,457,459],{"id":458},"the-belly-and-relationships","The belly and relationships",[276,461,462],{},"Because the belly is the region of relationships, tensions there can reflect conflicts between ourselves and the world around us. The belly may tighten when we feel fragile, unsure of ourselves or humiliated, and relax when we feel disillusioned with life.",[271,464,466],{"id":465},"reading-the-signs-which-part-is-affected","Reading the signs: which part is affected",[276,468,469],{},"In this approach, the part of the digestive system that is affected can add nuance. Take these as questions to explore:",[314,471,472,479,485,491],{},[317,473,474,478],{},[475,476,477],"strong",{},"The stomach"," relates to how we absorb our reality and how open we are to new ideas.",[317,480,481,484],{},[475,482,483],{},"The small intestine"," relates to sorting what is good for us. It may react when we judge situations in very black-and-white terms, or struggle to recognise our real needs.",[317,486,487,490],{},[475,488,489],{},"The large intestine"," relates to letting go, spontaneity and the ability to turn the page.",[317,492,493,496],{},[475,494,495],{},"The belly as a whole"," relates to our relationships and to our deepest intentions.",[271,498,500],{"id":499},"caring-for-your-digestion-from-the-inside","Caring for your digestion from the inside",[276,502,503,504],{},"The idea is not to blame yourself. Diet, infections, medication, food intolerances, hormones and many medical factors play a real role in digestive problems. The emotional perspective simply adds another question: ",[505,506,507],"em",{},"what am I finding hard to digest in my life?",[276,509,510],{},"A few gentle practices can support this inner work:",[314,512,513,519,525,531,540,546],{},[317,514,515,518],{},[475,516,517],{},"Take one thing at a time."," Give yourself time to adapt to each new situation before taking on the next.",[317,520,521,524],{},[475,522,523],{},"Welcome new ideas."," Try approaching change with openness rather than judgment.",[317,526,527,530],{},[475,528,529],{},"Name what did not go down well."," Writing or talking about a hurt helps you digest it.",[317,532,533,536,537,539],{},[475,534,535],{},"Let go of what no longer serves you."," Things, habits, grudges: notice what you keep out of ",[287,538,304],{"href":211},".",[317,541,542,545],{},[475,543,544],{},"Trust your inner resources."," The only person you can really control is yourself.",[317,547,548,551],{},[475,549,550],{},"Eat slowly and calmly."," A relaxed meal is good for your stomach and your nervous system.",{"title":327,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":553},[554,555,563,564],{"id":395,"depth":18,"text":396},{"id":408,"depth":18,"text":409,"children":556},[557,558,559,560,561,562],{"id":412,"depth":26,"text":413},{"id":419,"depth":26,"text":420},{"id":426,"depth":26,"text":427},{"id":440,"depth":26,"text":441},{"id":447,"depth":26,"text":448},{"id":458,"depth":26,"text":459},{"id":465,"depth":18,"text":466},{"id":499,"depth":18,"text":500},"2026-09-30",[567,570],{"id":337,"title":568,"description":569},"Stomach","Stomach problems, often linked to situations we cannot digest, anger and openness to what is new.",{"id":571,"title":572,"description":573},"bowel","Bowel","Bowel problems, often linked to control, holding on and the ability to let things flow.",{},[576,577,578,579,580,581],"Which situation or person am I finding hard to digest at the moment?","Is there too much happening in my life at the same time?","Which new idea or change am I refusing to take in?","What am I holding on to that is no longer useful to me?","Do I feel secure enough inside to be spontaneous?","Is there someone who \"did me wrong\" that I have not been able to get over?",{"title":37,"description":38},[584],{"author":358,"work":339,"entries":585,"pages":590},[586,587,588,589],"Estomac (en général)","Indigestion","Intestins (maux aux ...)","Ventre ou abdomen","175, 233, 237–238, 421–422","areas\u002Fdigestive-system",[593,594,595,596,174,597],"Digesting life","Openness to new ideas","Control","Letting go","Relationships",[599,600,601,602,603,604],"Vomiting blood, or black, tarry stools. Seek urgent medical care.","Severe or sudden abdominal pain, or a hard, swollen belly. Seek urgent medical care.","Blood in the stools.","Difficulty swallowing, or food getting stuck.","Unexplained weight loss, loss of appetite or persistent tiredness.","A lasting change in bowel habits, especially after the age of 50.","-IXqDoRiZ4IEEUf9vd2jIRZh1JaLQ61u7VZOCnebD5Q",[607,693],{"id":608,"title":609,"affirmation":610,"aka":611,"area":266,"body":614,"dateModified":334,"datePublished":334,"description":664,"extension":336,"group":337,"meta":665,"navigation":343,"path":669,"reflectionQuestions":670,"related":674,"sameAs":676,"seo":679,"sources":680,"stem":682,"summary":683,"supportIntro":684,"themes":685,"whenToSeeADoctor":688,"__hash__":692},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgastritis.md","Gastritis","I can meet this day as it is, and keep my strength for what is mine to change.",[612,613],"Stomach inflammation","Inflamed stomach lining",{"type":268,"value":615,"toc":659},[616,620,623,627,637,640,646,648],[271,617,619],{"id":618},"what-gastritis-is","What gastritis is",[276,621,622],{},"Gastritis is inflammation of the lining of the stomach, the place where digestion begins. It can be sudden or long-lasting. Alcohol, certain painkillers, infection, and bile washing upwards are common medical reasons. Pain, nausea, and a burn high in the belly are the usual signs. Treatment follows the cause. A reading of irritation does not replace a look for that cause.",[271,624,626],{"id":625},"the-emotional-meaning-of-gastritis","The emotional meaning of gastritis",[276,628,629,630,632,633,636],{},"The ",[287,631,337],{"href":42}," is where the world starts to be taken in. Where the lining is inflamed, spiritually, there is irritation and ",[287,634,635],{"href":175},"anger"," towards something, or someone, that will not be digested. Things are not happening as you wanted. People are not acting as you wished. There can be the sense of having been deceived, or of being stuck because someone else stayed silent.",[276,638,639],{},"What the digestion has absorbed, in this language, is a reality that disturbs you at the deepest level. Insecurity asks what is coming next. The world feels as if it could collapse at any moment. The image is a watchdog, constantly alert for danger, unable to lie down.",[276,641,642,643,645],{},"The only power the spiritual interpretation is willing to grant is power over yourself. Other people, and the situation, stay as they are. Expectations can be turned towards what is good in the day, instead of towards the disaster you are braced for. ",[287,644,255],{"href":256},", here, is the extra acid. Enjoying one moment is the step that is actually available.",[271,647,312],{"id":311},[314,649,650,653,656],{},[317,651,652],{},"Name the person or the fact you keep trying to swallow.",[317,654,655],{},"Notice the watchdog. Ask what would be enough safety for the next hour.",[317,657,658],{},"One expectation you can drop is enough to start. The lining still deserves its own care.",{"title":327,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":660},[661,662,663],{"id":618,"depth":18,"text":619},{"id":625,"depth":18,"text":626},{"id":311,"depth":18,"text":312},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of gastritis: an inflamed stomach lining, and a reality that will not go down as you wanted it to.",{"work":339,"entries":666,"pages":668},[667],"Estomac — Gastrite","pp. 178–179","\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgastritis",[671,672,673],"What am I trying to digest that will not go down?","Where am I on guard, waiting for everything to fall apart?","Which expectation could I loosen without abandoning myself?",[351,675],"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fstomach-ulcer",[677,678],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ183130","https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGastritis",{"title":609,"description":664},[681],{"author":358},"conditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fgastritis","Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach lining. It is read as irritation and anger towards something, or someone, you cannot digest.","If this reading resonates with you, a settling practice can sit beside the food changes and the medicine your clinician has suggested.",[363,686,687],"irritation","a world that might collapse",[689,690,691],"Vomiting blood, black stools, severe pain, unexplained weight loss, or pain that will not settle needs a doctor promptly.","Do not stop a prescribed acid medicine, and do not assume every burn is only stress.","An infection or a drug can inflame the lining and still needs treating.","Y7zxDw5IhfkjZzAYre1SAn23-2B_flPDJyHuyxEQp5Y",{"id":694,"title":695,"affirmation":696,"aka":697,"area":266,"body":701,"dateModified":565,"datePublished":565,"description":844,"extension":336,"group":337,"meta":845,"navigation":343,"path":846,"reflectionQuestions":847,"related":854,"sameAs":857,"seo":860,"sources":861,"stem":866,"summary":867,"supportIntro":868,"themes":869,"whenToSeeADoctor":872,"__hash__":878},"conditions\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fheartburn.md","Heartburn","I stay calm and listen to my real feelings. Life is good, and my needs are met at the right time.",[698,699,700],"Acid reflux","Acid indigestion","Pyrosis",{"type":268,"value":702,"toc":831},[703,707,710,716,719,723,726,730,737,741,744,748,751,755,762,766,769,773,776,780,788,790,793],[271,704,706],{"id":705},"what-heartburn-is","What heartburn is",[276,708,709],{},"Heartburn is a burning feeling behind the breastbone, sometimes rising towards the throat. Despite its name, it has nothing to do with the heart. It happens when stomach acid flows back up into the oesophagus, the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. It may come with a sour taste in the mouth, burping or a feeling of food coming back up.",[276,711,712,713,715],{},"Heartburn is very common. It is often triggered by large or fatty meals, eating late, lying down after eating, alcohol, coffee, chocolate, spicy or acidic foods, smoking, being overweight, pregnancy and ",[287,714,382],{"href":244},". When it happens often, it may be a sign of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), which is worth treating to protect the oesophagus. Treatment includes lifestyle changes and medication that reduces or neutralises acid.",[276,717,718],{},"The emotional reading below does not replace this. It offers another angle, for those who feel that their stomach also reacts to what they live.",[271,720,722],{"id":721},"the-emotional-meaning-of-heartburn","The emotional meaning of heartburn",[276,724,725],{},"In the emotional approach, the stomach reflects how we absorb and digest our reality. Heartburn, as its name suggests, is often read as a sign that something is burning us up.",[295,727,729],{"id":728},"something-that-burns","Something that burns",[276,731,732,733,736],{},"A situation, an event or a person may be \"burning\" us, turning us sour and making us ",[287,734,735],{"href":175},"angry",". We find the situation irritating, unfair or even dark, and we feel powerless inside.",[295,738,740],{"id":739},"feeling-controlled","Feeling controlled",[276,742,743],{},"Heartburn is associated with a feeling that outside forces are in control of our life. We may feel dominated, unable to free ourselves from someone's hold, and this can give rise to anger and even rage.",[295,745,747],{"id":746},"anger-we-hold-on-to","Anger we hold on to",[276,749,750],{},"The source also suggests that we may unconsciously hold on to this anger, because we are afraid to assert ourselves, to let go, and to express our needs, desires and heartfelt intentions.",[295,752,754],{"id":753},"swallowed-emotions","Swallowed emotions",[276,756,757,758,761],{},"Swallowing or pushing down an emotion, such as anger, ",[287,759,760],{"href":241},"sorrow"," or rage, is associated with rising acidity. Heartburn reflects a kind of inner pressure in the stomach area, as if there were no room left to swallow anything else.",[295,763,765],{"id":764},"an-acidic-attitude","An acidic attitude",[276,767,768],{},"Over time, we may develop a sour, bitter attitude towards life. Recognising this is the first step towards changing it.",[295,770,772],{"id":771},"honouring-our-differences","Honouring our differences",[276,774,775],{},"Another nuance concerns our relationship to others. Each of us is unique, and others are different from us in every way. Staying attentive to our own needs, and taking full responsibility for our actions even when people are different from us, can ease the burning feeling of injustice.",[271,777,779],{"id":778},"questions-the-source-invites-you-to-ask","Questions the source invites you to ask",[314,781,782,785],{},[317,783,784],{},"What is burning me up or making me angry?",[317,786,787],{},"What do I dislike and cannot manage to digest?",[271,789,312],{"id":311},[276,791,792],{},"The aim is not to blame yourself for your heartburn. It has real physical causes, and frequent heartburn deserves a medical check-up. The emotional perspective simply invites you to look at what is burning inside.",[314,794,795,801,807,813,819,825],{},[317,796,797,800],{},[475,798,799],{},"See the link."," Notice whether your heartburn appears after particular situations, conversations or people.",[317,802,803,806],{},[475,804,805],{},"Stay calm and observe."," Look at your reactions and your attitude to everyday events, without judging them.",[317,808,809,812],{},[475,810,811],{},"Express your needs."," Asserting yourself calmly releases pressure that would otherwise stay in the stomach.",[317,814,815,818],{},[475,816,817],{},"Let the anger go."," Anger that is expressed or released has less reason to burn.",[317,820,821,824],{},[475,822,823],{},"Trust that your needs will be met."," Focusing on the idea that life is good can make the next bout of anger less intense.",[317,826,827,830],{},[475,828,829],{},"Savour each moment."," Eat slowly, enjoy your meals, and give your stomach time to rest before lying down.",{"title":327,"searchDepth":18,"depth":18,"links":832},[833,834,842,843],{"id":705,"depth":18,"text":706},{"id":721,"depth":18,"text":722,"children":835},[836,837,838,839,840,841],{"id":728,"depth":26,"text":729},{"id":739,"depth":26,"text":740},{"id":746,"depth":26,"text":747},{"id":753,"depth":26,"text":754},{"id":764,"depth":26,"text":765},{"id":771,"depth":26,"text":772},{"id":778,"depth":18,"text":779},{"id":311,"depth":18,"text":312},"The emotional and spiritual meaning of heartburn: how it may relate to anger, a situation that burns you up, feeling controlled and emotions you swallow.",{},"\u002Fconditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fheartburn",[848,849,850,851,852,853],"What is burning me up or making me angry at the moment?","What do I dislike that I cannot manage to digest?","Do I feel controlled or dominated by someone or something outside me?","Is there an emotion, such as anger, grief or rage, that I keep swallowing?","Am I afraid to assert myself and to express my needs and wishes?","Has my attitude towards life become bitter or \"acidic\" lately?",[855,856],"\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fconstipation","\u002Frespiratory-system\u002Fcough",[858,859],"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHeartburn","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wikidata.org\u002Fwiki\u002FQ537297",{"title":695,"description":844},[862],{"author":358,"work":339,"entries":863,"pages":865},[864],"Estomac — Brûlures d'estomac","177","conditions\u002Fdigestive-system\u002Fheartburn","Heartburn is often read as a sign that something is burning us up inside. A situation we find unfair, a feeling of being controlled and anger we swallow instead of expressing may raise the acidity.","If this reading resonates with you, taking time to slow down and savour each moment, starting with your meals, can be a good next step.",[174,870,740,754,871],"Injustice","Bitterness",[873,599,874,875,876,877],"Chest pain spreading to the arm, jaw, neck or back, or with breathlessness or sweating. Call emergency services, as it may be a heart problem.","Difficulty or pain when swallowing, or food getting stuck.","Unexplained weight loss or repeated vomiting.","Heartburn more than twice a week, or that does not improve with over-the-counter treatment.","New heartburn after the age of 55, or heartburn that wakes you at night.","FTABsks85V3KwH462E9tr1JoY6hYbNj35V0CUN3sNx4",[],1791229742594]