Indigestion symptoms can range from mild to severe. Indigestion is used to describe a range of stomach conditions such as gas, abdominal pain, and reflux. The most common signs and symptoms of indigestion is pain, fullness or discomfort in the upper part of the abdomen where it meets the chest. This is often referred to as a bloating sensation. This is when pressure is building up in the gastrointestinal tract. This can lead to gas escaping in the form of flatulence, burping or belching. These are very common acid symptoms

Indigestion is caused by stomach acid. This acid is used to digest your food in its regular usage. There is a layer of mucus that protects your stomach lining from that acid. The mucus does not extend to the esophagus. In the case of heartburn, the valve between the stomach and the esophagus does not work correctly which will allow the stomach acid to flow back into the esophagus. This causes the irritation that people feel when they're suffering from heartburn.

When going through indigestion symptoms, people immediately ask what does heartburn feel like when they feel a burning sensation on top of their bloatedness. Even if heartburn is a different condition than indigestion, heartburn can still present itself as part of the symptoms, which just makes it all the more confusing for some not aware of the difference.

Acid indigestion symptoms include burning in the stomach and chest after eating, fullness feeling in the abdomen, acid taste in the mouth, belching, nausea, formation of too much gas in the stomach (flatulence) and constipation. These symptoms create extreme discomfort with the burning sensation reaching up to the throat and may also lead to a loss of appetite.

Apart from the usual burning sensation that accompanies indigestion, and the sometimes obvious 'bells & whistles' (farts and burps), there are many other symptoms that you should watch out for. Some are your ordinary run-of-the-mill type symptoms, which are fairly common, but then there are the more serious signs and symptoms that could indicate that there is something more serious that you should be paying attention too, even if you do not really want to.

In order to no longer have heartburn indigestion symptoms you will need to get to the bottom layer of the problem in order to end the problem. As with anything else, you cannot expect great results when you only work on things in parts. You need to hit the problem head on and work on every layer and not just a few. This means that you have a better chance of never having another symptom because you have actually gotten to the bottom of things.

This is why it is important to make a note on how often the these symptoms occur and when because these simple symptoms may already be red flag being waved by your body telling you that there is a more serious cause for the recurring indigestion. When this happens it is wise to take that visit to your doctor.

There are other possible causes for these symptoms which ranges from simple eating disorders to more serious systemic diseases like gallbladder problems, intestinal parasitic infections, diabetes, thyroid diseases and pelvic inflammatory diseases.

When indigestion already goes with vomiting, weight loss, appetite loss, black tarry stools or blood in vomit, heartburn or severe pain in the upper right of the abdomen, discomfort unrelated to eating, shortness of breathing and sweating, a person is already advised to see a doctor for consultation and diagnosis.

When the symptoms enumerated above last longer than two weeks, the indigestion could have already been elevated to serious disorder.

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