Types of discomfort and remedies to treat them

Discomfort

How it may feel

What is happening

Remedies you can buy
and how they work

Acid reflux

	Burning pain in the chest.
	Bitter acid taste in the back of the throat.
	Swirling 'rising' sensation.
	Feel like you need to burp and swallow.
	Stinging pain or soreness in the stomach.

Too much acid in your stomach rises upwards into your oesophagus, causing a burning feeling.

Antacids - These neutralise any excess acid that has been produced in your stomach and give fast relief.
Alginates - These lie on top of the contents of your stomach, stopping them from rising up into the oesophagus.
Acid reducers - These stop your stomach from producing too much acid.

Trapped wind

	Bloated or gassy stomach.
	Feel like you need to burp but can't.
	Griping pain or cramp in your stomach.
	You need to pass wind.

Tiny gas bubbles build up in your stomach causing it to swell.

Antiflatulents - These release trapped wind in your stomach by combining small air bubbles to make larger ones, which your body can get rid of more easily.

Fullness

	Heaviness like a weight in your stomach.
	Fullness like you've eaten lots even when you haven't.
	Sick or queasy feelings.
	Feels as though something is stuck in your stomach.
	General stomach discomfort rather than pain.

Your stomach's natural movement slows leaving food churning in your stomach for
too long.

Motility restorers - These help your stomach to start moving normally again, allowing food to pass out of your stomach and into your intestine at the right speed.