Introduction
Episodic, frequent and severe heartburn. Are these terms familiar to you? They describe distinct types of heartburn that sufferers can experience based on the frequency and severity of their symptoms. If you've never heard of them, you may be not following the most appropriate treatment for your heartburn.
In a National Heartburn Alliance survey conducted in 2005, only 41 percent of sufferers could correctly diagnose their type of heartburn using terms commonly referenced by health professionals — episodic, frequent and severe — yet nearly 63 percent of heartburn sufferers believed they could.
Our new "Name That Burn Quiz" can help you identify what type of heartburn affects you and what lifestyle habits might contribute to or "trigger" your symptoms. Once you've completed the questionnaire, based on the National Heartburn Alliance's heartburn screening form, we'll provide suggestions for treatment options and lifestyle changes that may help improve your heartburn.
After you've completed the quiz and read our suggestions to help you Learn About Your Burn, don't stop there! Click around the site to download recipes, review a chart of common heartburn medications and print out a Reflux Record you can share with your health care provider.
With the help of the National Heartburn Alliance, you can experience life on the other side of heartburn. Learn About Your Burn. It all starts here.
