Heartburn refers to the symptom of a burning sensation behind the sternum or in the upper abdomen. Drinking heartburn may be a normal physiological phenomenon.
Alcohol may stimulate the gastric mucosa leading to increased gastric acid secretion and gastric mucosa congestion, edema, erosion, bleeding and other symptoms. When drinking alcohol and stomach acid secretion increased, there may be heartburn, gastric distension symptoms. Considered a normal physiological phenomenon, alcohol metabolism can generally return to normal.
But long-term alcohol consumption may also lead to gastritis, gastric ulcer and other stomach diseases, so try to drink less alcohol, or even quit drinking.
Drinking heartburn may also be caused by other reasons, need to go to the hospital for further examination of gastroscopy, Helicobacter pylori breath test program to find the cause. It is also necessary to eat regular meals, eat less sweets, spicy stimulation, greasy, cold and other foods, avoid smoking and alcohol.