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Need advice on what is the the difference between indigestion and heartburn?
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BURNING IN CHEST/ABD: Heartburn causes burning feeling in chest, and indigestion may cause feeling of gassiness, bloating, cramping, nausea feeling.
Answered 8/20/2013
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