These general symptoms sound like heart attack symptoms and iare often the reason that thousands of people show up in emergency rooms every year with them, only to find out these symptoms are related to the common stomach problem acid reflux. Are you having a painful burning sensation in your chest or your upper abdomen? Does this pain sometimes radiate into your back? Does it almost feel like you can't catch your breath? It's estimated by medical professionals that as many as twenty to thirty million Americans suffer from one of the common stomach problems acid reflux or as it's becoming known - gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD. Read more »