Heart burn and stress?

[nalla]

I was just wondering if stress can cause heart burn? I have been under a lot of stress this past month and been having this heart burn that is really horrible. It's just as bad as when I was pregnant. It wakes me up almost every night. I have been eating tums like candy and they don't even touch the pain, and I have really been watching what I eat and that hasn't helped either. It's there most of the day and night.  If the stress disapears, will the heart burn disapear also, or is it unrelated and time to make an appointment with my Dr.?

[peekawho]

It could be, but any time you seem to have a severe problem and simple over the counter remedies don't help, you should run it by your doctor.  

Good luck.  Hope you feel better!  

[sparkeler]

Usually diet or smoking is the cause of heartburn.

[tmv]

Stress does cause the release of stomach acids. It sounds like you need to see your dr and be put on some type of h2 inhibitor-nexium, etc. Hope you feel better soon. Oh, try to avoid sugar or arrtificial sugars within a few hours of bedtime.