I have had to deal with heartburn daily for the past few years and have learned a thing or two about fighting the pain. Heartburn symptoms typically feel like a fiery chest pain or that you have an entire grapefruit stuck in your throat. I have also experienced a throbbing pain in my left arm and all the way up to my left ear.

These symptoms can be reduced by prevention and staying away from the foods that cause the pain in the first place. Other ways are to drink cold water during an episode or, my favorite, drinking some Pepto®. The little pink stuff has been the best at stopping the pain once it has started.