Causes 
Acid reflux pain is caused due to several reasons like eating certain kinds of food, gastrointestinal problems and stress. In the heartburn condition, the stomach acid reaches esophagus causing its inflammation and injury. Due to such esophageal injury, the patient feels a burning pain in the throat, abdomen and chest. The pain affects the areas around the esophagus.

Types of Pain 
Acid reflux pain is manifested in various forms. The areas that suffer from pain are abdomen including the upper abdomen, stomach, chest and throat. Experiencing heartburn, painful coughing and gastric cramps is common. If you have acid reflux, you would feel a pain for any bending movement of your body or when lying down.

Treating the Pain 
Treating of reflux pain is most commonly done with antacids and acid blockers. Antacids work to neutralize the stomach acid and reduce the associated pain. H2 blockers work on the source of the acid to reduce its secretion and therefore take more time to be effective for reduction of acid reflux pain compared to antacids. Often these two different medications are combined for treating the pain to bring about more effective relief. Apart from such medications, natural treatment often helps to reduce gastrointestinal pain.

To help relieve the pain, follow a diet with foods having more alkaline content to neutralize the excess acid and avoid foods that stimulate acidity. Along with the diet, doing physical activities and exercises prevents the stomach acid from getting refluxed into the esophagus. Targeting only the pain with medications may provide pain relief in the short term. Therefore the treatment should aim at preventing any harm to the esophagus caused by heartburn. The symptoms and the condition of the patient need to be diagnosed carefully before deciding on the appropriate option for treatment. The time taken to heal the acid reflux pain is usually long and warrants proper medical guidance.