indigestion

/ɪndɪˈdʒɛstʃən/

/ɪndɪˈdʒɛstʃən/

Other forms: indigestions

Indigestion is what happens when your body has trouble digesting food and you get a stomach ache. Some indigestion can be avoided by chewing slowly and not eating a large pepperoni pizza for breakfast.

If your stomach feels uncomfortable after a big meal, or you can't stop burping, it's probably indigestion. Some people know what food gives them indigestion, whether it's ice cream, fried foods, or hamburgers, and in many cases indigestion can be soothed with medicine or home remedies like ginger tea or peppermint. Indigestion adds the "not" prefix in- to digestion, which comes from the Latin root digestus, "digested thing."

Definitions of indigestion

1. noun

   a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
   synonyms: agita, dyspepsia, stomach upset, upset stomach

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   symptom

   (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease