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Dr. Stuart Spechler, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Caption: Dr. Stuart Spechler, professor of internal medicine in digestive and liver diseases, warns of overindulging during the holidays, with resulting heartburn. Heartburn -- generally caused by stomach acids splashing back up the digestive tract -- is often marked by a burning sensation that sufferers describe as rolling up into their chest.

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