Originally Posted by
Horse
Speaking as a sufferer of very irregular eating habits, my opinion would be that this is trapped wind!
I too get the burning sensation when I go long periods without food. This is more than likely acid causing the burning because it has no food to work on.
I have also noticed that when I do eventually eat, the burning does not always disappear for some time.
From what I can work out, your stomach has been empty for quite a long time and all of a sudden we eat, we have a tendency to eat too fast because we are hungry, therefore the gases in the stomach are suddenly trapped, hence the pain, which may I add can be excrutiating to the extent that at times it can makes us think we are having a heart attack!
Small and often are the secret I believe.
Horse.