Chest pain

No, you can get heartburn at any given time, and for a variety of reasons. I see chest pain in bold print at the top of your question and while heartburn can cause discomfort in the chest, so can the heart.

chest pain can be many things i am in the n ursing field so i may be able to help ease your mind...it can be heartburn, indigestion, anxiety, stress, medicines you may be taking, strenuous activity, or high blood pressure, there are many things to consider besides a stroke or heart attack..i would recommend seeing a doctor if the pain does not get better..better to be safe than sorry..good luck

The heartburn section on this site Livestrong.com is really informative.  Also check out the article on how to distinguish between heartburn and a heart attack to ease your mind about the kind of chest pain you might be having.

Kolasmom-

Mayagoose is correct.

Since heart attacks were brot up, here is a good way to tell them apart. When you are having  heartburn, you will often want to die. When you are having a heart attack, you will pray to GOD that you do not die.

And before anyone gets too riled up, this is meant to be amusing. And if you do not have a sense of humor, check out Norman Cousins' book, Anatomy of an Illness.

JayR

While heart burn is the most common symptom of acid reflux disease, not all heartburn is a result of it. Heart burn is often caused by simple things such as a poor diet or eating too close to bedtime. You can often stop heartburn by avoiding certain foods which trigger highly acidic digestive conditions such as citrus fruits, spicy foods and heavy dairy foods. These are harder to digest and can lead to an over production of acid in your stomach. Eating late at night is also something that should be avoided, as the instant you lay down to go to sleep, the only thing keeping digestive acids out of your esophagus is your lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which will open to allow gases produced during digestion to escape (when you burp) and if you are lying down, this ‘burp’ will likely be an acid bath. Heartburn can keep you awake at night and make doing everyday things a miserable experience. The pain can be intense and at times accompanied by serious nausea. More infos on how to get rid of acid reflux...