Usage Note
Indigestion is feminine and used much as in English for digestive discomfort after eating too much or the wrong food. The adjective indigeste means 'hard to digest' and is also used figuratively for writing that is heavy or difficult to get through. The phrase avoir une indigestion de quelque chose means to have had more than enough of something.
Examples
"Il a une indigestion après le repas."
Natural Translation
He has indigestion after the meal.
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