ACID REFLUX DISEASE

Acid Reflux Disease

Acid Reflux Disease

Introduction

At the entry to your stomach is the valve, which is the ring of muscle, called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES)? commonly, the LES closes as soon as nourishment passes through it. If the LES doesn't close all the way or if it opens too often, unpleasant produced by your stomach can move up into your esophagus. This can cause symptoms such as the flaming chest agony called heartburn. If unpleasant reflux symptoms occur more than two times the week, you have unpleasant reflux disease, also known as gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD).Acid Reflux occurs when the tube that you use to intake the food from the throat to stomach is not strong enough to handle the acid. The food intake by you is digested by the stomach with the assist of an unpleasant produced and stored by it. The stomach walls are constructed strong enough to store that unpleasant without causing damage. (Peters, 2008)

For unknown reasons when unpleasant flows back into the esophagus from stomach it creates heartburn, which is broadly considered the first symptom of acid reflux or GERD. It leaves the constant chest flaming sensation. You may find these unpleasant reflux symptoms occurring to everyone once in the while, but when it happens frequently over the period of 2 to 3 times in the week with no visible respite even after medication, then you has unpleasant reflux or GERD. The change in diet intake can give you respite to an span from acid reflux strike, but if it reoccurs then one needs health attention. (Kasasbeh, 2007)

 

What causes unpleasant reflux disease?

One common cause of unpleasant reflux disease is the stomach abnormality called the hiatal hernia. This occurs when the top part of the stomach and LES move above the diaphragm, the muscle that separates your stomach from your chest. (DeVault, 2009) Normally, the diaphragm helps hold unpleasant in our stomach. But if you have the hiatal hernia, unpleasant can move up into your esophagus and cause symptoms of unpleasant reflux disease.

These are other common risk factors for unpleasant reflux disease:

Eating large meals or lying down right after the meal

Being overweight or obese

Eating the hefty serving of food and lying on your back or angling over at the waist

Snacking close to bedtime

Eating certain nourishment, such as citrus, tomato, chocolate, mint, garlic, onions, or spicy or fatty foods

Drinking certain beverages, such as alcoholic beverage, carbonated drinks, coffee, or tea

Smoking

Being pregnant

Taking aspirin, ibuprofen, certain sinew relaxers, or body-fluid pressure medications

 

What are the symptoms of unpleasant reflux disease?

Common symptoms of unpleasant reflux are:

Heartburn -- the flaming agony or discomfort that may move from your stomach to your abdomen or chest, or even up into your throat

Regurgitation -- the sour or bitter-tasting unpleasant endorsing up into your throat or mouth

Other symptoms of unpleasant reflux disease include:

Bloating

Bloody or very dark stools or bloody vomiting

Burping

Dysphagia -- the narrowing of your esophagus, which creates the sensation of food being stuck in your throat

Hiccups that don't let up

Nausea

Weight decrease for no renowned ...