Once the stomach acid flows to your esophagus then it is called the acid reflux. It is referred to as heartburn or GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). This usually occurs during after meals or when one is sleeping. Acid reflux may also burn and scar your esophagus unless you stop it.
Among the many possible symptoms of acid reflux, one or more of the following might be experienced:
The division that lies between your stomach and the esophagus could be weakened due to various factors and they are:
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Yes. Stress may lead to the weakening of your esophagus and this will lead to increased frequency of acid in the stomach spilling to the esophagus thus leading to the symptoms of reflux.
Caffeine is found to enlarge lower esophageal sphincter; therefore, to the rest of the people with this condition, it results in more acidic refluxes.
Some relief to the stomach mucos and the heartburn may be alleviated by low fat milk in the short run but the whole milk or high fat dairy products may increase the symptoms.
Pepto Bismol may have rapid relief of mild nature on the symptoms of heartburn, but not the causes of GERD.
Yes. This happens when this pain is in the upper back and chest as a result of the presence of acid which irritates the esophagus.
The over-the-counter medications comprise antacids (Tums), H 2 blockers (ranitidine) and proton pump inhibitors (omeprazole).
The symptoms of the reflux may be mitigated by the use of yes-oatmeal, bananas, melons, lean proteins, green vegetables, and root vegetables.
The diluted version of apple cider vinegar can help in treatment of few patients, not every patient. Your gastroenterologist should always recommend it first before trying it.
You should meet a doctor in case you encounter more than two episodes of heartburns in weekly periods, when you experience challenges in swallowing of food, when you lose weights unexplainably, and when you have undergone chest pains.
GastroDoxs in Cypress provides to the last levels of diagnostics and endoscopy gastroenterologists with GERD care-professional care on the basis of individual diets and lifestyle changes.
