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What is Acid Reflux/Heart Burn?
Acid reflux is the backward flow of stomach acid into the esophagus — the tube that connects the throat and stomach.
Acid reflux is more specifically known as gastroesophageal reflux. During an episode of acid reflux, you may taste
regurgitated food or sour liquid at the back of your mouth or feel a burning sensation in your chest (heartburn).
Heartburn is a burning sensation in your chest, just behind your breastbone. Heartburn pain is often worse when lying
down or bending over.
Occasional heartburn is common and no cause for alarm. Most people can manage the discomfort of heartburn on
their own with lifestyle changes and over-the-counter medications.
Symptoms
• A taste of regurgitated food or sour liquid at the back of your mouth
• A burning pain in the chest that usually occurs after eating and may occur at night
• Pain that worsens when lying down or bending over
Causes
• Heartburn occurs when stomach acid backs up into your esophagus.
• Normally when you swallow, your lower esophageal sphincter — a circular band of muscle around the bottom part
of your esophagus — relaxes to allow food and liquid to flow down into your stomach. Then it closes again.
• However, if the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes abnormally or weakens, stomach acid can flow back up into
your esophagus, causing heartburn. The acid backup is worse when you're bent over or lying down.
Western Medicine Treatment
• Antacids that neutralize stomach acid
• Medications to reduce acid production
• Medications that control acid and heal the esophagus
• lifestyle changes
• Lose excess weight
• Eat smaller meals
• Avoid foods that seem to trigger heartburn — such as fried or fatty foods, chocolate and peppermint.
• Avoiding alcohol and nicotine
• Antacids
• H-2-receptor blockers
• Proton pump inhibitors
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from the Mayo Clinic
Acid reflux is the backward flow of stomach acid into the esophagus — the tube that connects the throat and stomach.
Acid reflux is more specifically known as gastroesophageal reflux. During an episode of acid reflux, you may taste
regurgitated food or sour liquid at the back of your mouth or feel a burning sensation in your chest (heartburn).
Heartburn is a burning sensation in your chest, just behind your breastbone. Heartburn pain is often worse when lying
down or bending over.
Occasional heartburn is common and no cause for alarm. Most people can manage the discomfort of heartburn on
their own with lifestyle changes and over-the-counter medications.
Symptoms
• A taste of regurgitated food or sour liquid at the back of your mouth
• A burning pain in the chest that usually occurs after eating and may occur at night
• Pain that worsens when lying down or bending over
Causes
• Heartburn occurs when stomach acid backs up into your esophagus.
• Normally when you swallow, your lower esophageal sphincter — a circular band of muscle around the bottom part
of your esophagus — relaxes to allow food and liquid to flow down into your stomach. Then it closes again.
• However, if the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes abnormally or weakens, stomach acid can flow back up into
your esophagus, causing heartburn. The acid backup is worse when you're bent over or lying down.
Western Medicine Treatment
• Antacids that neutralize stomach acid
• Medications to reduce acid production
• Medications that control acid and heal the esophagus
• lifestyle changes
• Lose excess weight
• Eat smaller meals
• Avoid foods that seem to trigger heartburn — such as fried or fatty foods, chocolate and peppermint.
• Avoiding alcohol and nicotine
• Antacids
• H-2-receptor blockers
• Proton pump inhibitors
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from the Mayo Clinic
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