Posts Tagged ‘acid reflux’

What Causes Heartburn and How can you Avoid it?

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

If you’re bored with painful attacks of heartburn and of popping smatterings of antacids to make the agony go away, you might be interested in knowing just exactly what you’re doing to cause the issue. Of course , heartburn is not communicable, so you can’t be getting it from somebody else, and it really is nothing to do with the heart and everything to do with your stomach. Therefore, you have control of a lot of the behaviors that are causing you trouble, and there are many things you can do to relieve the causes of heartburn. Some of the things you can do to lessen heartburn include :

Reflux Acid Is Bad

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

The word “reflux” comes from the Medieval Latin word refluxus which comes from the Latin word refluere, meaning “to flow back, to recede”. If you suffer from acidic reflux the acids from your stomach “flow back” into your esophagus, causing pain and discomfort – this discomfort is often known as angina.
Whatis the esophagus?
In simple terms, the esophagus is the tube between the belly and the pharynx, which is at the back of your throat. According to Medilexicon’s Medical dictionary, “the esophagus is the portion of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and stomach. It is about 25-cm long and consists of 3 parts : the cervical part, from the cricoid cartilage to the thoracic inlet ; the thoracic part, from the thoracic inlet to the diaphragm ; and the intestinal part, below the diaphragm to the cardiac opening of the stomach.”





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