Acid Reflux Aids

At one point in time or another, we have all suffered from acid reflux or known to most as upset stomach. This comes from maybe eating too much or consuming too much alcohol. We could have bent down trying to do some gardening right after having a meal and boom, an aching feeling in the middle of your chest could be quiet painful.

Exactly, what makes acid reflux?

Its when liquid in the stomach pours back out through the esophagus. This liquid is a form of acid in the stomach that can harm the wall of the throat. Acid reflux strikes many people because we're mostly upright, and liquid from our stomachs comes back undetected. Plus, we swallow constantly which makes regurgitated fluids return to the belly. Saliva holds bicarbonate that aids in regulating the acid in our stomachs. Acid reflux might cause permanent damage if you have repeated instances, which might lead to crucial and painful ingestion problems. If not treated this could destroy the lining of the esophagus. In one case, a gentleman was chewing on a well known antacid in the united kingdom called Rennies. And his thought process was a good burp may get rid of ingestion. The gentleman ended up having a stomach ulcer. This story was told by a friend who in turn herself suffers from regular indigestion. She later realized that her constant suffering was not normal. Her physician would have to send her to see a gastrenterologist and perform an endoscopy.

Endoscopy is a process when a lighted, thin tube called an endoscope is ran down the throat. This scope sends images of the stomach, duodenum, and the esophagus, allowing the specialist to see the problem areas and if need be, preform biopsies. This scope is inserted when the subject is sedated to eliminate throwing up.

Back to the young woman whom we spoke of earlier, she suffered a hiatus hernia. This is when the top of the stomach comes through an opening of the diaphragm where the esophagus and stomach meet. Causing the stomach acid to reflux. Thankfully,it was simply a tiny hernia and was treated with the right medicine.

A few years later, she only suffered a mild case of ingestion. But she would experience frequent bouts of heartburn and sickness and would treat them with the every day antacids. One morning she woke up with a severe aches in her lower stomach and none of the regular treatments seemed to work. Because the acid reflux was more severe than she exspected.
She was recently admitted to a hospital in which test showed, her hernia had progressed into gastritis. An imflamation in the lining of the stomach and duodenitis. Both infections have Helicobacter pylori bacteria, which is a common bacteria. Most people barely ever show symptoms of the infection, it might strike 70% of the population. To sum it up in a nutshell, "Ignoring constant acid reflux, could be more than your average heartburn."
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