Acid reflux happens when 1 of 2 closures in the esophagus can not stay sealed after eating or drinking. The 2 sphincters are found on each end of the esophagus. You will find the first one in the upper area of the esophagus, right behind the larynx and pharynx. The second one is located at the bottom of the stomach. Acid reflux is a condition in which the liquid content of the stomach regurgitates (backs up, or refluxes) into the esophagus. The liquid may inflame and damage the lining of the esophagus although this occurs in a small amount of patients.
There are two types of acid reflux - Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR) and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Both kinds can cause major and lasting damage, it can also create several forms of cancer, if not recognize and handled in a timely matter. Once you read further in our sections 2 and 3 for a few of the symptoms, tests for technical description and condition, and treatments instinctively used to treat this potentially overwhelming disease.
If you see you're suffering from any of the painful symptoms, please get in touch with your doctor promptly so that you may reduce the risks of everlasting damage to your body. Please take heed to the signals that your body gives you to prevent stomach pains. Antacids neutralize the acid in the stomach so that there is no acid to reflux. The problem with antacids is that their action is momentary. They are emptied from the empty stomach quickly, in less than an hour, and the acid then re-accumulates. Antacids can be aluminum, magnesium, or calcium based.
Calcium-based antacids generally calcium carbonate, unlike other antacids, stimulate the release of gastrin from the stomach and duodenum. Gastrin is the hormone that is primarily responsible for the stimulation of acid secretion by the stomach. Therefore, after the direct acid-neutralizing effect of the calcium carbonate is exhausted, the secretion of acid rebounds.
To help you understand a little better, see the following pronunciation key and a couple definitions to aid with some of the terminology. It is broken up in 3 parts for you: Pronunciations: Bronchi - bron'-ki for bronchial tubes found in the trachea and the lungs , Dysphagia - diss-fay'-gee-ah indicates difficultness in swallowing. Endoscopy - en-dos'-cop-ee means rigid tubular instrument for visualizing the interior of a hollow organ (as the bladder or esophagus). Gastroesophageal - gas'-tro-ess-off'-ah-gee'-al meaning relating to, or involving the stomach and esophagus. Gingivitis - jin'-jiv-eye'-tiss meaning inflammation of the gums.
Halitosis - hal'-ih-toe'-siss -condition of having fetid breath, happens when your suffering from illness or sick. Hiatal Hernia - hi-ay'-tal her'-nee-ah indicates protrusion of part of the stomach upward into the chest cavity through the passage in the diaphragm for the esophagus. Laryngitis - lair'-in-ji'-tiss means inflammation of the larynx. Laryngopharengeal - lair-in'-go-fair'-in-gee'-al , Laryngoscopy - lair'-in-goss'-cop-ee. Larynx - lair'-innks- vocal box. Odynophagia - oh-din'-oh-fay'-gee-ah definition painful swelling.
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