Causes of heartburn, stomach
The answer lies in a process called "feedback." This usually occurs when the acid returns from the stomach to the unprotected esophagus (the esophagus is the tube that connects the stomach and the mouth).
Many people suffer from heartburn if the lining of the esophagus touches a large amount of gastric juices for a long period of time. Prolonged contact between the acidic juices of the stomach and the lining of the esophagus injures the esophagus and leads to irritating heartburn. This occurs because of a defect in the valve or sphincter between the stomach and esophagus.
In the process of natural digestion, the food moves from the mouth to the esophagus and then flows down the esophagus muscle contraction, which push food down to reach the stomach. At the bottom of the esophagus is a tight circle of muscles called a heart valve surrounded by a circular circumference. It acts as a valve that allows food to pass in only one direction, from the esophagus to the stomach, and prevents counter-reactance, thereby acting as a blockage to prevent food in the stomach from retreating to the esophagus.
When this valve and the systolic movement of the esophagus do not function normally, the food partially digested in the stomach and the stomach acid rush to the top of the esophagus, which makes the patient feel the burning of the stomach or chest pain. If the stomach acid persists in the esophagus for a long time, it may cause inflammation or damage to the lining of the esophagus, leading eventually to the esophagus ulcer.
What are the factors that may aggravate a problem?
There are certain types of food and drinks, activities and many medications that may increase or aggravate the symptoms. Example:
Food & Beverage
Chocolate, coffee, tea, cola, mint, alcohol, gourmet foods, fat, orange and lemon juices, and acidic vegetables such as tomatoes, fried potatoes and mutton.
Activities
Bending forward, lying down after eating, eating large meals, obesity, pregnancy, and smoking.
pharmaceutical
Aspirin, contraceptive tablets, vitamin C, antibiotics, iron, anti-shrink drugs.
By knowing the factors that help to exacerbate the problem, you can prevent or reduce the burning of the stomach by following the following:
Do not eat late at night before going to bed.
Avoid eating foods and beverages that help burn the stomach such as citrus juice, fried potatoes, and mutton.
Eat lots of light meals instead of eating large and heavy meals.
Do not drink alcohol or coffee and chocolate
Smoking makes it worse
Being overweight makes you prone to heartburn
Wear tight clothes has a role in heartburn
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Good post, I've had heartburn most of my life, even from a kid. I found that it was an imbalance of bad bacteria. So when I eat anything with sugar or refined carbohydrate I get really bad heartburn, caused by the feeding frenzy of the bad bacteria. The solution. Sauerkraut. It's almost 100% fixed it, although I've cut back on bread and other unhealthy processed foods too. But if I get an attack of heartburn now I just have a forkfull of homemade sauerkraut and it's gone in about 10 minutes along with the bloating. This is because sauerkraut is loaded with good bacteria that displaces and kills off the bad bacteria putting your gut back into it's equilibrium balance. I recommend anyone that suffers from heartburn to give it a try. Sauerkraut and probiotics shouldn't do any harm so it's worth a go. If it fixes the problem you will avoid unhealthy pills.
very informative post, you seem to be a doctor!
Thank you, I'm not a doctor, but I read some books about medicine and I got information from him❤
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All excellent info and advice .. I get it when I eat too soon before going to bed.