Acid Reflux Treatment

Because of the fast pace of life and our buying into the life on the run, drive through breakfasts and at our desk lunches, Americans are experiencing an increase in one of the many systems of a fast paced life, Acid Reflux.

What is Acid Reflux Disease?:

First some definitions are in order:

• GERD: Shorthand for acid reflux disease
• LES: Lower esophageal sphincter
• Acid reflux: The backing up of stomach acid into the esophagus, hence the term reflux which means to flow back.

Acid reflux disease is a problem with the LES. The purpose of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is to act as a door into the stomach from the esophagus. It opens to allow food to enter the stomach. We suffer the symptoms of GERD when the LES opens at other times and allows the acid that is in the stomach to backup into the esophagus. In severe cases this stomach acid can back all the was into he mouth, even destroying the enamel on our teeth.

Solutions to GERD:

• Watch our diet. Certain foods can cause GERD, including chocolate, peppermint, fried or fatty foods, coffee, or alcoholic beverages.
• Obese people have a higher incidence of GERD. Lose weight.
• Twenty-five percent of pregnant women experience GERD as a result of their pregnancy.
• Cigarette smoking, STOP!

It isn't the purpose of this web site to be the complete guide to acid reflux disease, but to open the topic for thought and discussion. Please check with some of the information displayed on this page and with your doctor for more complete education on the subject of acid reflux disease treatment.

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