5th September, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments
Acid reflux can be a difficult problem to deal with because the disorder is very problematic and can cause one a great deal of pain if left untested. Acid reflux has the ability to affect countless different regions of the body and the warning signs will expand in harshness in time. Persistent cases of the disorder will require an effective acid reflux disease therapy, but then there are a number of ways available to manage the disorder so that it is not interfering with your life on an ongoing basis. Continue reading Read More
17th July, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments
Acid reflux symptoms manifest in patients with GERD or acid reflux, a condition that occurs when the tube transporting food into the stomach becomes too weak to handle the acid produced, stored, and used by the stomach to digest the food a person eats. In order to store the acid produced without causing damage to the digestive system, the stomach walls must have enough strength. However, patients may experience some symptoms when the stomach pushes the acid to the esophagus. To give you knowledge about this condition, this article presents some of the acid reflux symptoms. Continue reading Read More
31st January, 2010 - Posted by health news - No Comments
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 burn the acids from your gut “flow back” into your esophagus, causing pain and discomfort – this pain is often known as angina. What’s the esophagus? In simple terms, the esophagus is the tube between the stomach and the pharynx, which is at the rear of your throat. According to Medilexicon’s Medical compendium, “the esophagus is the portion of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and stomach. It is about 25-cm long and is composed 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 abdominal part, below the diaphragm to the cardiac opening of the stomach.” Continue reading Read More