Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at
11:52 pm
If you are pregnant and experiencing signs and symptoms of heartburn, you should know that pregnancy can be an acid reflux cause. Even if you have never had acid reflux nor the signs or symptoms of this condition, being pregnant alone can be an acid reflux cause.
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Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at
1:12 am
Acid reflux causes are complicated and multiple. The disease of acid reflux, known also as GERD (Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease), comes about because of the coincidence of several medical and lifestyle factors. Physiological conditions that provoke reflux include LES (lower esophageal sphincter) hypotonia (the progressive weakening of the LES), together with the backwards flow of the contents of the stomach into the esophagus and the sensitivity to the reflux content of the mucus of the esophagus.
The food that you swallow moves down your throat and contractions of the esophagus muscles then push it further. In the area of the junction of the esophagus and the stomach, there is a valve-like mechanism which is the LES (lower esophageal sphincter). Closing this muscle stops stomach acid from returning or refluxing into the esophagus.
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Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 at
9:40 am
Okay, been on a diet to help my acid reflux disease, and have lost 40 pounds, and it has helped immensly. I have however, started drinking around 3 diet cokes a day, and the last two nights, my symptoms have returned, to where it wakes me up at night and I can’t sleep.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 at
12:55 pm
If acid reflux is severe, can it cause pain in the area of the back between the shoulder blades? Pain that radiates to the shoulders, chest and even causes acid to come up in the throat??
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 at
3:09 am
I have been told by several people to eat a very bland diet and then reintroduce to see what foods my baby may have reactions too.
I am looking for any foods that would cause the baby acid reflux.
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 at
11:11 am
I’ve been having difficulty swallowing and went to see an ENT. Apparently, I have acid reflux. I’m just wondering how, exactly, this causes difficulty swallowing? I should have asked my doctor but I guess I was so preoccupied I forgot to ask.