We are all aware of the detrimental effect anxiety and stress can have on our health.
Panic attacks, for example, can cause a racing heart, fast breathing and excessive sweating.
Not many people think about ulcers when they experience heartburn or acid reflux.
In most cases, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and long-term use of certain anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen may develop ulcers. Diet in itself usually does not cause ulcers but can definitely worsen the symptoms.
Most of us don’t have the time or the energy to prepare foods or meals at home that would be healthy as well as heartburn friendly. It’s sometimes just not possible due to our very tight and hectic schedule at work or with our daily chores at home.
But dining out can be difficult and quite challenging if you suffer from constant heartburn and acid reflux. Fast food is not an option because it will almost always worsen your condition.
I was always scared of developing hiatal hernia because of my chronic heartburn.
Hiatal hernia is a condition where the part that connects the stomach to the esophagus is pushed between the LES and the diaphragm, thus compromising the ability of the diaphragm to help the contractions of the LES, resulting in GERD.
Very few GERD sufferers will develop hiatal hernia.
Many people that have hiatal hernia don’t necessarily suffer from reflux symptoms.
Mostly obese or old people with weak muscles tend to develop these hernias.
Have you ever wondered what would be the optimal sleeping position when suffering from heartburn?Or which position you absolutely must avoid?
We all know that awful feeling of regurgitation, choking and constant coughing at night as we try to sleep to no avail. I remember I used to wake up to night with a taste of acid in my mouth. I almost threw up in bed.
Some people are diagnosed as having silent reflux. They don’t exhibit the same classic heartburn GERD symptoms such as burning feeling or pain in the cheat area. They actually experience something completely different.
What they often complain about is hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, chronic cough or a bitter taste in the mouth.
In infants, most acid reflux cases will resolve by 12 months of age and do not necessarily require treatment. Babies are more likely to have a weak LES because it hasn’t fully developed yet. This makes that muscle more relaxed when it should stay shut.
Diagnosis is difficult since they can’t properly articulate or express how they feel.
