Get Rid Of Acidity Research Paper

     In this article, you are informed about a disease that is occurring more often in our society. It is commonly referred to as “heartburn” but is more appropriately named acid reflux disease or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Most people suffer from this disease, but think nothing of it. Perhaps they have felt it after a big meal, lying down after eating, during pregnancy, or even when bending over. Most people feel that GERD occurs after eating spicy foods, when in fact the major cause of GERD is fatty foods and the quantity of foods eaten.

The most common causes of heartburn, other than pregnancy, are obesity, overeating, ingestion of certain foods, and smoking. If your senior loved one suffers from heartburn, at home care providers can help them determine the source of the problem and assist with solutions.

GERD is a condition caused by stomach acid or stomach content coming up from the stomach into the esophagus. This backwash causes irritation in the esophagus, as the stomach acid damages the esophageal lining. Most cases of GERD occur in infants and adults. For infants, the most common cause of GERD is due to pyloric stenosis, a condition that affects the gastrointestinal tract as it narrows the pylorus. This causes food to flow backward as it cannot make its way to the stomach, thus causing the baby to vomit. In adults, the most common cause of

GERD is another name for heartburn. There is a backflow of gastric and duodenal content that past the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) into the esophagus. As reflux of gastric acid causes acute epigastric pain after eating a meal. The pain can radiate to the person arm and then chest. The LES usually retains sufficient pressure around the lesser end of the esophagus to close it and prevent reflex. As the sphincter relaxes with each swallow, the food empty into the stomach. High acidity in the stomach triggers irritation and pain as the content enters the esophagus causing reflux esophagitis. In GERD, the sphincter is open, due to incompetent LES pressure or increase pressure within the stomach exceeds LES pressure. The pressure in the stomach propels the content into the esophagus.

GERD disease, commonly referred to as GERD or acid reflux, is a condition in which the liquid content of the stomach regurgitates (backs up or refluxes) into the esophagus. The liquid can inflame and damage the lining (esophagitis) although visible signs of inflammation occur in a minority of patients. The regurgitated liquid usually contains acid and pepsin that are produced by the stomach. (Pepsin is an enzyme that begins the digestion of proteins in the stomach.) The refluxed liquid also may contain bile that has backed-up into the stomach from the duodenum. The first part of the small intestine attached to the stomach. Acid is believed to be the most injurious component of the refluxed liquid.

Prolonged exposure to acidic refluxate can erode the mucosa of the oesophagus, promoting inflammatory cell infiltrate and finally causing necrosis of the epithelial cells (Johnston, 2015). The native squamous cell epithelium is injured and is repaired. In some cases the squamous cell epithelium is replaced by columnar epithelium in a metaplastic process which is most likely an adaptative response. This columnar epithelium is more tolerant of low pH. The altered tissue resembles intestinal epithelium as it often contains intestinal crypts and goblet cells (Mondiano, 2007).

The digestive tract is a very resilient system, but there are some changes that occur which may cause you some distress. There is a gradual slowing of the system as well as a decrease in the secretion of saliva and enzymes which are necessary for digestion. As a result, there may be problems with indigestion, elimination and adequate absorption of nutrients.

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is a chronic digestive disorder disease that causes gastric acid flow from the stomach to the esophagus. GERD occurs when the stomach is weak or relaxes inappropriately allowing the flow of gastric content to flow upwards (1998-2015 Mayo Foundation). Even though heart burn occurs with GERD it does not cause any harm to the heart itself.

Heartburn is actually a symptom of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), and is caused by acid refluxing back into the esophagus. Risk factors include those that increase the production of acid in the stomach, as well as structural problems that allow acid reflux into the esophagus.

Acid Reflux is excessive flow of gastric contents back into the esophagus. Normally, there is an occasional backflow into the esophagus with no symptoms. The acidic gastric contents, when present in large amounts, irritate the esophagus and cause the symptoms of heartburn.

Among the most common symptoms of gastrointestinal reflux, heartburn comes to the fore, because it is a sharp pain that quickly radiates from the epigastrium to the throat, then rolling in different body parts such as the legs and arms. Many patients suffer from these symptoms that are often intermittent and develop within one hour after the lunch was served. Regurgitation and vomiting are also been recorded in many cases. Other symptoms may also be part of gastrointestinal reflux, such as dysphagia, cough reflex, and respiratory disease. The severity of injuries caused by gastrointestinal reflux is determined primarily by the disease process, when the patients have been subject to repeated attacks.

The build up of stomach acid may cause irritation and excess pain to individuals. Luckily, antacids being a weak base can help relieve the symptoms and pain. Antacids, such as Gelusil, Medi-Firs, Alka Seltzer, and Alcalak are neutralizing agents of acids that become helpful to the human body when heartburn occurs. Heartburn, also known as acid reflux is a common medical issue that occurs when hydrochloric acid (HCl) from the stomach moves backward along the digestive track to the esophagus (located within the throat). This reverse flow of fluids causes a burning sensation due to and possible sour taste that is characteristic of acids [1].

The stomach is an expandable muscular sac that is capable of holding 2-4 liters of food and liquids and breaks them down with the use of pepsinogen, an inactive form pepsin, a protein-digesting enzyme. If the stomach was damaged or dysfunctional, then it would be harder to gradually release food into the small intestine at a rate suitable for proper digestion and absorption and to digest the food because it is not as small or digested because the stomach also assists in the mechanical and chemical breakdown of the food as well as the killing of harmful bacteria due to the high acidic environment due to the hydrochloric acid. (Audesirk, T., & Audesirk, G. (1999). Retrieved November 21, 2015 from Chapter 29: Nutrition and Digestion. In Biology:

as heartburn. Heartburn occurs when the gastric acid in one's stomach goes back up to the

Heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD is a digestive condition that makes stomach acid flow back up into your esophagus.