Gastroesophageal reflux or heartburn, also commonly known as heartburn is a problem that few people are saved, since most suffer at least once during life and all ages, as it is very frequent also in infants.
It consists of the involuntary return and frequent food and acid content into the esophagus and causes pain, burning, malaise and repeatedly chest pain that spreads to the neck throat and sometimes even in the face.
This problem is caused by various causes, among which are:
- Inadequate function of the esophagus in the part that connects to the stomach.
- In the presence of a hiatal hernia, i.e. a part stomach enters the esophagus above the diaphragm.
- It is also caused by the increased volume of gastric contents due to overfeeding in quantity.
- By eating certain foods, irritating, greasy or spicy.
- For the delayed passage of stomach contents into the intestine.
- For increased production of gastric juice (hydrochloric acid).
- The presence of gastric ulcers. (more…)
