‘Heartburn’

Natural Home Remedies for Heartburn

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Very large meals, certain foods, overweight, smoking or pregnancy are often the cause of heartburn, also known as heartburn. However, check with your doctor if you have heartburn three or four times a week for several weeks.

To relieve heartburn, you can use natural neutralizers home remedies below.

Drink a glass of water when you begin to feel discomfort. The water will dilute the acid and will lower the stomach.

Acupressure to relieve heartburn – Apply medium pressure with the tip of the thumb for a minute sections:

-Nei Guan, located on the side of the palm in the center, 2 inches above the wrist.

-Hegu, located at the top of the hand, in the depression between the thumb and forefinger. (more…)

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Burn Stomach or Acid Reflux

Monday, July 26th, 2010

The “heartburn” mean the pain and burning sensations that are triggered in the upper middle part of the stomach and chest. Is a symptom. Many people suffer these pains sometimes and without knowing that heartburn, may be a sign of what is called acid reflux, or what we call scientific gastroesophageal reflux.

When the outlet of the stomach acid going back into the esophagus, there is then a acid reflux. What involves symptoms such as heartburn. Contrary to the stomach mucosa constitutes the lining of the esophagus is not in order to be in contact with the acid there. The esophagus may therefore be damaged by this acidity that is not in place. (more…)

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Gastroesophageal Reflux (RGO)

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Designate part of gastroesophageal reflux (or RGO) step in the esophagus of a part of gastric contents. Usually is a phenomenon that can occur intermittently throughout the world and especially after dinner, ie postprandial period. When the gastroesophageal reflux becomes frequent and a source of complications, it is called gastroesophageal reflux disease.

At present, it is considered that 30-45% of Western populations present RGO symptoms at least once a month and 5-10% daily! Gastroesophageal reflux is well more widespread than we could believe. Indeed, in Canada, for example, it is considered that 29% of the population would be bothered by gastroesophageal reflux (more…)

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The Heartburn and Feeding

Monday, July 19th, 2010

The heartburn and diet are closely linked. There are several recommendations that can be observed to decrease or relieve your heartburn.

It is necessary to avoid prolonged fasting especially since an empty stomach will be much more vulnerable to acidity. If heartburn appear between meals, making a comparison can often relieve in some people. Contrary to what one might think, the milk can relieve stomach pain as very short term. However, it can also worsen the long-term heartburn because it contains casein and calcium, which increases gastric secretion and the resulting heartburn.

The citrine or acid fruits such as orange, grapefruit or apples can also be as responsible for gastric discomfort. From the point of view of the drinks, coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa and cola contain methylxanthines that can cause severe pain to the stomach. (more…)

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Reflux Disease Gastroesophageal

Monday, July 12th, 2010

What is gastroesophageal reflux?

The burning, heartburn, retrosternal heartburn is a burning sensation in the center of the chest that often occurs after eating, bending over, exercising, and sometimes, when lying down. It is a common problem, nearly one in every 10 adults have these symptoms at least once a week, and one in three monthly. Some pregnant women have it almost daily. These symptoms indicate a disease called gastroesophageal reflux or GERD.

When you swallow, food passes through your throat and esophagus into the stomach. A muscle called the lower esophageal sphincter controls (more…)

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Burn Stomach and Digestion

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Heartburn, pain in the sternum, regurgitation … These symptoms are the sign awkward sometimes cause indigestion.

The heartburn is linked to dysfunction of digestion. Chewing and saliva on the food are the first stage of digestion. You then divide the stomach work and food for it, it helps extremely acidic gastric juices. It is when these juices back into the esophagus we experience the unpleasant sensation of heartburn.

Indeed, while the stomach wall resists this acidity, the wall of the esophagus is much more fragile, which makes us feel more or less accentuated this acid reflux from the stomach. Then understand the importance of chewing food thoroughly, allowing the stomach and therefore less work to use less acidic gastric juices. (more…)

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Diet for People with Acid Reflux

Monday, July 5th, 2010

No matter what type of acid reflux suffers, regardless of the underlying factors to your own particular struggle with heartburn, a change in diet can have remarkable effects on the way to control the reflux acid.Hay some foods that seem to encourage heartburn in many people. These are general categories such as spicy foods, foods high in fat and dairy. We also know that chocolate, tomatoes and herbal supplements causing heartburn like symptoms, particularly if they are ingested shortly before bedtime.

Do you suffer from reflux?

If you recognize particular foods that seem to cause heartburn, you will see that eating in the morning rather than just before bedtime will alleviate your symptoms of heartburn. When you eat during the period of wakefulness and activity, the body is more able to contain stomach acids used to digest food. (more…)

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The Peptic Ulcer Disease Treatment

Monday, June 28th, 2010

peptic Ulcer DiseaseThe treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers had until recently concentrated on neutralizing and reducing gastric acidity. However, attention has now shifted to the eradication of H. pylori. Therefore, antibiotic treatment must be considered in all patients infected with H. pylori with acute ulcers and those who have had gastric or duodenal ulcer in the past diagnosed by endoscopy or barium radiography, even if they are asymptomatic or receiving prolonged treatment for acid suppression. This is particularly important in patients with a history of complications (eg., Bleeding, perforation), because eradication of H. pylori can prevent future complications.

Antibiotic treatment for H. pylori is in development. Simple agents should not be used because no single antibiotic can cure in a predictable way most infections H. pylori. At first it was recommended triple therapy based on bismuth. This approach has been tested with simple patterns of two drugs, which include the use of drugs blocking acid secretion. Whatever treatment is used, antibiotic resistance, the advice of the physician and patient compliance determines its success.
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Symptoms and Diagnosis of PUD

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Symptoms and signs

Symptoms depend on the location of the ulcer and the patient’s age, many patients, especially seniors, have few symptoms or none. Pain is the most common symptom, usually located in the epigastrium and is relieved by food or antacids. The pain is described as burning, burning or hunger. The course is usually chronic or recurrent. Only about half of the patients presented the characteristic pattern of symptoms.

PUD symptoms and diagnoseThe symptoms of gastric ulcers do not usually follow a uniform pattern (eg., Eating often exacerbates the pain instead of alleviating it.) This is especially true in ulcers of the pyloric canal, which are often associated with obstructive symptoms (eg., Fullness, nausea, vomiting) caused by edema and scarring.

PUD diagnosisIn duodenal ulcer, the pain tends to be more uniform. The pain is absent when the patient awake, but appears at mid-morning, is relieved by food but recurs 2-3 h after the meal. The pain wakes the patient at night is common and highly suggestive of duodenal ulcer.

Diagnosis

The diagnosis of peptic ulcer is suggested mainly by history and confirmed by the studies described below. Stomach cancer may present with similar and must be discarded, especially in older patients who have weight loss or refer particularly severe or refractory symptoms. Endoscopy, cytology and multiple biopsies are reliable means of distinguishing the malignant gastric ulcers benign. (more…)

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Peptic Ulcer Disease: Etiology and Pathogenesis

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Peptic Ulcer Disease
Excoriated segment of the GI mucosa, typically in the stomach (gastric ulcer) or in the first centimeters of the duodenum (duodenal ulcer), which penetrates through the muscle layer of the mucosa.

Ulcers can range in size from several millimeters to several centimeters. The sores are different from erosion by the depth of penetration, the erosions are superficial and do not affect the muscle layer of the mucosa.

Because the knowledge of the central role of H. pylori in the pathogenesis of peptic disease is increasing, diagnosis and treatment of peptic ulcer disease has changed dramatically.
Is an erosion in the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine, an area called the duodenum.
If the ulcer is located in the stomach is called gastric ulcer. (more…)

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