Acid reflux disorder is a disease in the digestive tract that is caused primarily by a relaxed or weak lower esophageal sphincter, also known as SLE. SLE is a specialized muscular valve between the esophagus and stomach, allowing the entry of fluids and foods and ensures that, although digest, everything stays in the stomach. Thus, the factors that causes the LES to do otherwise, then the cause of harmful acid reflux digestive enzymes and bile in the esophagus causing irritation and even damage.

A lot of factors can cause the weakened or relaxed LES carry symptoms of acid reflux disorder. These various substances can be induced by the patient or the physiological condition of the body is present article focuses on the latter category.

Lower esophageal sphincter (LES)

Even without the introduction of substances that can affect the functionality of the LES, the part can have digestive abnormalities that can lead to acid reflux disorder. There have been atypically SLE patients who have weak muscles, making it unfit to stop acid reflux occurs. Another anomaly patients diagnosed with LES relaxation is not associated with irregular when the right timing to open when food or liquid is swallowed.

Hiatal hernia

This is medical diagnosis when the patient is having a stomach that protrudes into the diaphragm upward. The protrusion may be exercised within the esophageal hiatus, which is a cavity inside the membrane that is supposed to serve as the passage of the vague along with the esophagus. Another case where the protrusion can occur is when the diaphragm has a tear that allows the stomach to occupy space in the tear. The protrusion will cause the LES to be dysfunctional, therefore, the acid reflux disorder arises.

Pregnancy

Acid reflux disorder can affect pregnant women, not only for the space you have the fetus, causing a slight change in the disposition of the organs. The change in hormone levels, specifically progesterone, also cause some adjustments to the way the digestive system works with what provides the acid reflux disorder.

Weight gain

It has long known that obesity is a major risk factor for acquiring the acid reflux disorder. But with the recent medical studies, showed that not only obesity but also the change in weight or weight gain is enough to trigger the disease. When you gain weight, abdominal pressure is higher and this in turn affects the functionality of the LES.