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Heartburn is something that happens while eating or shortly afterwards. It's a feeling of burning pain in the region of the chest or the throat. When it happens more than twice a week, it may be a sign that GERD (gastro esophageal reflux disease), or to give it its other name, acid reflux, is present. GERD happens when the muscle operating the opening between the esophagus and the stomach (the lower esophageal sphincter) opens at the wrong time and lets stomach acid "reflux" or flow back into the esophagus from the stomach. These acids then attack the epithelial cells in the lining of the esophagus and cause the pain known as heartburn. Other than heartburn, acid reflux can also show up as a salty taste in the mouth, dry coughing, nausea, recurring hoarseness and nocturnal asthma attacks. Over time, chronic acid reflux causes sufficiently severe damage to the lower esophagus to turn into a condition called Barrett's esophagus and even cancer. For this reason, a speedy intervention to treat GERD is imperative. Elements contributing to GERD can include: 1. Incorrect eating including the ingestion of meals that are too big and which block digestion, also aggravates the build-up of toxins and gastric acids. 2. For obese people, the backpressure from the abdomen acts in turn on the stomach contents and forces this back towards the esophagus. With the negative effect on the immune system, Candida can then get out of control as yet another negative factor in your acid reflux problem. 3. Poor sleep hygiene also damages the immune system. However, simple and easy to obtain home remedies exist to remove symptoms of GERD, even if they do not go as far as to eradicate fundamental causes: 1. Natural honey (pure, unprocessed and unheated in 2 teaspoons,) ingested after a meal will lessen esophageal inflammation because of its well-known features of being antioxidant and antibiotic. It is also antibacterial and antiviral. 2. It will also help to regain the correct intestinal acid alkaline balance (acid reflux is often heightened by excessively acidic intestines and blood). In a similar fashion, organic apple cider vinegar (a tablespoon of on an empty stomach), taken once a day, will help the intestines to rid themselves of impurities because of its antiseptic and antibiotic characteristics. 3. Inclining the whole surface of your bed, feet downwards, also helps. Use shorter legs at the far end where your feet go, or use wooden blocks to raise the head of the bed with wooden blocks, for example. A difference of six to eight inches like this helps to raise your esophagus above the stomach and its gastric juices. These methods can surely help to give immediate and safe relief, but they are not in themselves long-term solutions. The only solution for that is a full, holistic, all-natural treatment, to permanently eliminate your acid reflux ailment by addressing the root and often dissimulated causes of GERD. Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com
Jeff Martin is a certified nutritionist and author of the #1 best-selling e-book, Heartburn No More . To Learn More About GERD Healthy Approach Visit: GERD Healthy Approach
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