Description of Acid Reflux disease
- At the entry to your stomach is a valve, It is a ring of muscles called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES).
- Normally valve closes as soon as food passes through LES .
- If the valve doesn't close all the way . Acid which are produced in your stomach can move up into your esophagus.
- Normally valve closes as soon as food passes through LES .
- If the valve doesn't close all the way .
- Acid which are produced in your stomach can move up into your esophagus.
- It leads to burning sensation in Chest pain known as Heartburn.
If you have acid reflux symptoms occur more than two times in a week, you have acid-reflux disease, also known as GERD (gastro esophageal reflux disease).
- It can treated by taking Ayurvedic Medicine taken under medical supervision.
Modern Causes of Acid Reflux
These are common risk factors for acid reflux disease.
- These are common risk factors for acid reflux disease
- Taking excess meals or lying down right after a taking meals.
- weight increases or obese
- Eating a heavy food and lying down on your back or bending over at the waist
- Snacking close to bedtime
- Taking certain meals, such as garlic, tomato, onions, mint, citrus,chocolate, or spicy or fatty foods
- Drinking certain beverages such as coffee,alcohol, carbonated drink or tea
- Smoking
- Being pregnant
- Taking aspirin, ibuprofen,
- Taking certain muscle relaxers, or blood pressure medications
According to Ayurveda Causes for Acid Reflux
contradictory food (virudh aahar) , all the doshas vitiated
Specially Pitta Dosha.
