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Natural supplements and Herbal Remedies for Heartburn
Heartburn
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heartburn' or pyrosis is a painful or burning sensation in the oesophagus, just below the breastbone caused by regurgitation of gastric acid.<Actinic:Variable Name = '1'/> The pain often rises in the chest and may radiate to the neck, throat, or angle of the jaw. Heartburn is also identified as one of the causes of chronic cough, and may even mimic asthma. It is so called because of a burning sensation of the breastbone where the heart is located although some heart problems do have a similar sensation to heartburn. Heartburn actually has nothing to do with the heart. The term "heartburn" may come from the fact that hydrochloric acid from the stomach comes back up the oesophagus because of a problem with the cardiac sphincter, a valve which misleadingly contains the word "cardiac" (an adjective referring to the heart) in its name.
The sensation of heartburn is caused by exposure of the lower oesophagus to the acidic contents of the stomach. Normally, the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) separating the stomach from the oesophagus is supposed to contract to prevent this situation. If the sphincter relaxes for any reason (as normally occurs during swallowing), stomach contents, mixed with gastric acid, can return into the oesophagus. This return is also known as reflux, and may progress to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) if it occurs frequently. Peristalsis, the rhythmic wave of muscular contraction in the oesophagus, normally moves food down and past the LES and is responsible for ultimately clearing refluxed stomach contents. In addition, gastric acid can be neutralized by buffers present in saliva
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Natural supplements and Herbal Remedies for Heartburn
Heartburn
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heartburn' or pyrosis is a painful or burning sensation in the oesophagus, just below the breastbone caused by regurgitation of gastric acid.<Actinic:Variable Name = '1'/> The pain often rises in the chest and may radiate to the neck, throat, or angle of the jaw. Heartburn is also identified as one of the causes of chronic cough, and may even mimic asthma. It is so called because of a burning sensation of the breastbone where the heart is located although some heart problems do have a similar sensation to heartburn. Heartburn actually has nothing to do with the heart. The term "heartburn" may come from the fact that hydrochloric acid from the stomach comes back up the oesophagus because of a problem with the cardiac sphincter, a valve which misleadingly contains the word "cardiac" (an adjective referring to the heart) in its name.
The sensation of heartburn is caused by exposure of the lower oesophagus to the acidic contents of the stomach. Normally, the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) separating the stomach from the oesophagus is supposed to contract to prevent this situation. If the sphincter relaxes for any reason (as normally occurs during swallowing), stomach contents, mixed with gastric acid, can return into the oesophagus. This return is also known as reflux, and may progress to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) if it occurs frequently. Peristalsis, the rhythmic wave of muscular contraction in the oesophagus, normally moves food down and past the LES and is responsible for ultimately clearing refluxed stomach contents. In addition, gastric acid can be neutralized by buffers present in saliva
