Heartburn
5 Things: Preventing Heartburn
If you've ever experienced heartburn, you know it's not something you ever want to experience again. That irritating, burning feeling in your upper chest and throat is so uncomfortable. If you have heartburn occasionally, then it's not going to cause any major problems, but if it's something you're dealing with on a daily basis, then it can damage your esophagus and lead to bleeding or trouble breathing.
Got Heartburn? Try Chewing Gum
I dealt with my fair share of heartburn during both my pregnancies and I wish I had been hip to this chewing gum remedy. In 2005, researchers found that the saliva stimulated by chewing seemed to neutralize the digestive stomach acid that had leaked into the esophagus. Not only did it neutralize the acid, it seemed to help force fluids back into the stomach where they belong.
Prevent Heartburn With These 5 Foods
If you suffer from heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), the acid that's in your stomach comes back up through your esophagus, and results in burning and pain in your chest. It's often caused by the foods you eat, so here are some foods that will prevent these uncomfortable symptoms.
What Causes Heartburn?
I'm sure you've all experienced heartburn once in your life, some unfortunately more than others. Maybe you ate a spicy meal, a huge meal or a huge spicy meal and got that overwhelming burning sensation in your lower chest. But it doesn't stop there, it can start to creep up into your esophagus and into your throat.
BubbleYum, Heartburn's Worst Enemy
Alternative remedies are on the rise but not just for the major aches and pains, for something as simple as heartburn, which happens when stomach acids splash back into the esophagus and burn it. Check out this alternative remedy from CNN.com for dealing with heartburn:
...chewing gum after a meal helps fight heartburn. Chewing gum increases saliva, which helps wash the acid back down to the stomach, the researchers say.
Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me? Heartburn
Pregnancy books warn of heartburn bouts, but I was shocked and often horrified by the severe burning that ruptured in my chest when I was last expecting. I take some of the blame since I craved hot sauce and Asian food and was not about to deny myself. As a result, I slept with TUMS on my nightstand and downed a Ginger Ale on a moment's notice.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease and heartburn
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Symptoms
- Complications
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Medications
- Surgery
- Resources
- References
- Obesity and GERD. Increased weight in women is linked to more frequent GERD symptoms, according to the Nurses' Health Study, which included 10,545 female participants. Overweight and obese women were two to three times more likely to have frequent symptoms than women of normal weight.
Heartburn
Overview- Definition
- Alternative Names
- Common Causes
- Home Care
- Call your health care provider if
- What to expect at your health care provider's office
- References
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Citric acid/sodium bicarbonate (By mouth)
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