If you’re uninterested in painful attacks of angina and of popping fistfuls of antacids to make the agony go away, you might be interested in knowing just exactly what you’re doing to cause the difficulty. After all , heartburn is not contagious, so you can’t be getting it from someone else, and it really is nothing to do with the heart and everything to do with your stomach. Therefore, you have control over a lot of the behaviors that are causing you trouble, and there are many things you can do to relieve the causes of heartburn. Some of the things you can do to lessen angina include :
Archive for February, 2010
What Causes Heartburn and What can you do to Control it?
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Cures For Acid Reflux
Thursday, February 18th, 2010This may come as a surprise for you but there are some remedies that exist for acid reflux. I am not speaking of the heavy drugs that may provide some temporary relief but of some genuine treatments that will deal with the cause of acid reflux. However you will be required to make some changes to your daily life routine to make sure that you have the best result.
Reflux Acid Is Bad
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010The word “reflux” comes from the Medieval Latin word refluxus which comes from the Latin word refluere, meaning “to flow back, to recede”. If you suffer from acid reflux the acids from your gut “flow back” into your esophagus, causing discomfort and agony – this pain is sometimesknown as heartburn.
Whatis the esophagus?
In simple terms, the esophagus is the tube between the stomach and the pharynx, which is at the rear of your throat. According to Medilexicon’s Medical compendium, “the esophagus is the portion of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and stomach. It is about 25-cm long and consists of 3 parts : the cervical part, from the cricoid cartilage to the thoracic inlet ; the thoracic part, from the thoracic inlet to the diaphragm ; and the intestinal part, below the diaphragm to the cardiac opening of the stomach.”
