Acid Reflux Symptoms

Acid Reflux symptoms, also called heartburn symptoms or Gerd symptoms are indigestion symptoms with the added discomfort of the regurgitation of stomach acid mixed with food.

Acid reflux symptoms are the hot, tight, uncomfortable feelings from stomach acid mixed with stomach contents regurgitating up into the esophagus and in some, up into the back of the throat giving a very hot bitter aftertaste.

Acid reflux is due to incorrect eating habits and taking antacids or other medications to block or stop acid production does not fix the problem, but just deals with the problem temporarily.

Inhibiting stomach acid makes digestion worse since your body needs acid to digest food properly. Even though you may keep acid reflux symptoms at bay with these methods, the indigestion is still occurring and will affect you in other ways over time. Diarrhea, constipation and other digestive problems including colon problems may occur.

IBS, Divericulitis & Chrohn's Disease Are the
Result of Chronic Indigestion

IBS, diverticulitis, Chrohn's disease, etc. are all a result of simple indigestion symptoms getting worse. Curing acid reflux will only happen when you correct the reason it is happening.

Changing your diet to a diet easy for your body to process is usually the best answer to indigestion problems. Most indigestion symptoms including acid reflux are due to incorrect eating habits.

After years of poor dietary habits, your digestive system will also need some help to heal and regain peak efficiency. Specialized herbs to help heal and gently cleanse the whole digestive system including the colon will put you on track to better health and more energy in a few weeks. Combining this method with good eating habits will make you want to never return to your old dietary habits and the indigestion and acid reflux symptoms that used to upset your life.

Cleansing and healing the digestive system will help to eliminate the reason why most indigestion and colon problems occur and this reason is poor dietary habits. Many studies have already shown that a low fiber diet and a diet high in red meats and processed foods (most of which contain chemical preservatives) is a huge factor in colon problems.

The most common symptom of acid reflux (gerd) is heartburn, the tight, painful feeling in the upper chest, generally after meals.

Other acid reflux symptoms can be difficulty swallowing, coughing, asthma and inflammation in the vocal chords. Acid reflux can also cause dissolution of tooth enamel if the acid backs up into the mouth and the acid can also cause a sore throat.

When we swallow any food or liquid, the lower esophageal sphincter, the valve which closes the esophagus off from the stomach when no food or liquid is being swallowed, relaxes temporarily so that the food or liquid can enter the stomach.

If this lower esophageal sphincter relaxes when nothing is being swallowed it causes gastric acid to reflux up the esophagus, causing heart burn. In acid reflux, the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes to ease the problems being caused in the stomach since it is the only way your stomach has of trying to deal with the problems of indigestion you are causing through your diet.

Sometimes obesity and pregnancy can also cause acid reflux symptoms (gerd).

Following are common doctor recommendations for acid reflux, but remember that making just these changes in your diet won't cure the problem - you need to address the dietary causes in a more serious way and clicking the picture above will lead you to the complete dietary info you will need to cure acid reflux symptoms for good.

Avoid spicy and fried foods if they aggravate the symptoms. If possible take a few small meals several times in a day, instead of large ones. Avoid alcohol, smoking, carbonated beverages, tomato sauce, onion, garlic, citrus fruits and chocolates as all these intensify GERD. Sedatives, channel blockers used for high blood pressure and tranquilizers can also aggravate the condition. Avoid orange juice on an empty stomach.

Spicy foods simply make the stomach acid stronger and small meals make the stomach produce less acid than large meals which is why doctors recommend this and although this may help, it does not cure the reason for your acid reflux symptoms.

Acid Reflux is also known as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and that is where the shortened term Gerd came from. Some people even have acid reflux without heartburn. In these cases, most of the symptoms are still similar such as chest pain, wheezing, coarseness in the throat, breathing problems, a hot, bitter taste in the mouth, dry coughing, interrupted sleep, tightness in the throat, and halitosis (bad breath).

Although acid reflux is referred to as a disease, it is actually a condition caused by dietary factors - not a disease in the sense of viruses, bacteria or chemicals causing abnormalities in body chemistry.

Constant acid reflux can also cause scarring of the throat over time and also lead to bleeding ulcers and throat cancer - more good reasons to change your diet and your health now instead of later.

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