One of the most disturbing troubles for some is heartburn, the degree of its pain varies from person to person, especially after eating a fatty meal or spicy foods.
The causes of heartburn are due to the muscles most of the time, as food passes from the throat to the stomach through the esophagus, and usually the lower end of the esophagus is closed at the entrance to the stomach, given that the food mixed with the gastric juice should not be returned to the esophagus again.
For healthy people, this region, in which the muscles of the esophagus and stomach merge, opens and closes when eating and drinking or for a short period when you burp, but when the muscles' ability to contract in this region decreases, this may allow the sour stomach juice to return to the esophagus, which is what appears In the form of burning pain behind the sternum (the bone in which the chest is centered vertically).
Professor Herbert Kopp, of the German Society for Gastroenterology and Metabolism, said, “There are people who suffer from occasional heartburn during the holidays or after eating a fatty meal.”
The German doctor stressed that this condition is not harmful, and goes away on its own, and many people feel acidity from time to time, but it is the acidity of the air and not the liquid most of the time, which is very natural.
Hiking
For its part, said the pharmacist Ursula Zielberg, from the Federal Chamber of German Pharmacists, that there is a simple trick that helps one to get rid of heartburn sometimes. It is enough to drink a large glass of water for a short period to overcome acute heartburn, and in this way stomach acid is expelled From the esophagus and returning it to the stomach, and milk better binds to stomach acid.
Doctors in cases of sporadic heartburn are always advised to walk on foot after eating, while they should not lie down, as this helps to restore the stomach juice to the esophagus easily.
Generally, muscle weakness in the area between the esophagus and stomach may be due to various causes, such as diaphragm rupture.
The German Professor Herbert Kopp added that a group of different disorders is often discovered with the presence of heartburn, and the problem is that the severity of symptoms does not represent a reliable sign, as all people feel symptoms in a different way, and there is often no direct relationship between the amount of fluid, which returns In the esophagus, the patient's symptoms and symptoms are described.
Inhibitors
When heartburn is very painful, in this case it is treated with acid-inhibiting drugs from the group of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI). Some of these drugs are available in pharmacies without a prescription.
Herbert Cup pointed out that acid blockers work to reduce acid production in the stomach and raise the pH of stomach contents, and thus the pH of the fluid, which returns to the esophagus. Although there are no side effects of the drugs, they should be taken only when needed. Acid blockers sometimes do not work. For example, if the amount of acid that returns to the esophagus is large, then the effect of acid blockers is limited. Here it is possible to think about resorting to surgical treatment, for example in the case of patients, with whom the fluid reaches the throat when trying to tie shoes, and if symptoms persist for more than two weeks or if symptoms such as vomiting (with blood) appear, or difficulty swallowing or coughing and distress Breathing or loss of balance, then you should consult a doctor.
Prevention rules
German pharmacist Ursula Zillerberg provided some simple rules for preventing heartburn, including eating many small meals a day instead of a few large meals, while making sure to eat low-fat and protein-rich meals such as rape cheese or lean meat, which are easy to digest. , Reduce eating in the evening as much as possible, and that the stomach is completely empty when going to sleep.
Among the important things that help to prevent heartburn also, avoid stress and stress, exercise and relaxation techniques.
Berlin - dpa
A glass of water is a simple trick that helps you get rid of it sometimes
When it is extremely painful, it is treated with acid-suppressing drugs.