Acid Reflux
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Acid reflux, also known as heartburn, is a common condition that involves the movement of stomach acid up into the chest, which causes an unpleasant and uncomfortable burning in the chest.
What is Acid Reflux?
It is the movement of the stomach contents up the oesophagus or gullet. Often causing an uncomfortable or burning sensation behind the breastbone.
In more serious or left untreated, Stomach contents can be regurgitated into the mouth affecting the teeth, gums and causing bad breath.
Sometimes the regurgitated fluid can enter the airways and exacerbate or make asthma worse.
What causes Acid Reflux?
The stomach has a small circular piece of muscle at the top, called the cardiac or lower oesophageal sphincter.
This stops the stomach contents from travelling back up the esophagus or gullet.
When this muscle becomes weakened, the stomach contents can travel up and cause symptoms like heartburn, bad breath and the feeling of being sick.
Is Acid Reflux common?
It is very common and 60% of people will have reflux or similar symptoms in a 12-month period.
In the same period, 20-30% of people will have symptoms on a weekly basis.
Guides
Acid reflux – also known as gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) – is one of the most common digestive conditions. It regularly causes heartburn, which affects one in four adults in the UK. Luckily there is a range of medications available to treat acid reflux, but which one is right for you? In this article, we compare and […]
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