Heartburn
Disease information
Heartburn
The
esophagus
is
a
muscular
, long and flexible tube that it connects to the
pharynx
with the
stomach
. It finishes in the
cardia
that is as well the superior part of the
stomach
.
The
stomach
acidity takes place when the
stomach
acid raises the
esophagus
, organ that does not have
a
mucous layer like the one of the
stomach
, reason why the acid "burns" and produces pain, just behind the breastbone.
The damage caused by the lack of control in acids, can generate diverse
problems
gastric, as they are:
Esofagitis or inflammation of the
esophagus
, when the inferior esofágico sphincter cannot stop the ebb tide of acids of the
stomach
.
functional Dispepsia, that is the sensation to be full, still with little food and the symptoms can appear of continuous or intermittent form. They appear with sensation of
stomach
distención, nauseas and vomits. The annoyance is persistent and it is located in the superior part of the abdomen and can have bled digestive and presence of concrete abdominal mass, in addition to significant loss of
weight
.
superficial or deep
Gastritis
, that is the inflammation of the mucosa that covers the
stomach
.
Ulceras peptic, that is open wounds or hurt zones of the inner cover of the
stomach
and are developed when the digestive juice injures the mucosa of the
stomach
or the duodeno and are caused mainly by hydrochlorate acid and the pepsina enzyme. Although most of the ulcers they are also caused by the
H
. Pylory, bacterium that produces many upheavals in the gastric mucosa, the acidity also
has
an important paper in his
generation
.
And although also the frequent consumption of analgesic like the acetisalicílico acido one, damages the
stomach
mucosa, making it more susceptible to the
attack
of acids, the changes in the diet and life style, is important to prevent gastric
problems
.
IMPORTANT the content of this note is informative and it does not replace the medical diagnosis, reason why we do not become people in
charge
on its use.
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