Gastroesophageal reflux
Disease information
Gastroesophageal reflux
The gastroesofágico ebb tide or pirosis, also known commonly like gastric acidity or sournesses is
a
problem
of which very few people are saved, since the majority at least once undergoes it during the life and to all the ages, since he is very frequent also in the babies.
It consists of the involuntary return and it frequents of the content of foods and acids towards the
esophagus
and causes pain, ardor, general malaise and in several occasions pain chest that extends towards the neck throat and some times until
a
the face.
This
problem
is caused by diverse causes, between which they are:
an inadequate operation of the
esophagus
in the part that it connects with the
stomach
.
To the
hiatal
presence of one
hernia
, is to say that
a
part the
stomach
is introduced in the
esophagus
, over the diaphragm.
Also it is caused by the increase of the volume of the gastric content due to an excessive feeding in amount.
By the irritating, greasy food consumption certain or very condimentados.
By the retardation in the passage of the content of the
stomach
towards the
intestine
.
By increase in the production of gastric juice (acid hydrochlorate)
the presence of gastric ulcers.
The most frequent cause is the weakening of the called sphincter
cardia
that is located in the inferior end of the
esophagus
and that is opened when the foods lower by the esofágico tube, allowing their entrance to the
stomach
and closing themselves to avoid the return of foods.
When the sphincter is lost
muscular
tone and remains open, the acid flows back, raising by the
esophagus
, which causes
a
painful sensation of gastric acidity that when arriving at the mouth is perceived like
a
disagreeable acid
flavor
.
Generally the gastric acidity or pirosis appears after taking some food, since there is
a
greater secretion of gastric juice and pressure by the
stomach
content. This
problem
is greater if the person lies down immediately, since the
position
makes difficult drained of the
stomach
and the passage of foods towards the
intestine
.
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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