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Heartburn occurs after a meal. The feeling of fullness suppresses the sharp burning sensation behind the breastbone and in the esophagus caused by the acid reflux from the stomach into the esophagus. The most common causes of heartburn are gluttony, spicy food, drinking alcohol and smoking. Heartburn is often associated with acid reflux disease, but it can also be a sign of heart disease.
Food that has entered the stomachonceshould stay there until it is digested. There is a key, a small disc of muscles, to keep it from going back toesophagus . As cardiac sphincters stretch and relax, the acidic contents of the stomach, including hydrochloric acid, can regurgitate and irritate the delicate mucosa of the esophageal walls.
Heartburnoccurs after a meal. The feeling of fullness suppresses the sharp burning sensation behind the breastbone and in the esophagus. reaching even around the shoulder and fovea. It's painful and very unpleasant.
Causes of heartburn
Gluttony, excessive use of spicy food, alcohol and cigarettes are the most common culprits. Its occurrence is favored by nervous tension and mental exhaustion, which aggravates unpleasant symptoms (due to excessive stomach overflow with food not chewed very thoroughly with more fluids).
Heartburn often affects people with hiatal hernia (when part of the stomach slides through the diaphragm to the chest), peptic ulcer, duodenal and bile duct disease, after gastric resection, during pregnancy (when intra-abdominal pressure increases). It also accompanies reflux disease.
How to avoid heartburn
Start eating small portions (don't fill your stomach completely), preferably at the same time. Make sure that the interval between dinner and bedtime should be at least 3 hours. Do not lie down or bend over for 3 hours after eating. After a meal, reduce heavy physical work that requires bending down, and avoid tight clothing. When you are standing, the pressure of the stomach on the cardia is less. Sleep on a pillow, raised at least 20 cm above the mattress. Eat fruit and juices at least 30 minutes before a meal, this is how long it takes for them to digest.
Of course, remove those foods that trigger heartburn from the menu. These are mainly fried, fatty, spicy and sour foods. You should, unfortunately, give up chocolate and other sweets. Exclude (Immediately!)smoking, drinking strong coffee and tea, coca-cola and carbonated drinks, i.e. those that stimulate the secretion of acidic gastric juice. Avoid raw onions, garlic, and radishes.
Can help with heartburn:
1.weak tea with milk (lean, maximum 1.5%, because more fat can have the opposite effect)
2 .weak tea with lemon, which neutralizes hydrochloric acid, or with the addition of ginger
3, helps.antacid, preferably in a liquid form (e.g. 1 tablespoon of Alugastrin or Gelatum aluminum phosphorici)
4.preparation improving the digestive process, e.g. infusion of St. John's wort or mint
5.cold compress for stomach
6.roasted almonds (calories, so limit yourself to 15 pieces a day)
7.1/3 cups of raw potato juice (can be mixed with honey and a cup of carrot juice) drink 30 min. before eating.
When heartburn is a common occurrence
If you have heartburn for more than 3 weeks, be sure to see a doctor. It is a signal of a disease in the stomach and esophagus that can damage these organs sooner or later. Prolonged heartburn can also lead to gastric and duodenal ulcer disease. The doctor will probably order you to perform an endoscopic examination (in chronic forms it can find erosions and ulcerations) and X-ray examinations with the use of barite pulp (with squeezing the contents of the stomach into the esophagus).
You must do itIf you have heartburn and are at high risk of developing heart disease: over 40 years of age, high blood pressure and cholesterol, family history of heart disease, or you are a heavy smoker - take an electrocardiogram and exercise test to make sure Find out that what's really wrong with you is actually a burning sensation from acid reflux, not a symptom of heart disease.