Hello there, I'd like to tell you about a boss named Jack. He's your normal guy over 30 years old who works in marketing and supports a liver pool for some reason. He feels mild swelling and a foul sensation in the back of his throat after consuming some meals.
Today we will discuss acid reflux or heartburn and what has caused it, we will look at some of the causes, we will look at the symptoms that we should look out for, and finally we will look at,
What can Jack do at home, I believe his name is Jack, this is a made-up situation, but let's say Jack, what can Jack do at home to treat his acid reflux?
I'm going to bite now, where does it go, how does it go to my stomach, it's a nice apple, I chew and swallow the apple, so it goes down my throat and into the esophagus, which is the esophagus, which is the esophagus. The lower esophageal sphincter is a muscle that controls the passage of food from your stomach to your esophagus. The lower esophageal sphincter is the key to acid reflux. The easiest way to demonstrate this is three hours later with the bear with me.
So we have this lovely thing, and I'm going to take it in this marvel of engineering and explain the link between the stomach and the lower esophageal sphincter to you. Nothing can escape the stomach when food and drink are inhaled down the esophageal sphincter.
Acid reflux is a one-way mechanism in which this finger becomes a bit slack and dysfunctional in the sphincter. It took me 20 minutes to get the acid to flow the opposite way. Do you want to see that fantastic show again? Blue Peter, are you eating your heart out again? 90s youngsters will not understand the British program since it is a horrible show.
Let us now define acid reflux, as there are various other terminologies circulating about. I'd want to talk about heartburn. Because the esophagus sends pain signals, you believe that heartburn has nothing to do with your heart, which is a completely separate system that is part of your GI gastrointestinal tract and not part of your circulatory system.
I'm not sure who came up with that name, but the second one, Geird or Pumpkin, utterly perplexes folks.
If you're from the United Kingdom, this refers to gastroesophageal reflux disease. This reduces various health concerns when acid reflux happens on a daily or weekly basis. If this persists, the individual has JERT based on the symptoms we spoke about heartburn, and that burning feeling can sometimes begin in the soft area of the stomach and go to the middle of the chest and up to the throat.
We are very cautious about one type of chest pain, and it requires a thorough evaluation by a healthcare professional, especially if they have severe chest pain, if it's tight, if it's tight, if the patient is sweating profusely, if it's tight, if they have palpitations or fainting, and they have shortness of breath. All of these symptoms are cause for concern if vomiting happens repeatedly.
So it's critical not to think of it as a tiny burning. It might be acid reflux, and if you look at Jack's case, he had some common signs of acid reflux, which would require an expert to diagnose, but I believe he had acid reflux if he had stomach acid.
He always has that strange aftertaste, that bitter or sour feeling in the throat that causes nausea with acid reflux. An annoying cough, sore throat, and hoarseness are less common symptoms. All of these are caused by acid irritating the vocal cords in the throat, but even bad breath can indicate acid reflux, which we'll discuss later. Or sometimes resting and allowing the acid to leak, but if there is too much pressure in the stomach, the contents will be pressed against the sphincter and may cause some leakage.
Pregnancy and Obesity Tight clothes or a tight belt might trigger acid reflux, so avoid eating tomatoes, coffee, fizzy drinks, and alcoholic fatty foods. Pregnancy and Obesity If you consume tomatoes, coffee, fizzy drinks, and alcoholic fatty meals, wearing tight clothes or a tight belt might create acid reflux. Acid reflux is exacerbated by spicy meals. Coincidentally, my Argentine wife does not appear to enjoy spicy cuisine.
In 30 minutes, he experienced Indian food for the first time in England. I got this searing ache in my chest, I was like Indian food beautiful, she likes it now, but spicy food is another key trigger for acid reflux, risk factors like smoking ease sphincter pressure, and anxiety drugs are a huge one. Anti-inflammatory medicines such as ibuprofen, naproxen, or antibiotics can also cause this, as can a disease known as hiatal hernia.
Your stomach protrudes through your chest until it reaches the diaphragm, the muscle that maintains your stomach in place. When it comes to treating acid reflux, the more frequently you are to have symptoms of acid reflux, the easier it is to give a medication.
It will also provide folks with a temporary remedy. symptoms, but it will not be a long-term solution; it is really difficult for individuals to identify their risk factors, lower those risk factors, and work on them; I always want to focus on lifestyle for myself. If the reason of acid reflux is maturity, I propose that patients cease smoking or reduce back if they are overweight.
We've discussed DS because you can't simply stick to a tablet and cure the core problem because the core problem will still be there, your symptoms will still return, so it's critical to educate people to recognize their risk factors and help them to minimize and improve those risk factors. In this way, two basic house ideas are beneficial.
If stress is a part in acid reflux, especially if the stomach muscles are tense, meditation will help you relax a bit more, and the other thing is to eat light meals, so eat smaller meals more frequently.
We've spoken about DS since you can't just stick to a tablet and you Within three hours of going to bed, posture is a significant influence because if I'm lying down like this or watching TV, it's more easier for acid to flow up the esophagus.
Other postures are not ideal since it takes a lot more for that acid to rise, therefore a general tip before going to sleep is to lay some pillows so you lean back about 20-30 cm and limit the likelihood of acid. Gravity will act against our buddy Jack in this situation, and the key is that Jack reduces his smoking and drinking use. Because most individuals believe that consuming two bottles of wine is appropriate.
That's still above the suggested limit, and cutting back on alcohol will alleviate his symptoms. Also, he doesn't get much exercise, so a bit additional activity will assist if the lifestyle variables don't alter.
There are treatments for acid reflux that we may try, and they are of two types: antacids and acid suppressants, which are alkaline-based pills or liquids that lower the acidity of the stomach.
They can provide quick benefits; one example is Cavisco in the case of acid suppression; you have two sorts of medications, firstly Pips um, not a drug that telemarketers contact you in the middle of the night.
The PPIs I'm referring to at night are proton pump inhibitors, which effectively lower acid secretions and, presumably, reduced reflux with fewer acid secretions. Based on ngs such ngs that finish in zone play, omeprazole, pantoprazole, and lansoprazole, this form of treatment allows the stomach and its surrounding area some relaxation, and generally a month of treatment would be a good time to test. To treat the other branch, h2 blockers such as ranitidine or nicotine are now being manufactured in the UK, with ranitidine posing some challenges.
So it's a little difficult to obtain, but if all other medications don't work, I've finally discovered it's a little safer to take long-term for acid reflux. If it is present, it does not always indicate acid reflux. Chest discomfort can be caused by a variety of factors, including a heart attack.
It may be extremely different, quite strange, and I recall one diabetic patient, and heart attacks in diabetics can be really different. They experienced stomach pain that was scorching and spread to their chest, so we ran some tests and discovered that they were in the midst of a heart attack, so I always suggest if the pain is severe.
If there are any concerning accompanying symptoms that point to a cardiac condition, they should be addressed by healthcare specialists in the appropriate environment. In rare situations, these symptoms can be severe and even life-threatening, so getting it checked is critical. Thank you so much for watching to the conclusion of the video, and I appreciate you slamming any algorithm related button, tap what you like, subscribe and press the bell if you're new here, as I create health films.
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