Heart burn is not something to do with heart

Heartburn is burning of esophagus with bloating, nausea, sour taste and difficulty in breathing.

Other terms - dyspepsia, chronic heartburn, acid indigestion and GERD.

Is it too much food that causes heart burn?

No. contrary to the belief that too much food causes it it is the capacity of the stomach and the rate of emptying that causes heart burn.

What is capacity of the stomach?

Some of us have a stomach which can distend to double or triple the size. Some of us have small stomach but distensiblity matters.

What is emptying got to do with acid reflux or heart burn?

If gastric emptying is normal then the rate of digestion is normal. If the gastric emptying is fast we need to take bites in between at times when our BASIC METABOLIC RATE IS UP AS IN THYROID DISEASES OR PREGNANCY.If the gastric emptying is slow then the digestion takes a long time.

If you closely observe heart burn will be in patients with

• delayed gastric emptying,
• over eating
• lying down immediately after food
• low BMR
• lack of exercise
• intake of fatty foods
• intake to foods hard to get digested
• 1. OVEREATING- will over-produce powerful acids BACKFLOW into your throat and CAUSE HEART BURN .
• 2. The acid reflux damages and weakens your Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES)
• 3. . Undigested food can play a major part in forcing your stomach acids up into this area, causing severe wear and damage over time.

Foods TO BE AVOIDED include

• tomato sauces
• , fried and fatty food
• , refined sugars,
• spicy food-pizza,chilly,curry,masala
• alcohol,
• coffee
• chocolate
• mints, peppermint
• cigarette smoking
• cola and caffeinated beverages.

Intake of Synthetic cortisone, insulin, estrogen, progesterone, and oral contraceptives,

Injection of these into poultry and farms to Increase weight their products more has laden red meat, turkey, pork, and chicken as well as eggs, milk and milk products with these above substances.

Pesticides and antibiotic injected in fruits and vegetables to cause them to grow larger, in order to produce more juice and brighter colors, and to extend their normal shelf life.

Antacid use or abuse?

Antacids interfere with normal digestion and mask symptoms of the problem

Hydrochloric acid in the stomach is the only acid that the human body makes, and it should not be controlled.

Relief measures for heart burn

• Timely meals
• Optimal quantities
• Organized intake of food
• Appropriate food
• After eating don't lie down flat
• Reclined position for an hour or more
• Don't watch TV before bed you will ignore symptoms
• Drink lot of water before you commence a meal so that the stomach is half full and water goes down immediately after a meal
• Avoid effervescent beverages
• HAVE A DESSERT OF FRESH FRUITS
• THE ENTIRE IDEA OF DESSERT IS TO HAVE A PLEASANT TASTE IF REGURGITATION OCCURS
• BEST DESSERT IS YOGURT
• SIMPLE DIGESTIBLE FOODS,FRESH FRUITS AND LOTS OF LIQUIDS
• WARM WATER

WHEN MEDICAL HELP IS NEEDED -WHEN TO CALL THE DOC?

1. SHORTNESS OF BREATH
2. DIFFICULTY IN SWALLOWING
3. PANT AND PUFF, PROFUSELY SWEAT
4. GIDDINESS AND FAINTING
5. HEART BURN FREQUENTLY IN ONE WEEK
6. VOMIT BLOOD

MOST IMPORTANT-

HEART BURN WILL MIMIC A HEART ATTACK. IT IS BETTER TO ASK A DOCTOR TO RULE THAT OUT FOR YOU NOT YOUR FRIEND OR NEIGHBOUR

IN A DIABETIC THE HEART ATTACK WILL BE LIKE HEART BURN SYMPTOMS ONLY.IT IS CALLED SILENT HEART ATTACK

If we tend to end late night partying half the heart burn in the world will vanish.