Acid Reflux Disease

What is Acid Reflux Disease?

Acid Reflux Disease or GERD,as it's commomly known, is a condition that causes stomach fluid to regurgitate (back up, or reflux) into the food pipe (esophagus) causing irritation or inflamation.

When we have something to eat the stomach produces hydrochloric acid and an enzyme called pepsin to break down and digest the food.

Hydrochloric acid is as corrosive as battery acid fortunately, your stomach is designed to handle it. The bad news is your esophagus is not!

The stomach protects itself by secreting a mucus that lines the inside of the stomach. Because the esophagus does not have this protection its lining can become inflamed when the acid backs up causing that burning sensation we know as heartburn.

The term heartburn was coined because the location of the esophagus is just behind the heart. When the esophagus became inflamed it was believed the burning sensation came from the heart hence the term heartburn.

Heartburn is very common and many people occasionally suffer from it. If these heartburn symptoms occur more frequently for example 2 to 3 times a week then you may have Acid Reflux Disease (GERD).

Causes of Acid Reflux Disease

Acid Reflux Disease is caused when the lower esophageal sphincter, which is the valve that seperates the esophagus and the stomach, fails to close sufficiently, allowing acid to backup into the esophagus. Basicly, acid reflux is chronic heartburn.

Acid Reflux is a chronic disease and if left untreated can lead to more serious complications. If the esophagus is exposed to acid reflux over a continous period of time the corrosive affects of the acid will begin to errode the lining of the esophagus. This condition is called Erosive Esophagitis which can have a serious impact on your quality of life.

The good news is that heartburn, Acid Reflux Disease GERD or any digestive disorder can be treated completely naturally without the use of drugs and their nasty side effects. To find out how you can rid of yourself of Acid Reflux or heartburn for good........click here!