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Acid Reflux Naturally - Fatal Acid Reflux – Thousands Die Every Year
We
often ignore acid reflux as an innocent annoyance.
Yes,
it’s painful, it can keep you up at night and it can ruin a good meal.
But
we seldom give attention to just how widespread and dangerous acid reflux is.
Using
app-based technology, researchers asked 71,812 respondents to report which acid reflux symptoms they have experienced
and had experienced in the last week. Some of the symptoms included heartburn, acid reflux, regurgitation, abdominal pain,
constipation, and nausea.
44.1
percent of the respondents reported having had experienced acid reflux symptoms at some point in their
lives, and 30.9 percent reported experiencing them in the past week.
Furthermore,
35.1 percent of respondents reported being on some form of drug for their condition,
but more than half the drug takers stated they still experienced frequent reflux symptoms, showing that the condition
is also unlikely to be successfully treated with the best drugs currently
available.
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Acid Reflux Naturally - Heartburn and High Blood Pressure – The Connection
Sometimes
the connection between two health problems isn’t so obvious. It’s a fact,
however, that majority of those suffering frequent heartburn (acid reflux / GERD) also have high blood pressure.
And
it’s also a fact that treating one condition (either heartburn or high blood pressure) helps with both
conditions.
But
what is the connection between the two conditions and how can you kill two
flies (high blood pressure and acid reflux) with one swing. That’s the
subject of today’s feature article.
At
first glance, hypertension and heartburn seem to be completely unrelated
health problems. Hypertension is the condition of the heart
and arteries; heartburn comes from our stomach and
digestive system, right?
To
understand the connection, you have to widen your horizon and both look at your
body as whole as well as considering the underlying cause for both conditions.
First
let’s look at acid reflux. It happens when the muscles
above your stomach (sphincters) can’t stop the acidic fluid in your stomach
from flowing up into your esophagus. The acid then irritates the esophagus
causing the horrible pain.
Although
you may be well aware that some food triggers heartburn and therefore consider it purely
a digestive problem, over 80% of those with acid reflux report their acid reflux is worse when they’re under a
lot of stress and consider that one of the main causes for their condition- and
for good reason.
Here
are two ways acid
reflux is triggered by stress:
The
First issue is blood flow. When you experience stress, your body directs the largest
portion of its blood supplies for the skeletal muscles such as arms and legs.
This
is nature’s way of getting ready to either fly or fight once attacked by the
enemy. This limits the blood flow to the intestines (including the stomach) and
slows down the digestion. Your body also sends clear messages to the digestive
system to slow down the digestion so no energy will be wasted on that when it’s
needed for flight or fight.
Once
your digestion slows down, food remains longer in the stomach and begins
fermenting, causing excessive gas. The pressure pushes the
undigested food as well as the stomach acid up into the esophagus.
The
lack of internal blood flow also causes a weakening of the muscles that are
supposed to protect the esophagus, adding to the acid flowing up more easily.
The
Second way stress causes acid reflux comes down to our human nature
of bad habits. When we’re experiencing a great deal of stress, people tend to increase their
consumption of alcohol, tobacco and comfort food (such as fatty or sugared foods and heavily processed foods
like those using white flour).
These
types of foods are guaranteed triggers of acid reflux. Even people who normally
do not have acid reflux can trigger a bout of reflux by eating a few slices of
pizza.
And
as chance will have it, one of the major causes for high blood pressure is stress as well.
There
are many types of stress that can cause high blood pressure: emotional, mental,
sensual, physical, etc. And all these same types of stress can also cause
heartburn.
One
of the types of stress that’s often ignored by people is physical stress caused
by health problems or pain.
It
takes a tremendous amount of energy, for example, for your body to fight off
the common flu. While white blood cells fight against the invading bacteria,
your body releases truckloads of stress hormones into your system.
The
constant pain of acid reflux will also trigger an intense release of stress
hormones. Your body doesn’t care where the pain comes from. It doesn’t matter
if you were hit in the head with a bottle or if acid is flowing into your
esophagus. Pain is pain- and to conquer the pain your body enters the same
fight or flight reaction described above. A natural result is that your body
must be loaded with stress hormones.
And
one of the first automatic responses from your body when loaded with stress
hormones is to raise the blood pressure. Therefore, long
lasting stress of any kind causes chronic high blood pressure, which triggers
more stress hormones to be released that then cause higher blood pressure as
well as increased acid reflux. A chronic health circle has been created.
So
there you have it, black and white. Acid reflux can worsen high blood pressure and hypertension
can worsen acid reflux.
Applying
just a little bit of common sense tells us that if we manage to improve our
acid reflux, our high blood pressure should go down as well
and the other way around.
The
good news is that my friend and senior writer here at Blue Heron Health News,
Scott Davis, has discovered an extremely simple method that works for pretty
much everybody to overcome acid reflux
naturally. You can
learn more about his method here…
And
if you want to lower your blood pressure down to normal as
soon as today, you should definitely check out my simple, easy blood
pressure exercises here…
Since
the two conditions are so connected, dealing with one condition will improve
both. But dealing with both conditions together will increase the success of
correcting both conditions. So I urge you to check this out.
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Acid Reflux Naturally - Heartburn Causes Serious Disease
New
study reveals how heartburn, condition that most people consider annoying but
not really dangerous, can lead to cancer.
What’s
more, relying on drugs for acid reflux to prevent complications from chronic
heartburn is futile, reports a recent study.
A
condition that people with frequent, uncontrolled heartburn are developing more
and more is Barrett’s esophagus, and it is marked by an alarming change in the
cellular structure of the lining of the esophagus.
Untreated,
it can lead to adenocarcinoma, a form of esophageal cancer.
What’s
more frustrating, is that drugs commonly prescribed to stop reflux don’t seem
to have any effect in preventing Barrett’s Esophagus or the resulting
adenocarcinoma.
The
only way to eliminate the damage that is done to the esophagus is to eliminate
the reflux in the first place, which proton pump inhibitors don’t always do.
They do help with symptom control, but not the underlying cause.
Scientists
urge that to prevent the complications, eliminating the cause in the first
place will be critical.
For
more ideas to overcome acid reflux naturally, watch this video - How To
Stop Acid Reflux | How To Treat Acid Reflux
An
all-natural way to overcome acid reflux naturally is to eliminate the underlying cause of acid reflux today…
If
you suffer IBS, check this out…
This
post is from Scott Davis’ Acid Reflux Solution. This program helps you to cure
your heartburn and acid reflux by using natural remedies to quickly heal your
stomach without dangerous medicine or risky surgeries. It can also help you to
remove some disorders of acid reflux such as constipation or IBS.
To find
out more about the program, go to Overcome Acid Reflux Naturally
