GERD, heavier than Ulcer

Incidentally yesterday I just translated a questionnaire containing about GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) is a chronic disease characterized by the flow of stomach acid (reflux) into the esophagus. Although I am not in charge of health / medicine, at least I managed to find some sources that can be used as a reference.

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Indeed every person would want to be healthy, but sometimes habits, lifestyle, diet, sleep patterns make a person vulnerable to various diseases. One of them is this disease. Emphasis from the search results I get, for those who are overweight, please be on the lookout for this disease because. The disease is more severe than ulcer disease. Do not know why fat people are always close to the disease, and what I fear most is diseases like hypertension and diabetes. But it turns out obese people also face the risk of "light" disease like this. An average of 20% of adult US population experience GERD symptoms at least once a week. Severe GERD will cause ulcers (ulcers)

The symptoms of GERD disease are the feeling / sensation of heat in the chest (or more precisely behind the breastbone - as I get from the translating result of yesterday), the acidic taste rises to the tongue feeling bitter and acidic (regurgitation). This is because fat deposits and pressure in the stomach getting bigger. The action should be done to avoid the above symptoms of controlling weight to normal proportions.

This disease is classified as dyspepsia syndrome, which describes the existence of a collection or symptoms consisting of nausea, vomiting, pain or a sense of security in the solar plexus. In addition to weight control, other prevention is to control stress by maintaining a quality rest. Besides reducing or stopping smoking (wah if this seems difficult) and reduce the consumption of certain drugs. Also avoid spicy foods, beverages that trigger increased stomach acid. For example, coffee or sour taste (this is also difficult).

However, GERD is not only threatening to someone who is overweight, asthma patients, pregnant women and psychiatric disorders or psychic stress can get this disease. In order not to get GERD, here are the things that can be used as guidelines (and treatment):

1.     Avoid things that can increase stomach acid production and weaken LES as foods with high acidity and fatty acids (hamburgers, oranges, tomatoes), coffee, tea, alcohol, and chocolate.
2.     Divide your portion into several smaller portions instead of overeating at a time. Do not eat late at night. Do not lie down immediately after eating.
3.     Control weight and stop smoking. Achieve ideal weight because obesity will put extra pressure on LES.
4.     Stop smoking because tobacco will increase stomach acid production and weaken LES.
5.     Avoid slouching forward unless it should be because this increases the pressure on the LES.
6.     Do not use a tight belt or clothing.
7.     Raise the head position of your bed 6-10 inches because lying flat causes stomach acid up into the esophagus.
8.     Check or consult your doctor before taking any painkillers that can make your GERD symptoms worse.
9.     Make sure that your doctor knows all the medications you are taking.

The most commonly used drugs are antacids that are widely circulated in the market. This type of drug was standard therapy in the 1970s and was effective in controlling mild GERD symptoms. Generally, antacids are consumed after each meal and before bedtime. In addition to the antacid secretion (release) of stomach acid can also be derived with drugs from histamine 2 receptor antagonist groups, such as cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine, etc. One very effective drug is from the proton pump inhibitor groups, such as omeprazole. This highly effective omeprazole is safe for long-term consumption

I am sure everybody wants to live healthy, with various efforts to keep health condition, but one thing that should not be forgotten: in healthy sauce, we must remember when we are sick, and in sickness we must remember when we are healthy, If we are in one position we will not forget and get lost.

Obesity triggers stomach acid

Obesity or excess weight can cause damage to the organs and bring your body to a bad medical condition and at risk of disease attack, and not even a little lead to death. Serious diseases such as stroke, heart attack, diabetes and so on will increase along with your weight gain, therefore weight loss is the best and precise solution to avoid the risk of attacking a dangerous disease that can be life-threatening. Other facts also reveal, that obesity can cause digestive disorders such as stomach, as has been discussed earlier also cause stomach acid, that is indeed overweight or obesity trigger stomach acid.

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Excessive consumption of food can cause obesity, and excessive eating activity also can cause GERD disease (gastroesophageel reflux disease), so of course obese people can be at risk of stomach acid, because excess weight can increase the pressure in the stomach, and can encourage acid Stomach rises or flows back upward into the esophagus or esophagus, and adversely affects the condition of the GERD symptoms itself. So that obese people who are also at risk of suffering from stomach acid will feel the burning sensation of pain and pressure around the chest and neck as fat presses the stomach area. And increase the pressure on the surrounding muscles that can force open stomach acid. Increases pressure on the muscle rings that lie below the esophagus, which is where the muscle rings are about 10 inches long, which is the throat to the abdomen. So that the condition does not obesity can prevent the return of stomach acid is rising.



A study conducted in 2005 revealed that the risk of acid reflux stomach can be increased in people who are overweight or obese. So by losing weight or reducing a few kilograms of weight in obese people can provide long-term solution to the problem of high stomach acid and heartburn. In addition to your weight diet, stomach acid is also recommended for diet from cigarettes, soft drinks, caffeinated, alcoholic, high cholesterol foods and so on that can cause stomach acid recurrence or weight gain. In addition, you can take steps that can be done to reduce the recurrence of stomach acid is not to over eat, but remember do not remain excessive in small portions but often, and do not eat at the same time many, so this is what can cause stomach acid Also obesity. Eat slowly and do not rush.



If your stomach acid disease always relapse 1-2 times a month and still feel light or not excessive, it usually does not need medical treatment. Because it certainly can still be overcome by changing the pattern of life as mentioned above. In addition, you can also consume gastric acid relief medication if symptoms occur and work in relieving and reducing the symptoms.

Differences Chest Pain due to Heart Attack and Symptoms of Stomach Acid

Although at first glance looks and feels similar, there is a difference between chest pain due to heart attack and chest pain due to gastric acid symptoms.

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Symptoms of chest pain are one of the most common reasons a person goes to the Emergency Unit. The reason that is indeed one of the characteristics of a heart attack. That must address as soon as possible.

However, of the total number of patients with chest pain who enter the ER, some of them have heartburn.

Indeed, it is rather difficult to distinguish the pain caused by a heart attack with heartburn. That is what often makes people with high stomach acid feel panic when feeling heartburn.

Well, in order not to be mistaken forecast, we should know the difference in symptoms of gastric acid and heart disease :

Here it is a typical symptom of gastric acid complaints.

1. There is a sharp burning sensation beneath the breastbone or ribs.
2. Spasms or heartburn in stomach acid patients generally does not spread to the shoulders, neck, or arms. Although in some patients, this can also occur.
3. Pain below the breastbone usually comes after eating, when lying down, while exercising, or when experiencing anxiety.
4. Symptoms of a sharp rise in the stomach immediately erase after taking antacid medication.
5. They rarely accompanied by cold sweat.

While symptoms of angina, aka severe chest pain or can also be called heart attack symptoms, include:

1. Shortness of breath.
2. A feeling of tightness, and there is pressure to the pain, generally felt in the middle of the chest. It feels like a belt fitted very tight around the chest.
3. Pain in the chest comes abruptly or accompanied by the pressure that is getting worse.
4. Dizziness.
5. Pain may spread to the shoulders, neck, jaw, or arm.
6. Pain then subside after being given nitroglycerin.
7. They frequently accompany cold sweat.

Characteristics of Someone with Ulcer Disease

For this occasion, we will discuss the characteristics of acute and chronic gastritis. Treating ulcer disease from an early age is the best procedure in preventing ulcer disease into chronic and deadly gastritis.

Characteristics of Someone with Ulcer Disease

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Characteristics of a person suffering from gastritis or ulcers, where the disease is not an actual disease, but ulcer disease is a symptom of inflammation of the stomach caused by the virus/bacterium Helicobacter pylori were resulting in injury in the stomach. However, other factors can trigger such an ulcer, such as stress, unhealthy lifestyles, and irregular eating patterns. Characteristics of Someone with Diabetic Disease

In order to maintain the health of the stomach, 

We should know some characteristics of symptoms/symptoms of acute and chronic ulcer disease such as :

  Abdominal pain, or in the pit of the stomach

  Feelings of nausea - Nausea want to vomit

  Tongue like coated thick mucus and foul-smelling breath.

  Belch almost non-stop.

  Feel full, but the stomach is still empty

  Mild pain to severe pain. We feel the pain between the lower end of the breastbone and the navel called the epigastric region.

  We flame, such as burning or uncomfortable heat. We feel the sensation of heat in the epigastric region.

Characteristics of Someone with Diabetic Disease

Before the onset of an increasingly severe ulcer to gastric cancer, ulcers have a significant stage of changes in symptoms of an ulcer.

  The mild ulcer has symptoms of excess stomach acid.

  Maag Medium has symptoms of abdominal pain, and nausea is painful.

  Chronic gastritis has more symptoms of moderate Maag, the possibility of inflammation, or injury to the gastric mucosa.

  Acute ulcers, where a more severe ulcer has symptoms of ulcers, gastric infections, and infections of harmful microorganisms called Helicobacter Pylori.

  Stomach cancer is the final stage in which the condition is already very severe and should immediately handle a severe medical.

Chronic gastritis, which referred to in medical terms Syndrome Dyspepsia, is ulcer disease. That has a higher degree of organs than ordinary gastritis, said some medical say someone. Who has an ulcer and not a medical disease stomach, then he tried to kill himself slowly.

The characteristics of chronic gastritis such as:

  Nausea and frequent vomiting are somewhat acidic. In the severe stomach, conditions may be peeling, resulting in vomiting of blood

  The stomach feels pain, pain, bloating, and tightness (Sabah) on the top of the abdomen.

  Appetite decreased dramatically, pale face, cold sweat, dizziness.

  Often burp, especially when in a state of hunger

  Difficulty sleeping due to pain disorders in the upper abdominal area (pit of the liver).

  In chronic gastritis, symptoms are shown milder, often the symptoms become vague, such as intolerant to spicy or fatty foods or mild pain that will disappear after eating.

If We have any of the above symptoms, then we are currently suffering from acute or chronic gastritis, so immediately consult yourself to the nearest doctor or hospital for further treatment of our ulcer.