Some people, as long as they eat something, will have a heartburn feeling, heartburn is indeed a symptom we often encounter, especially when eating some heavy foods such as peppers and garlic or eating some foods that are too sweet and greasy, there will often be heartburn.
Although heartburn is called heartburn, it has nothing to do with the heart, and it does not pose a serious threat to our lives, but the continuous burning sensation in the stomach and the constant surge of acid are indeed very annoying, and may even affect our lives when severe.
<h1>"Heartburn" actually burns the stomach! </h1>
Heartburn refers to a burning sensation located in the upper abdomen or lower chest, that is, behind the stomach or sternum, often extending upward from the lower segment of the sternum, accompanied by symptoms of acid reflux. It is the most common symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease.
<h1>What causes heartburn? </h1>
1. Eating too fast or too much, overeating, or taking irritating food, etc. will make the lower sphincter of the esophagus relax or increase the secretion of gastric acid, which will produce a transient heartburn.
2, mental factors are also an important factor affecting the production of heartburn symptoms, if the mood is depressed for a long time, sensitive, anxious, insomnia and other emotions, it will make the liver qi depressed, liver qi will make the stomach, so that the spleen and stomach function declines, resulting in heartburn and other stomach discomfort.
3. Clinically a variety of upper gastrointestinal diseases, such as gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis, etc., people with the above diseases can have heartburn symptoms.
4. Chinese medicine can generally divide the causes of heartburn into three types: heat, qi and hypocrisy. The stomach is yang soil, easy to be hot, depressed heat hurts yin, stomach yin deficiency, then the stomach yang has nothing to attach, the burning water valley is acidic, and the hot rush is heartburn.
<h1>What can we do to prevent heartburn? </h1>
1, if there is usually heart-burning stomach discomfort, first of all, pay attention to the daily diet to chew slowly, avoid eating too fast, and for tea, coffee, fried foods, candy, peppers, spirits and other irritating foods as much as possible to eat less or not eat.
2, do not lie in bed or exercise immediately after meals, the stomach is in a state of fullness after eating, at this time, if you lie in bed, it is not conducive to gastric peristalsis, which may produce indigestion, because of stomach discomfort. At the same time, do not start vigorous exercise immediately, otherwise it may cause stomach drooping or heartburn.
The best option is to take a relaxing walk 30 minutes after a meal, which can both aid digestion and alleviate the symptoms of heartburn.
3, you can choose some antacid drugs such as: calcium carbonate tablets, aluminum hydroxide gel, etc., these drugs can neutralize the stomach acid, quickly eliminate the symptoms of heartburn, but if you take these drugs for a long time, it will cause constipation or diarrhea; you can use traditional Chinese medicine to regulate gastrointestinal function.
4. If you often have severe heartburn, or if the symptoms are severe and persistent, you should go to the hospital for examination.