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Acid reflux is also known as heartburn; a condition increasing numbers of people in the western world suffer from. This is a condition relating to the digestive system and although referred to by other names almost all the symptoms are similar in nature. The stomach uses hydrochloric acid to digest the food and when this tries to escape the stomach up the esophagus, An irritable stomach means the digestive acid tries to rise up the food tract and as a consequence causes a painful burning sensation near the heart. When we eat and swallow our food it is allowed into the stomach area to be digested by the esophageal sphincter valve which should then close back up in order to stop the hydrochloric acid from escaping. When the valve refuses to close as it should, the acid escapes back up the esophagus, producing the problem known as acid reflux disease. The conditions proper medical name is called gastro esophageal reflux disorder. At the moment it is considered that a poor diet ...
