| You may be suffering acid reflux disease if you | | | | Grease ridden foods can quite easily trigger this |
| are feeling a burning feelingcoming from your | | | | condition. For some, it ishell and for others, it is |
| stomach, into your lungs and finally into your | | | | just a minor discomfort. If you have acid reflux |
| throat. You arenot alone. It affects many millions | | | | youshould create a food diary, noting the good |
| of people every year. There is no cure,but simple | | | | and bad reactions each one givesyou. In a few |
| changes in diet, more exercise and the use of | | | | weeks, you will have a better view of what you |
| medication can easesymptoms. Basically, acid | | | | can eat and whatyou cannot. Sometimes you can, |
| reflux occurs when your stomach produces | | | | with your doctor's help, regulate your acidreflux |
| above normallevels of stomach acids. The acid | | | | with medication. However, in some cases, |
| escapes your stomach and goes to your lungs. | | | | medications are simply notenough, but for others |
| When this happens you can get very ill. People | | | | it makes the difference between a suffering free |
| with acid reflux are also atrisk of heart attacks. | | | | life anda life of discomfort. Some medicines |
| Stomach acid can damage your arteries and | | | | reduce acid production; others closeulcers and |
| impede yourblood flow. Immediate treatment is a | | | | sores within the stomach that can cause |
| priority. | | | | increased acid production. |
| When you eat too much too fast or eat far too | | | | The other benefit to acid reflux is that the |
| much fatty food, you can getindigestion. | | | | medication can reduce the painsuffered. However, |
| Therefore, you have to suffer about three hours | | | | you should be sure that any medications you take |
| before thediscomfort begins to subside. An acid | | | | that youare not allergic to it. You must tell your |
| reflux sufferer can wait days before thecondition | | | | doctor of all known allergies thatyou have so they |
| subsides. If you have acid reflux more than three | | | | can prescribe a safe one just for you. |
| times you shouldseek medical advice. Your doctor | | | | Sadly, acid reflux is a condition that you may |
| will give you medication and get you to | | | | have to try to live with. Intime, you may be able |
| changeyour diet to help avoid recurrences. | | | | to control the recurrences. If you combine healthy |
| Unfortunately this is easier to suggestand harder | | | | eatingand the right medicines, you will be able to |
| to practice for some. This is especially hard for | | | | not only enjoy food again, butbegin again to enjoy |
| those who eatlarge amounts of not so healthy | | | | your life. Though establishing which foods are |
| foods. | | | | good andwhich are bad may take some time, |
| Most people thoroughly enjoy munching on fast | | | | once you do, you can make healthy meals andwill |
| food. An acid reflux sufferer maybe unable to | | | | be best able to pick out what to eat when dining |
| enjoy these pleasures unless they can find fatty | | | | out. |
| free foods. | | | | |