Gaströntherologist, a nutritionist, a candidate of medical sciences Irina Perezhnaya in an interview with Radio Sputnik called the causes of heartburn and gave advice, how to recognize diseases to which an unpleasant symptom indicates.
Celebration explained that heartburn – the feeling of burning and in the upper part of the abdomen and discomfort in the chest area – there is a filling of the contents of the stomach in the esophagus. The reason lies in the fact that the stomach is an acidic environment that allows you to digest food, while the esophagus is designed to transport food. Therefore, when acid throws into it, burns burn.
The doctor noted that the heartburn does not always sign about the disease. It can arise in healthy people, for example, when a person has shifted, leaning sharply or in the case of a large exercise after meals.
“This happens, this is an option of the norm. The esophagus is rapidly restored, there is such a concept of clearance (in medicine – the rate of purification of the medium or tissue of the body from any substance – approx.” Tape.ru “)” – noted the careful.
Among other reasons may be allergic intolerance to some products: from milk to meat or beer. According to the doctor, if there is an allergic component, the body will try to get rid of aggressive impact.
“For example, bananas contain a large number of starch, and some people in 20-30 minutes after meals are discomfort, heaviness. If you have eaten very sharp foods, for example, a real Thai dish, it may not be just a heartburn, but even Acute pain and spasm, “the gastroenterologist explained.
If the heartburn arose once, it should be analyzed its diet and understand what led to painful sensations. The doctor also advised the adoption of drugs from heartburn, but it should not be abused with such drugs, because they can also cause allergies.
However, the gastroenterologist emphasizes if the heartburn occurs often, it is impossible to slow down with an appeal to a specialist, since such a symptom may indicate the defeat of the stomach, duodenum, pancreas or pancreatitis development.
Earlier, the doctor and TV presenter Alexander Butchers called the safest painkiller. According to the specialist, such is paracetamol. As the doctor explained, most often people as anesthetia use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory funds. These, in particular, include Analgin, Aspirin and Ibuprofen. However, most of them are contraindicated, because they can cause hypertension, heart attacks, strokes, or sometimes just worsen the course of cardiovascular diseases. They can represent a special danger for people over 60 years, because they can provoke bleeding.