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GERD Risk Factors That Must Be Considered And Dealt With

by: JeffMartin
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Find out below what dangers may await you with this disease :

Although the most common symptom linked with GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) is heartburn, many different factors may be involved including being overweight, pregnant, asthmatic, diabetic, delaying the emptying of stomach contents, connective tissue disorders and hiatal hernias. However, it is the weakening of the lower esophageal sphincter muscle that turns out to be a common factor in most GERD cases.

Here are some other factors that contribute to the dangers:

GERD can come about when the stomach protrudes in such a way as to impinge on the lower esophageal sphincter muscle. In this case a portion of the stomach extends beyond normal boundaries to move into the lower chest, because of a hernia that may be hiatal or diaphragmatic in nature. Gastric contents flow back into the esophageal channel, and this leads to serious heartburn.

GERD can also come from being overweight. Excess weight puts strain on the stomach and the diaphragm that is in between the stomach and the abdomen. This in turn affects the lower esophageal sphincter, which then malfunctions and lets gastric acids flow back to the esophagus and cause heartburn. Avoid GERD therefore by reducing your weight.

Risk factors from lifestyle and bad diet habits :

Any excesses in smoking, drinking or eating will put you at risk of GERD. Poor lifestyle and bad diet habits can also have a negative impact.

There are also indications that coughing excessively and breathing problems from asthma also put extra strain on the stomach and boost the risk of GERD. Because of this, asthma is also indirectly involved because the medicaments that are prescribed to enlarge the air path also relax the muscle of the lower esophageal sphincter muscle. This is what provokes the flow of gastric fluids back to the esophagus.

The danger grows greater still when pregnancy is a factor, as this boosts the production of progesterone, a hormone with laxative effect on several muscles, including that of the lower esophageal sphincter. The stomach is also under increased pressure during pregnancy. There may be considerably more danger of GERD for pregnant women therefore.

Tackling the risks of GERD:

This is where holistic solutions bring much better results, because they tackle the fundamental causes and truly allow GERD to be reversed or even eradicated. Although treatments exist for GERD using classical medicaments, the holistic remedies alone bring lasting results. Conventional drugs unfortunately only treat external manifestations of the disease, and do not resolve the fundamental underlying reasons.

So adopting a holistic point of view is essential in order to handle all of the aspects involved. GERD is complex and the causative agents are multiple, including genetically transmitted characteristics, bad diets, irresponsible lifestyles and even candida infections. This is why the holistic remedies are the solution of choice for eliminating GERD.

About the Author

Jeff Martin is a certified nutritionist and author of the #1 best-selling e-book, Heartburn No More . For Further Information: Acid Reflux

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