acid reflux.

Relieving Acid Reflux
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Acid reflux is a common disease among many individuals nowadays. Very many people experience heartburn symptoms every day. Regular heartburn cases might indicate that one has the gastroesophageal disease (GERD). Although many people refer to it as acid reflux, it is a persistent problem that needs one to visit a medical practitioner for treatment to lower damage to the esophagus. The name heartburn does not have a relation with the heart, but it is a burning sensation occurring around the chest as well as the upper part of the digestive tract. It is called so because the esophagus runs behind the heart. When the acid in the stomach leaks into the esophagus, one feels these burning sensations. GERD happens several times in a week, and therefore, when one gets heartburn it does not mean they have GERD. The paper discusses whether losing weight among overweight individuals helps in relieving acid reflux.
Keywords: acid reflux, overweight, heartburn

Relieving Acid Reflux
One of the main reasons for the prevalence of the gastroesophageal disease is being overweight. It is because of the excess weight which increases pressure on the abdomen which is also transferred to other internal organs. Consequently, the force on the stomach makes the stomach acid to leak into the esophagus. By losing excess weight, the pressure that facilitates the reflux lowers, thus, the acid reflux symptoms go away.
People often gain a lot of we…