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The painful condition where the contents of the stomach want to flow back the way they came to cause heartburn is something we may all have experienced in our lives: it is called acid reflux. Many similar conditions exist but they all exhibit pretty much the same range of symptoms but all fall under the umbrella of gastrointestinal disorders. For the body to process all this food, it requires the strong hydrochloric acid to break it down into nutrients which are then distributed throughout the body. However, when the acid wants to escape the confines of the stomach via the digestive tract, it causes a burning pain in the chest./p>

Food is normally trapped in the stomach by the lower esophageal valve after it has passed through to stop this problem. The esophageal sphincter should close and trap the acid but when this does not happen and the acid escapes back up the digestive tract the condition of acid reflux or heartburn is the result. The conditions proper medical name is called gastroesophageal reflux disorder. Though the root causes are often unclear, perhaps the most prevalent acid reflux cause is a poor diet; although overeating may also contribute because when you overeat, the stomach cannot keep up with the demand to process all the acids.

Many people that overeat find they have this condition because their eating habits affect the stomach walls and place pressure on the muscles surrounding them. The release of this *pressure* results in the stomach acids trying to flow back up the digestive tract. The aim is to lessen the stress on your stomach and stop any damage the stomach acid will cause to your esophagus. The easiest way to reduce the incidences of heartburn is too reduce the size of meals. Your mouth, esophagus, and stomach are the first areas of food processing so if something goes wrong in this area, if will affect the health of the entire body. This is because the stomach is not only responsible for breaking down our food but also for preparing this food to be converted to specific nutrients that every person needs.

The use of readily available, anti-acid drugs is not the long term answer. The problem is these *short term* remedies can create other problems as they interfere with the natural functioning of the digestive system. To normalize your stomachs activities or to get rid of acid reflux disorder, you need to change your eating, drinking, and thinking habits. The idea is not to overload your stomach, which will give it time to recover. Once you reduce or eliminate your heartburn disorder, you can start to eat some of the foods that you had to eliminate.

However, there are other factors that can contribute to acid reflux or even induce episodes; for example:

 * Regular smoking * Having allergies to particular foods e.g. peanuts * Certain medicines * Too much alcohol * After meal napping

 As you can tell, most of these factors can be overcome by practicing some behavioral modifications and a change in lifestyle, This is all possible if you want the heartburn problem to ease. Determination on your part to reduce the number of episodes of acid reflux is all that is required. Ultimately the choice is yours to make!