Can Acid
Reflux Cause Chronic Heartburn and Back Pain?
Acid reflux and back pain is
closely related to acid reflux. What is acid reflux? acid reflux is a condition
in which stomach acid up into the esophagus causes the valve separating your
stomach contents of your esophagus is damaged. What
are the Symptoms of acid reflux and back pain disease is common? general
symptoms of acid reflux are:
- Heartburn:
burning pain and discomfort that is felt
to move from the stomach to the abdomen or chest, up into your throat
- Regurgitation:
acid or sour taste bitter backing up into the throat
- Other
symptoms caused by acid reflux disease including: belching, bloating, bloody
stool or black stool, “Dysphagia - narrowing of the esophagus”, which caused a
sensation of food stuck in your throat, hiccups, nausea, weight loss, dry
cough, wheezing, hoarseness, and chronic sore throat.
What
Causes Acid Reflux Disease?
One common cause of acid reflux
disease is a stomach disorder known as
hiatal hernia. is
the cause of the upper abdomen
and "LES" passing the diaphragm, Function of diaphragms help keep
acid levels in the stomach. However, if you suffer from hiatal hernia,
acid can go up into
the esophagus and cause acid reflux symptoms. Here
are the other common risk factors that acid reflux disease:
- Obese or overweight
- Being
pregnant
- Drink
beverages, for example, alcohol, carbonated drinks, tea, fat milk, or coffee
- Eat
heavy meals and lying on backs
- Eating
certain types of food, such as tomatoes, oranges, mint, chocolate, onions,
garlic, spicy foods or fatty.
- Eat
large portions or lying down after eating
- Smoking
- Snacking
before bedtime
- Consume
ibuprofen, aspirin, blood pressure
medications or muscle relaxers
When
acid build up in your stomach and then back into the esophagus, can cause
discomfort and pain. Generally the pain is felt in the stomach, chest and
abdomen. But it can also spread to other places, such as the upper back. Not
all people feel pain in their backs because of acid reflux, this may depend on
how severe reflux disease, how often do you get it and the level of sensitivity
to pain. Because it can create a burning acid, is characteristic of this pain
to move towards other areas. Treat the pain associated with reflux, first it
must treat reflux Some people may think that they only have back problems and
reflux simultaneously. But, you have to
be careful to take action when trying to treat back pain. Some drugs have the
potential to make reflux worse, and if your reflux getting worse, then your
back pain gets worse, too. Many people do not realize that back pain related
and you can begin to try natural treatments.
Treatment
for Acid Reflux and Back Pain
To treat back pain, your doctor should check your
health and diagnose reflux. If doctors
determine the source of these problems
reflux, he can prescribe medication and can put you on a special diet to treat
and solve the problem. reflux as you get better, the pain associated with it
also should be better. Diet is also very important in the role of treating
reflux and eventually will also be able to treat back pain. If you
follow and obey the advice of your doctor, back pain will relieve itself.
Initial symptoms arise such
as heartburn is the main key to diagnosis acid reflux disease, particularly
when changes in lifestyle and diet, acid-blocking medications, or antacids, can
help reduce acid reflux symptoms.
If
this method does not help heal or if your symptoms are severe, your doctor may
need to perform a test to ensure proper diagnosis and examine other existing problems.
You may need some tests as below:
- Biopsy
can be taken during an endoscopy to examine tissue samples for abnormalities or
infection.
- Barium
swallow (esophagram) This test check for ulcers
(narrowing of the esophagus)
- "Esophageal
manometry" This test can check function of esophagus and your lower
esophageal sphincter
- “pH
monitoring” test can check the acid levels in the esophagus. The doctor will
insert a device into the esophagus and left in for 1 - 2 days this activities to
measure number of acids in your esophagus.
Cause
of Acid Reflux and Back pain During Pregnancy
What
are the causes of acid reflux during your pregnancy? Sphincter located at the
bottom of the esophagus normally prevents acid reflux. When you are pregnant it
is estimated that:
- Rising
status of certain hormones have a relaxing effect on the sphincter muscle. This
means that the tone (tightness) of the sphincter will be reduced during your
pregnancy.
- The size of your baby in the stomach causing increased pressure on
your stomach.
One
or both of above issues can increase the chance that the acid will reflux into
the esophagus. 'The dyspepsia' usually disappears after the baby is born, your
hormones will change back to the state of women who are not pregnant and when
the baby is no longer cause increased pressure on your stomach. You are more
likely at greater risk of suffering from dyspepsia in pregnancy if you've had
gastro-oesophageal reflux before.
The
symptoms can vary from mild to severe. symptoms may include one or more of the
following:
- Stomach bloating
- Feeling sick and vomiting, is a
burning feeling rising from the stomach moves up towards the neck.
- Soreness
or pain in the
middle of your chest behind the breastbone( sternum)
- Quickly feel 'full' after eating
- Upper
abdominal pain or discomfort.
These
symptoms tend to occur in a bout that come and go, and instead of there all the
time. Symptoms may begin at any time during pregnancy, but usually severe
appeared in the last third of pregnancy. After your baby is born, dyspepsia due
to pregnancy will be lost.