Gastric esophageal reflux disease or Heartburn is a condition wherein your stomach acid back flows up your esophagus.
This is not a normal occurrence.
The natural pathways of digestions would be from your mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine then excretion through the anus.
When you have heartburn, your lower esophageal sphincter (the one that controls normal flow of predigested food from your esophagus to your stomach) is weakened.
When this happens, you suddenly feel a burning sensation in your chest and a sour taste on your tongue.
Despite its name, heartburn is not a disease or an illness of the heart.
The" burning" pain is felt at your chest, so they called it heart burn.
In reality, the burning sensation is due to acid back flow.
Acid climbing up your esophagus is bad, since it burns your esophageal lining.
Some studies show that this can predispose you to esophageal cancer.
Acid can also ruin your teeth.
There are several natural remedies for heartburn.
Among these are fruits such as papaya.
Papaya has papain.
It's a natural enzyme that neutralizes stomach acids.
Fruits such as apples and bananas also helps neutralize acid.
If you don't feel like carrying fresh fruits along, you can carry dried banana chip, those are sliced banana that are baked or fried.
They are quite delicious.
You can also try buying banana powder.
They sell those at drug stores.
If you're not into fruits, you can try a cup of warm peppermint tea or ginger tea.
They help sooth your digestion.
There are a lot of alternative remedies for heartburn.
Don't always rely on medicine, because some of it may be heavy on your liver.
If you are frequently bothered by heartburn episodes, have a consultation with your doctor.
Let him properly diagnose you as sometimes heartburn can be a sign of something more serious.
Never belittle any signs and symptoms your body experiences.
They are usually your body's way of telling you to pay attention.