(BlackDoctor.org) – Tummy trouble is never a fun thing. Aches and pains can keep you from enjoying your meal, going to work and in general are unpleasant interruptions in your daily life. But because your stomach can’t speak (well, verbally), it’s sometimes hard to interpret exactly what could be wrong – especially with all the different conditions, foods and myths floating around out there.
Got Stress? Keep It Together For The Sake Of Your Stomach
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Digestion in the stomach is controlled by the enteric nervous system, a system composed of hundreds of millions of nerves that communicate with the central nervous system. When stress activates the "flight or fight" response in your central nervous system, digestion can shut down because your central nervous system shuts down blood flow, affects the contractions of your digestive muscles, and decreases secretions needed for digestion. Stress can cause inflammation of the
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) does not close properly and stomach contents leak back, or reflux, into the esophagus. The LES is a ring of muscle at the bottom of the esophagus that acts like a valve between the esophagus and stomach. The esophagus carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
When refluxed stomach acid touches the lining of the esophagus, it causes a burning sensation in the chest or throat called
(BlackDoctor.org) -- It’s a common scene: A loved one is rushed to the emergency room with chest pain, convinced that they are having a heart attack, only to learn that they have a case of heartburn. What eventually transpires is that more than half of the 5 million people complaining of chest pain who go to the ER each year learn that their pain is not cardiac in nature. Of those, as many as 60% are ultimately diagnosed with GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease).
(BlackDoctor.org) – Tummy trouble is never a fun thing. Aches and pains can keep you from enjoying your meal, going to work and in general are unpleasant interruptions in your daily life. But because your stomach can’t speak (well, verbally), it’s sometimes hard to interpret exactly what could be wrong – especially with all the different conditions, foods and myths floating around out there.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Digestion in the stomach is controlled by the enteric nervous system, a system composed of hundreds of millions of nerves that communicate with the central nervous system. When stress activates the "flight or fight" response in your central nervous system, digestion can shut down because your central nervous system shuts down blood flow, affects the contractions of your digestive muscles, and decreases secretions needed for digestion. Stress can cause inflammation of the
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) does not close properly and stomach contents leak back, or reflux, into the esophagus. The LES is a ring of muscle at the bottom of the esophagus that acts like a valve between the esophagus and stomach. The esophagus carries food from the mouth to the stomach.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- It’s a common scene: A loved one is rushed to the emergency room with chest pain, convinced that they are having a heart attack, only to learn that they have a case of heartburn. What eventually transpires is that more than half of the 5 million people complaining of chest pain who go to the ER each year learn that their pain is not cardiac in nature. Of those, as many as 60% are ultimately diagnosed with GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease).