Monday, January 11, 2010

Is There A Link Between Acid Reflux And Depression?

By Christian Goodman

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I have also got first hand report from you guy's that my acid reflux program has really helped. This is Apart from having good response to the program.

With any chronic condition such as acid reflux can be, one tends to notice themes when reading through client correspondence. One in particular is the accompanying depression symptoms that accompany chronic acid reflux.

In this the liquid or food omes up from the stomach and enters into esophagus and this creates pain and heartburn. Acid Reflux is also known as Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The lower esophageal sphincter (LED) muscles are responsible for closing and opening the esophagus. These muscles act as a valve and when working properly, prevent food and liquids from the stomach from coming back up into the esophagus.

Chest pain, bad throat, dry cough, bad breath and difficulty swallowing are reported by them. Some people experience long term acid reflux disease but they don't experience heartburn.

For those who suffer from acid reflux two or more times per week, they are experiencing chronic acid reflux. This is not only inconvenient and painful; it can lead to long term health effects such as tooth enamel erosion, cancer, throat damage and respiratory damage.

people with chronic GERD have thirty percent extra chance of developing depression when only ten percentage of people suffering otherwise.

It is like one leads to another. Fearing acid reflux people do not eat much and they are afraid of going out with friends and this brings in depression.

They just spend most of their time thinking about different ways to manage the problem. Moreover, people do not to many things they would otherwise love to do.

As ironic as it seems, some people's unhealthy lifestyles can lead to depression on their own or be exacerbated by GERD. Take alcohol consumption for example. This is a depressive drug to begin with and can trigger acid reflux.

Even if you do not experience depression from your acid reflux condition I would recommend you to try the natural acid reflux programs. They come with proven results and with no side effects.

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