Causes Of Heartburn
A digestive disorder in which stomach’s gastric acids regurgitate in esophagus, causing burning sensation and irritation in the chest is called heartburn. When it gets worse, the pain can spread till throat, neck and jaw. It is very easy to confuse the heartburn symptoms with those of heart attack, as heartburn pain originates from the region just under the breastbone but heartburn has nothing to do with the heart.
Causes of Heartburn
Lower esophageal sphincter (LES) is the protective one-way muscular valve that separates stomach from esophagus, the food pipe. When LES becomes dysfunctional or weak, the gastric acid enters esophagus, causing heartburn. The heartburn can be caused by the increased upward pressure on valve, weakening of the valve muscles, or increased Read more