Ayurvedic Treatment of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)
About Heartburn
Heartburn is a burning sensation in the central chest or the upper chest abdomen. It is also called as acid indigestion. The pain may get often worse on lying or bending down. It is mainly due to regurgitation of the gastric reflux into the esophagus (Food pipe). It causes chest pain, which may radiate to the jaw or throat.
Ayurvedic approach
According to Ayurveda, Normally the human body consists of three humor (Vata,Pitta and kapha). Acid reflux caused due to alleviation of the pitta humor in the body. It symbolizes fire and features are hot, sharp, intense, acidic, and pungent in nature.
It is located in the stomach. Due to increase of pitta dosha there is an increase of acidic content in the stomach fluid. In these types of patient, the acid reflux is more often due to aggravation of the pitta dosha which leads to acid reflux.
Differential diagnose
Esophageal and heart attack symptoms are same, as both heart and esophagus use the same nerve supply.
In the diagnosis of a heart attack or cardiac disease, the patient first diagnose with the unexplained heart attack. A patient with chest pain related to GERD is difficult to distinguish clinically from those with chest pain due to the cardiac disease. Further investigation will confirm the diagnosis of heart attack.
Causes of Heartburn
The normal process is that when a person swallows, a band of muscles around the bottom of the esophagus that is lower esophageal sphincter, which relaxes to allow food and liquid to flow down into the stomach after that the muscles again get tightens. If this sphincter weakens and relaxes at the wrong time, then the stomach acid can move back into the esophagus and cause the heartburn.
Symptoms of Heartburn
- A burning pain in the chest that usually occurs after eating or may occur at night
- Pain that worsen on lying down or bending down
- Difficulty in swallowing
- Chronic cough
- Sore throat
- Persistent nausea and vomiting
- Regurgitation of the foods and liquids with a taste of acid in the throat
Risk factors of Heartburn
- Citrus products
- Spicy foods
- Peppermint
- Chocolate
- Large or fatty meals
- Tomato products such as tomato ketchup
- Alcohol, carbonated beverages, coffee or caffeinated beverages
- Pregnancy
- Obesity
- Stress
The Goodnews!?
The good news is that Heartburn is preventable and reversible, but can only be possible by using holistic approach, the one advocated in Ayurveda that addresses the issues from the very root.
Since ancient times, Ayurveda has defined diseases with their symptoms, causes and healing methods with nature.
If you are having any of the above mentioned symptoms, don’t assume it is Heartburn yet without any proper diagnosis because there are other heart related diseases that comes with the same symptoms. Consult with a Doctor for accurate diagnosis to find out if Heartburn is what you are having or any other related disease.
Vine-Health Approach to Heartburn
As a holistic health clinic, we take accurate diagnosis very seriously in order to ascertain the root cause of a particular illness. You will be consulted with our doctor to know the type of test or scan to run base on your symptoms to detect exactly the root cause of your issue to ascertain if Heartburn is your issue or not to ensure appropriate treatment.
Accurate diagnosis is the key to the treatment of any disease.
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