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Acid Reflux Esophagitis
Can Acupuncture help with acid reflux (GERD)? And in my case esophagitis as well?
Acid reflux, or heartburn, can definitely be relieved with acupressure. First of all, though, a few tips.
1. Relax when eating.
2. Eat slowly.
3. Never eat anything very cold (this includes ice cream, I'm afraid, though if you can't resist it on a hot day, wait until it is on the point of melting before eating it).
4. Avoid greasy foods and foods that fight each other (e.g. fatty foods and sweet foods, as in chips followed by chocolate).
5. Try drinking a small amount of water, not too cold, before eating. As you get older the body tends to dry out, so this is more for older people.
6. If you feel bloated or unwell, try fasting for a day, drinking only water or weak tea or soup, with perhaps a few vegetables. This will help your inside recover.
Try the following acupressure exercise.
Find the point just below the Solar Plexus, half way between the lower edge of the breastbone and the tummy button. Press it in with your fore finger or middle finger. Don't do this exercise if you have any kind of serious illness or complaint. Your stomach needs to be fairly empty, so wait at least two hours after eating.
The best method is to lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Close your eyes and relax as you slowly press this point, pressing towards the diaphragm at a 45 degree angle.
Slowly apply pressure for around 2 minutes. Breathe deeply to relax and dissolve away any tension. This exercise relieves stomach pain, indigestion, heartburn and constipation.
Then find the point about two finger widths directly below your tummy button.
Press for one minute to relieve indigestion, constipation, flatulence, stomach ache and lower back pain.
These two exercises can be combined in the following way, if you feel so inclined. Lie on your stomach and place the palm of one hand on one point and the palm of the other hand on the other point, put your head on one side on the floor, close your eyes and breathe deeply. The breathing may be painful at first, but should become less so within about five minutes. It's very important to relax and breathe as deeply as you can.
This combination of exercises can last from one to five minutes. If you feel tired or weak, then stop early.
Do try them and see how you get on.
Good luck.
Philip
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What is acid reflux and where does GERD come from?
Often triggered after consuming food, heartburn, the burning feeling in the middle of the chest, is one of the most common signs of a more complicated syndrome known as GERD (Gastro esophageal reflux disease) or acid reflux - the phenomenon where the stomach pushes liquid, acids and juices back into the esophagus.
The liquid that gets back into the esophagus then attacks the esophageal lining, corroding and burning the tissue because of the stomach contents of acid as well as bile, pepsin and other digestive enzymes.
If no mechanism prevents the acid substances from getting back into the esophagus, then over time serious injury can result to the esophagus and generate further complications. The esophagus is a tube composed of muscle which passes food from the mouth to the stomach by a series of muscular movements. At the bottom of the esophagus is the LES, the lower esophageal sphincter, which should normally operate as a one-way valve, opening by reflex to let food into the stomach, then closing to prevent stomach content from moving back into the esophageal cavity. But upon weakening of the LES, or lack of synchronization (remaining open when it should be shut), acidic stomach content can flow back into the esophagus.
Acid reflux significance is determined by three factors:
1. The muscular effectiveness or weakness of the LES.
2. The stomach liquid type and quantity.
3. The natural ability of esophagus muscles to throw such content back from the bottom of the esophagus.
It is of interest to see that with most individuals who are victims of acid reflux, the concentration of acid within the gastric contents is more pronounced than with people not suffering from acid reflux. It has also been found among sufferers of heartburn that the liquid stomach content comes into contact with the esophageal lining and remains there longer than is the case for people not suffering from acid reflux.
In addition, when awake and upright, gravity helps the body to keep the stomach liquids in the stomach. The body also uses saliva as a means of protecting the esophagus. The saliva contains water, enzymes, mucus and electrolytes to neutralize the corrosive effects that acid reflux might have in the esophagus.
Nonetheless, at night when saliva production falls to a low point, when gravity is no longer a help and swallowing decreases while the body is horizontal, the reflux liquids remain in the esophagus for longer and increase corrosion and injury to the esophageal lining.
GERD is a complicated phenomenon and involves much more than one facto. This is the reason why physicians still find this chronic ailment so hard to treat if all they have is conventional over the counter or prescribed medications to apply. Fortunately, there are alternative solutions - the holistic remedy that addresses the root cause and then brings back the natural balance on the inner gastric and esophageal environmental levels.
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