Beat Eczema Program - Susan Clark

Why there is heartburn? By Beat Eczema Program - Susan Clark

Why there is heartburn? Heartburn, or acid reflux, acid indigestion is subjectively unpleasant burning sensation and heat directly behind the sternum, in the epigastria region or in the course of the esophagus. This sensation is unpleasant, causing discomfort and the expectant mother may interfere with her appetite and mood, causes anxiety and desire to urgently take anything to alleviate the condition. Most often it may occur due to gastric content with aggressive gastric juice into the cavity of the esophagus, where the mucosa is not suitable for contact with acid. In esophageal mucosa is thin and delicate and neutral environment, sharply acidic stomach contents causes irritation and inflammation and pain receptors give the sensation of heat and pain. However, the mere throwing acid into the esophagus does not happen just like that, if there are no predisposing factors and diseases, when pregnancy throw aggressive gastric juice squeezing provokes internal organs growing uterus, with increasing body weight and body active slopes and increase intra-abdominal pressure. 

During pregnancy, the growing uterus stronger and stronger stomach, leading him into more and more upright position, whereby the acid from it can actively showered into the esophagus. 

Furthermore, during pregnancy due to the action of hormones, estrogens relaxation of smooth muscle, causing the lower esophageal sphincter relaxes somewhat, which facilitates casting content. Therefore, it is with increasing gestational age, heartburn occurs in women more and more.