Heartburn, pains on the level of the sternum, régurgitations… These awkward symptoms are sometimes the sign of a bad digestion.
The heartburn is related to a dysfunction of digestion. The chewing and saliva on food constitute the first stage of digestion. It is then with the stomach to work and to break up food, with this intention, it makes use of extremely acid gastric juices. It is when these juices go up in the oesophagus which we feel the unpleasant feeling of heartburn.
Indeed, whereas the wall of the stomach resists this acidity, the wall of the oesophagus is much more fragile, which makes us feel in a more or less accentuated way this acid backward flow coming from the stomach. We include/understand then the importance of good mastiquer the food, which will make it possible the stomach less to work and thus to less call upon the acid gastric juices.
The role of the stomach
The stomach forms integral part of the digestive system, it is a muscular body located in the upper part of the abdomen and connected to the oesophagus on a side, and other with the small intestine. It measures approximately 15 cm (6 inches) and approximately 30 cm (12 inches) length. That of an adult can be even stretched to contain up to one liter of food!
When the food arrives at the stomach, the small valve located in the lower part of the oesophagus is closed again, it is the lower sphincter œsophagien (ONESELF) which carries out this work. Certain people have a sphincter more elastic than others but the heartburn is also more generally explained by the food mode and the lifestyle.
But the heartburn can also, in addition to resulted from a bad digestion, to hide more serious diseases or more handicapping like the acid backward flow or the ulcer.
The anguish, the tension and the stress have an influence on the gastro-intestinal system.
Sometimes it is a question of following a hygiene of life and dietary habits relatively simple. Not to have a too heavy meal, eat less fatty, avoid fizzy drinks, do not wear tightened clothing, do not smoke and limit the coffee, the, alcohol, the chocolate
