If
heartburn is a symptom that troubles on a
continuous basis, there is a distinct positive
chance that you are afflicted to chronic
heartburn. You have got it right, it indeed is
chronic heartburn. The condition has
reached such a stage where off-the shelf antacids
would not be able to mitigate your
position.
Need
of the hour is to introduce certain lifestyle
changes that would facilitate in treating the
incidence of chronic heartburn in a holistic
manner. The initiation of this change begins with
consumption of the food in small dosage, followed
by gradually giving over the craving for acidic
foods and beverages. Subsequent step is to give
over consumption of alcoholic drinks in a gradual
manner as also smoking. Once this is imbibed in
the regime, the incidence of chronic heartburn can
be redeemed to a large extent and in such a
scenario the antacids would also have effect in
times of sudden elevation of the position. This is
a first step of holistic approach to treating the
incidence of chronic
heartburn.
The
chronic heartburn can also be brought under
control by inducing change in the habits of sleep.
First step in this direction is not to immediately
go to sleep after having food but give some time
for the food to settle down and then you should
settle down for the day. If possible, provide an
elevation of few inches under your head, which
also would be able to keep in check the incidence
of chronic heartburn.
Chronic
heartburn is a condition which should not be
treated lightly as it could further compound the
problems. One of the fallouts of not giving proper
attention to chronic heartburn is its gravitation
to esophageal cancer. Most of us have this habit
of not going to the doctor at all even though we
might be suffering from chronic heartburn. The
result is that it may worsen and get converted
into "Barrett's Esophagus", where the esophagus
walls line themselves with new cells similar to
those found in the intestines.
Chronic
heartburn also gets prolonged as the line of
diagnosis advised by the doctors is not correct in
most of the conditions as it is often confused
with heart attack owing to the similarity of
symptoms, but the diagnosis for both of them is
quite different. Diseases of heart being the life
style disease the first line of treatment follow
this line and the result is that a patient may
continue to suffer. The way out is to go in for
endoscopic examination. It helps in detection of
chronic heartburn.
Did
you know? Holistic treatments that include
homeopathic remedies, herbal remedies,
detoxification and inducing lifestyle changes can
stop the incidence of chronic heartburn and
prevent this debilitating medical condition safely
and permanently.
