How To Protect Pregnant Females From GERD / Acid Reflux Problem?

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How To Protect Pregnant Females From Acid Reflux Problem?

Many females start complaining from heartburn symptoms when they carry they carry their baby. Thais complain has many reasons.

Increase of hormones in female's body during pregnancy is one of these reasons which cause this heartburn. This will lead to relaxation of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter which is normally firmly closed. When this Sphincter relaxes lead to passage of the gastric content and acid into lower esophagus lead to this undesirable sensation.

Reasons of Heartburn during pregnancy 

There is another reason for having this heart burn during pregnancy; this reason is the changes that occur in the women's body due to development of the baby which creates pressure on the stomach of her. So, the content of the stomach will forced into the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and then directly into the esophagus producing this unpleasant sensation of retrosternal pain.

There are so many ways the pregnant women can follow to overcome the heartburn produced by pregnancy. Here is some of them, though it may not totally remove this heartburn:

* Try to avoid foods which will increase the probability of having heartburn. E.g. spicy food, chocolates, fried foods, mustard, tomatoes and products which is based on tomato, citrus juices and fruits, fatty foods, and highly seasoned dishes.You should refer to your medical specialist to give you the complete list of foods and also the foods that you could take which doesn't have any danger to cause this heartburn. So, you can easily avoid this sensation of pain.

* Avoid any type of drinks which have caffeine such as coffee, tea, and soda. Excess use of this type of drinks leads to relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter leading passage of acid into the esophagus causing more pain.

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How to avoid acid reflux with pregnancy? 

* Completely avoid alcohol drinks. This, will act as caffeine leading to more relaxation of the esophageal sphincter thus, having the same effect in increasing the probability of having more heartburn.

* Stay away from eating large meals. It is better to have multiple small meals thought the day to avoid any type of over distention and increasing in the pressure inside the stomach.

* Try not to have your meals in a hurry. Good chewing of your food will truly help you to avoid heartburn, so it is really better to take your time in eating.

* You should rest for at least three hours before going to sleep specially after having your last meal.

* One of the simplest things a pregnant woman is advised to do is taking of about 8 to 10 glasses of water a day in between meals not during meals, why? As drinking water during meals will lead to more expansion of the stomach so the preasure inside it will increase forcing the Lower Esophageal Sphincter to relax with more excerption of the heart burn symptoms. So, it's highly recommended to have water or fluid drinks in between meals not during meals.

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How to get rid of heartburn with pregnancy? 

* If you have any heartburn during sleep tries to elevate the head of the bed for about 6 to 8 inches. So, the gravity will play its rule to keep the acid into the stomach and prevent its passage to the lower esophagus producing this pain. Consult your internal medicine specialist to gain more information on how to reduce pain during sleep time.

*Avoid wearing tight clothes. This type of fitting tight clothes around your waist and stomach will increase the incidence of heartburn by the previous mentioned mechanism.

* Avoid bending at your waist as it increases the pressure inside the stomach. Instead try to bend on your knees.

*Avoid to much increase of your eight as it will also increase the pressure over your stomach this will lead to passage of the gastric content into the lower esophageal sphincter causing more pain.

* Stay away from smoking. As Smoking will not only cause a very bad effects on your baby, but also it will lead to more heat burn.

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