1 Features of the digestive process

In order for the human body to fully digest food, a certain amount of hydrochloric acid is present in the gastric juice. The production of this acid depends on certain cells that are located in the mucous membrane of the body. Quite often there are situations when these cells begin to produce too much hydrochloric acid - in the stomach there is increased acidity. If you do not start to treat such a serious problem, the sick person will be disturbed not only by unpleasant symptoms, but very soon erosive type of the inflammatory process of the mucosa, gastritis or even an ulcer can begin to develop.

Acidity is the first sign that there is a malfunction in the digestive system and ithas a negative impact on human health. To date, there are a lot of drugs that can bring back the amount of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. But do not engage in self-medication, because the problem can disturb and absolutely healthy person.

You can take preparations against acidity only after examination by a specialist.

2 Causes of the

problem The allocation of too much hydrochloric acid can be due to a variety of factors. As a rule, the causes of increased acidity of the stomach are as follows:

1. Irregular or too rare( diet) food, the use of unhealthy foods and spirits, large amounts of coffee, smoked and sharp foods, smoking and so on.
2. Constant stressful situations and excitement.
3. Predisposition, which was inherited.
4. Frequent or too long taking medications that cause malfunction in the neutralization of hydrochloric acid. Quite often, this is caused by hormonal or non-steroidal drugs, which are aimed at treating the inflammatory process.
5. Surgical intervention.
6. The bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which can settle directly in the human stomach, causes not only inflammation of the mucous membrane, but also other serious diseases of this organ.
7. The presence of a gastrinoma tumor that affects the pancreas and causes a malfunction in the production of hydrochloric acid by the stomach.

3 Signs and manifestations of

When a person suffers from acidity, then he can have a variety of signs of the disease. It all starts with a slight discomfort, and can end with very severe pain. Most often, the following signs of increased acidity are observed in sick people:

1. In the sternum, strong burning sensation can be noted. Thus, heartburn is manifested. When a person lies, it begins to grow stronger. You can get rid of this symptom with a glass of milk or using a solution of soda in water.
2. After 2 hours after eating in the abdominal cavity, you can feel quite a lot of pain. Place of localization is left hypochondrium. The pain is aching and gradually becomes less intense.
3. After a meal, a sour eructation may appear, and a very unpleasant aftertaste is present in the mouth.
4. At the person all time there is an easy or a light; a mild nausea, there is a vomiting. As a rule, this happens only after eating fried or fatty foods. To remove unpleasant sensations it is possible only with the help of vomiting.
5. There are intestinal colic and frequent constipation.
6. In the middle of the tongue you can notice a grayish white coating.
7. The man gets tired very quickly, it's annoying.

If you yourself clean up heartburn or pain, then this is not a cure. Elimination of symptoms as a result can lead to the development of more serious diseases, including ulcers, erosion or even stomach cancer.

It is necessary to go to the reception to the gastroenterologist and conduct a survey in the event that there is too high level of acidity. If the patient has an increased gastric acidity, the symptoms of which are obvious, it will be easier for a specialist to make an accurate diagnosis and find the cause that provoked the problem. Then the doctor can correctly appoint physiotherapy procedures, sanatorium treatment, medicines, mineral water. A big role is played by diet.

4 Diagnostic methods

Each patient is prescribed individual therapy for each patient. Therefore, it is necessary in the first place to diagnose and establish the cause of the pathology. Only then you can start to treat the disease. Thanks to timely diagnosis and accurate diagnosis, you can quickly cure the disease. So, in order to diagnose, you need to do the following:

1. Visually inspect the patient and perform palpation of the abdomen.
2. To measure the acidity level, sounding is carried out.
3. If there is no possibility to carry out sounding - do acidosis( special urine analysis after taking medication).
4. Perform fibrogastroscopy. A special device is introduced through the mouth, which helps to see the state of the stomach in a sick person.
5. X-rays of the stomach and esophagus are being performed.
6. An analysis of feces and saliva for the detection of Helicobacter pylori infection in the body is submitted.

5 Diet - the basis of the treatment of

The diet plays a big role in high acidity. In most cases, the symptoms of the problem can be eliminated by exacerbation due to proper nutrition, respectively, do not always take drugs that harm the body, especially the liver.

During the diet, you need to give up fresh bread, alcohol and carbonated drinks, some vegetables. In no case can you eat fried, hot or too salty, because it will cause severe pain and aggravate the disease.

The diet must necessarily include vegetable and mucous broths, which contain cereals. You can eat lean varieties of fish or meat. In this case, all meals can be cooked only for a couple, bake, stew or cook.

The diet allows cooking dishes from eggs. Even if the acidity is increased, then you can eat pasta, puree from vegetables and all sorts of dairy products.

The diet includes mineral waters, which must be medicinal and alkaline. As a rule, they are appointed by the attending physician. In no case do not use unknown mineral water, which has an incomprehensible content, because such drinks, which increase acidity even more, can lead to serious complications. In the event that the acidity is increased, it is necessary to eat fractional - from 4 to 6-7 times a day.

6 Traditional medicine

If you notice the first symptoms of increased acidity of the stomach, you should consult a specialist for examination and precise diagnosis. Only after this it is possible to select medicines. It is very important to determine in advance whether there is a helikobacter infection in the human body. If it is, you need to eliminate the symptoms, and then you can start treatment with antibiotics. Then the specialist can choose drugs that will be directed directly at lowering the acidity of the stomach.

Medications such as Motilium, Domidon are excellent in promoting the contents of the stomach into the 12-colon.

Phosphalogel, Maalox, Almagel will get rid of too much heartburn in this case. But with prolonged use of these medications worsen the work of the intestines, so do not abuse these drugs.

Drugs like Omes, Controls, Nolpaz neutralize in the stomach of the patient excessive production of hydrochloric acid.

Ranitidine, Kwamatel - drugs that will reduce acidity within a few hours after the first intake. But at the same time they strongly influence the hormonal background, therefore too long reception is forbidden, about what the doctor warns the patient during the appointment of the remedy.

Creon, Mezim - these medicines will restore the microflora of the sick intestine. Do not start treatment for increased acidity of the stomach on your own, because this can lead to extremely unpleasant consequences.

7 Recipes of traditional medicine

To treat the increased acidity of the stomach is possible and with the help of the means that have been used for many centuries. In this case, they are no less effective and show a very good result.

Hydrochloric acid, which is found in the gastric juice, helps to break down the proteins and is responsible for the activation of the glands. If it is too much, it is very bad for other organs and their functioning. What can advise folk medicine and how to cure hyperacidity in such ways? So, in order to remove heartburn, you can use the following recipes:

• in a glass of water, dilute approximately 0.5 teaspoons of soda, drink in one gulp;
• in a glass of cool water a spoon of honey is diluted and taken immediately after awakening;
• on an empty stomach drink fresh carrot juice;
• before each meal, drink about 50 ml of juice from fresh potatoes.

If the patient has high gastric acidity, treatment can be carried out by other, equally effective folk methods.

Take 1 tbsp each.l.psyllium, St. John's wort and chamomile, carefully mix and pour a glass of steep boiling water. When the agent is infused and completely cooled, strain it well and then drink 25 grams before eating.

3 tbsp.l.oatmeal must be soaked in a glass of warm water. In the morning, mix the mixture thoroughly and strain it. The broth should be drunk on an empty stomach. Croup can not be cooked, it must be eaten raw with the addition of a small amount of milk or low-fat sour cream.

Treatment for increased acidity of the stomach can be done with such a recipe. Prepare in advance 100 ml of aloe juice and 100 ml of juice from fresh cranberries. Mix, then pour hot water( 200 ml).Also need to add 1 tbsp.l.of fresh honey. This interesting and very pleasant to the taste of the composition will relieve heartburn and painful sensations, remove the eructation and gradually begin to restore the work of the patient intestine. In day it is necessary to drink on 25-30 ml of the prepared agent 3 times.

8 Problems with high acidity when bearing a child

During pregnancy, increased acidity should not cause disturbance. In most cases, it is the norm, as the enlarged uterus gradually modifies the position of the internal organs, squeezes the woman's stomach and thereby pushes out the gastric juice from the body, and the amount of hydrochloric acid increases.

During the period of bearing the child, long-term therapy and examination by instruments are not carried out. The diagnosis itself is based only on complaints of a pregnant woman. A woman in the situation should not leave the symptoms without attention.

This pathology causes a person not only very unpleasant sensations, but also can threaten the development of serious complications, if there is no timely treatment. Do not choose medications yourself, because this can only exacerbate the situation, since without diagnosis it is impossible to make an accurate diagnosis and to determine the cause of such a problem. According to the results of the diagnosis it will be possible to select the best method of treatment and eliminate the problem quickly and with minimal harmful effect on the human body, which suffers from acidity.