At the passage to your stomach, there is a valve, which may be a ring of muscle called the lower oesophagal sphincter (LES). Regularly, the LES completes when food licenses through it. If the LES doesn't close as far as possible or if it opens over and over again, acid created by your stomach can climb into your oesophagus. This can cause side effects, for example, a burning chest uneasiness called acid reflux. If heartburn symptoms happen more than twice per week, you may have acid reflux infection, otherwise called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
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A common reason for acid reflux disease is a stomach abnormality known as hiatal hernia. This happens when the upper aspect of the stomach and LES move over the diaphragm, a muscle that isolates your stomach from your chest. Typically, the stomach helps keep acid in the stomach. Yet, if you have a hiatal hernia, acid can climb into your oesophagus and cause indications of acid reflux disease.
These are other basic risk factors for acid reflux disease: