Friday, December 17, 2010

GERD and Menopause


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Hot flashes, cold rushes, attacks of palpitations, irritability, mood swings, crashing fatigue, depression and a host of other changes? Welcome to menopause, when for a while 'feeling that life seems as if he knew of a coming? Break?.

In addition to gastrointestinal disorders, indigestion, flatulence, bloating and nausea is associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease, and you're ready to fly under control. Many women develop during menopause more acid reflux, for some it may be a badSevere burning sensation in the throat or feeling bloated.

GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease is a result of the backup of stomach contents of the stomach, including acid into the esophagus causing heartburn, regurgitation and a bitter taste in the back of the throat.

Research into the reasons for the presence of GERD has determined that the lower esophageal sphincter or valve, separated from the stomach to relax sometimes tends allow the stomachAcid back into the esophagus, causing heartburn in mild form and can be ignored if they cause inflammation of the cap? s esophagus and cause cancer.

sphincter relaxation occurs randomly, but certain factors such as return a diet rich in fatty foods or certain categories of foods and drugs such as calcium channel blockers prescribed in the rule to treat high blood pressure and some pain killers like morphine and pethidine and sedatives affectDiazepam.

Hormones are normally present in the body can also affect the functioning of the sphincter, leading to increased reflux. It 'been shown that progesterone reduces the esophageal sphincter pressure. In some cases, exacerbate estrogen replacement therapy and symptoms of GERD, but nothing has yet been finally determined and the search is in progress.

However, it was found that acid reflux and heartburn is a fairly common scenario in perimenopausal andMenopause and better, as you would normally treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, regardless of the onset of menopause.

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