How to prevent acid reflex and heartburn

Gastric juice and intestinal model within the abdominal cavity.

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What most people don’t realise is that the acid in our stomachs, essential for digestion, can turn from friend to foe when it escapes its usual boundaries.

Acid reflux occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter, the valve between the stomach and the esophagus, weakens or relaxes inappropriately, allowing stomach acid to creep upward.

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