Allergy is a hypersensitivity disorder that includes the immune system reactions to things that are typically harmless to most people.  Allergic reactions occur when your immune system mistakenly believes that certain substance is harmful to your body.  Substances that cause allergic reaction includes certain foods, dust, plants, pollen or medicines, and are called allergens.  The immune system produces antibodies to that allergen in an attempt to protect our body.  Those antibodies cause cer...

When you hear the issue of allergies, you have also probably heard about allergens.  One should know that in the exposure to allergens, allergies eventually occur as a hypersensitive reaction of the body’s defense mechanisms.  More often, allergens are considered are really harmful objects for allergic reactions can further complicated to the extent of getting a person unable to breathe, thus, dies.  Allergies are often experience by people who are sensitive to dust, plant pollen and some t...

Acid reflux, which is also known as Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder, is a condition which has many symptoms that are similar to heartburn.  In many cases, people suffering from acid reflux typically suffer from heartburn several days per week.  This is also a serious medical condition because in the long term, because the acid from the stomach can erode or wear away the delicate lining of the esophagus.  This can lead to scarred tissue that causes swallowing problems and may lead to an incre...

Heartburn, in the human body is best described as the backflow of digestive acid to the oesophagus, which may damage the lining of the oesophagus if the regurgitation of stomach acids to the oesophagus is constant. In the medical world acid reflux is also called Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) which is cause by several possibilities as stated by medical experts. One of these possibilities is the failure to function of the oesophagus’ natural divider, the Lower Esophageal Sphincter or...

Acid reflux is not only common in adults. Children as well as babies experience acid reflux too. It can occur in various age groups among children. As we all know, acid reflux happens when stomach contents backflow into the esophagus. When this happens, acids in the stomach cause irritation and discomfort. In children, an immature digestive system is one the reasons why acid reflux occur. When acid reflux occurs, the stomach contents may come out of their mouth. This causes them to vomit f...

Do you feel a burning like sensation in your chest? Does the food from your stomach go back to your mouth? Do you have sore throat? Are you having trouble swallowing both foods and liquids? If you answer yes to all these questions then you are experiencing a condition called acid reflux.

Acid reflux is a condition wherein the Lower Esophageal Sphincter or LES fails to function. The LES is the one controlling the entrance and exit of the foods and acids in the stomach, when the LES malfuncti...