Sentences with phrase «irritated esophagus»

And a colicky baby with an irritated esophagus will fuss even more.

If your baby has a chronic cough or wheeze, it could be caused by the acidic stomach contents irritating the esophagus.

Because the acidity of the stomach's contents irritates the esophagus and stomach, it may make your baby disinterested in eating or even cause him to refuse to eat.

Lay off the citrus, spices, fried foods, and chocolate because they can irritate the esophagus.

Because the drug can irritate the esophagus, patients are told to take it with a cup of water and to sit upright after swallowing it.

It can also lead to a chronic need to clear your throat and the sensation that there's a lump in your throat — because as stomach acid irritates the esophagus, mucous membranes in the throat will produce more mucous than usual, explains Jamie Koufman, MD, director of the Voice Institute of New York and author of Dropping Acid: The Reflux Diet Cookbook & Cure ($ 18; amazon.com).

Acid reflux (also known as heart burn) or Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when stuff in the stomach (food or liquid) leaks backwards from the stomach into the esophagus, irritating the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms.

Raising the head of your bed can reduce or even eliminate nighttime heartburn by making it more difficult for gastric fluid to blow back and irritate your esophagus.

Not exact matches

The stomach creates acid and the acid is pushed from the stomach into the esophagus irritating or ulcerating the esophagus.

Not only do they lose some of the feeding, but the acid from the reflux can irritate their throat and esophagus making it painful to breastfeed.

Reflux causes esophagus lining to become irritated, leading to the condition of heartburn.

The acid of the digestive juices irritates the stomach and esophagus, making baby irritable.

Generally, infant refluxes will not have enough acid in it to irritate the baby's esophagus, partly because it usually happens after feeding.

Reflux disease is a condition in which stomach acid or other fluids in the digestive system irritate our food pipe, also known as the esophagus.

When acid flows back up into the esophagus, it can irritate nerve endings, triggering a persistent cough.

This intra-abdominal pressure pushes the stomach contents, including gastric acid, up to the esophagus where it can irritate the sensitive lining.

The hormone progesterone causes the valve that prevents stomach acids from passing back into the esophagus to relax, allowing for acids to pass more easily and irritate the lining.

This mucilaginous coating effectively protects the LES and esophagus from the stomach acid, so if acid gets up into your esophagus it won't irritate the smooth muscle.

Avoid acidic, spicy, and fatty foods: While these foods may not be the primary cause of reflux, acidic foods may be more irritating to the esophagus when the LES is weakened.

Because the esophagus does not have a protective lining like the stomach does, stomach acid can irritate and damage the esophageal tissue.

«Irritating the lining of the esophagus could lead to increased inflammation and more rapid turnover of the cells,» he said.

Lilies Some lilies cause irritating reactions, such as tissue damage to the mouth, tongue, pharynx, and esophagus — this results in minor drooling.

Bones can lead to choking hazards, irritate, or even rupture the esophagus or intestines (such as chicken bones or T - bones).

Poinsettia: The plant's brightly colored leaves contain a sap that is irritating to the tissues of the mouth and esophagus.