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Have you ever felt a burning sensation in the chest area after consuming heavy food? If yes, it may be because of acid reflux. It is a chronic disease. People often face it when the acids from the stomach flow through the food pipe. It irritates the food lining and makes a burning sensation. If you are facing such a condition along with heartburn, you may have a GERD problem.

Doctors often advise taking proper treatment for acid reflux. The reason is that ignoring it for a long time may switch to other severe diseases. With the help of self-diagnosis and some medicines, this disease can be cured properly. However, first, you must know the causes and symptoms of the disease. So let’s take a quick look.

Causes of Acid reflux

As the problem involves the digestion system, the causes are related to the food culture of an individual. Some of the causes are:

• Smoking tobacco
• Eating heavy meals or taking late dinner
• Eating fatty foods for a long time
• Drinking soft drinks which have sugar and other components
• Taking some medicines like aspirin

Early symptoms of acid reflux

• Although the acid reflux increases if ignored, you can detect the disease with heartburn
• Chest pain or pain in the upper abdominal can be another symptom of acid reflux
• Lump sensation in the throat.
• Trouble while swallowing food
• The backwash of food or any sour liquid