Acid reflux, burning sensation in throat

The stomach is a very important part of the body, helping to digest and absorb the healthy parts of food, so protecting it well is beneficial to our health. When there is a problem with it, it will cause a series of problems, such as stomach pain, indigestion, loss of appetite, and even acid reflux. Acid reflux is a liquid secreted when the stomach is in a bad state, which is very harmful to the stomach and the body, so you must pay special attention when it occurs.

Acid reflux and a burning sensation in the throat are usually caused by reflux gastritis:

1. Bile in an acidic medium, especially under ischemic conditions, aggravates the damaging effect on gastric mucosa.

2. Bile, pancreatic juice and duodenal juice containing lysophosphatidylcholine have a great destructive effect on the gastric mucosa.

3. In patients with gastric ulcers and those with higher bile concentration in the stomach, the growth of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria in the gastrointestinal aspiration fluid increases.

4. In patients with clinical symptoms, the concentration of deoxycholic acid in gastric juice increases.

5. Slow gastric emptying prolongs the contact time between bile and gastric mucosa

Dangers of reflux gastritis:

1. Bile reflux gastritis can lead to upper gastrointestinal inflammation, ulcers and tumors. That is to say, long-term bile reflux can lead to esophagitis, erosive, proliferative, active inflammation of the gastric mucosa, gastric ulcers, and even promote the occurrence of gastric cancer.

2. Causes gastrointestinal dysfunction: Cardiac sphincter dysfunction can cause gastric contents to reflux into the esophagus, leading to esophagitis and other throat diseases. If the reflux fluid is inhaled into the trachea, it can cause severe aspiration pneumonia.

3. Damage to gastric mucosa: Bile salts in bile can weaken the protective mechanism of gastric mucosa, causing the acid originally secreted into the gastric cavity to diffuse back into the gastric mucosa, causing damage to the gastric mucosa. On the one hand, gastric acid increases, while on the other hand, the protective mechanism of the gastric mucosa is weakened, so that the balance between the two is obviously destroyed, which inevitably produces gastric mucosal inflammation.

4. Reflux of gastric contents: Regurgitation is often accompanied by a burning sensation, and the acidic or bile-containing gastric contents overflow into the mouth. This is more likely to occur when the trunk is bent forward or lying in bed. During sleep, the reflux fluid is inhaled into the trachea, which may cause choking or aspiration pneumonia.

5. Induce gastric cancer: Bile reflux can cause upper gastrointestinal inflammation, ulcers and tumors. That is to say, long-term bile reflux can lead to esophagitis, gastric mucosal erosion, hyperplasia, active inflammation, gastric ulcers, and even promote the occurrence of gastric cancer. It is closely related to the occurrence of upper gastrointestinal inflammation, ulcers and tumors.