The esophagus is a 25 cm long canal that starts from the pharynx and ends with the stomach and passes through the opening of the diaphragm. The esophagus consists of involuntary muscles and is lined with a mucous membrane. There is a valve at the bottom of the esophagus when it is attached to the stomach. This valve is composed of the diaphragm muscles. This valve allows the food to flow in a single direction. The stomach prevents the return of the stomach to the pharynx and in case of weakness of the muscle or the valve, the lead leads to a reflux part of the contents of the stomach to the esophagus.
- As weight gain increases the pressure in the abdomen, it affects the functioning of the valve and allows the passage of the contents of the stomach to the esophagus
- Pregnancy in women also leads to weakness of the esophagus
- Eating fat, which is saturated with fat, also affects the work of the valve, such as coffee, tea, and alcohol
- Some medications such as pain relievers, rheumatism, arthritis, and corticosteroids
- Burning and acidity of the chest and upper abdomen as a result of the outbreak of gastric contagion, which contains a large amount of acid from the stomach and entry to the esophagus
- Frequent cough with recurrent bronchitis and lungs and asthma-like pneumonia
- Pain in the chest and arrhythmia due to pressure of the stomach and / or intestine inside the chest cavity
- Non-bacterial inflammation of the lower part of the esophagus of gastric acid and this leads to difficulty swallowing food and the patient feels that the food is stopped and needs to drink water to pay for the stomach and long-term treatment has not been treated and the reason may lead to the transformation of tissues in the segment of the cancer of the esophagus
- Chronic and chronic inflammation of the lungs and shortness of breath
- The pathological history is very important to help the doctor diagnose the condition
- Clinical examination
- X – rays of the abdomen and chest where it is possible to see the stomach and intestines found without place inside the chest
- X – ray dye after giving the patient oral pigmentation and imaging of the intestines and stomach
- The endoscope where we see through the telescope to see when the back of the stomach to the intestine and as you determine the size of hernia and the condition of the esophagus and take samples of tissue for laboratory examination
- Prevention such as weight loss, moderation, eating fat, drinking coffee, tea, not drinking alcohol, and taking care of painkillers and cortisone
- 90% of patients improve their bloodstream and can control their symptoms by using antibiotic medications to be acidic and may require the use of this medication for long periods of time
- Surgical operations and their features that the patient does not need after the use of medicines and the proportion of patients religion need surgery does not exceed 10%