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Why Anti Acid Drugs Are Not a Long Term Solution to Acid Reflux

If you suffer with the contents of your stomach trying to come back up then you probably have acid reflux disorder sometimes referred to as heartburn. This is a disorder of the gastrointestinal tract (digestive system) and even though this condition is often known by different names, they have similar symptoms. In order to assimilate the food we eat, our stomach dissolves it with a strong acid. However, when the acid wants to escape the confines of the stomach via the digestive tract, it causes a burning pain in the chest.