However, the liquid that you regurgitate when suffering from acid reflux can damage your esophagus, causing burning. Although this happens in a very small number of acid reflux patients, you should see a doctor. The liquid that comes back from your stomach when suffering from acid reflux contains acids and pepsin, which can harm your esophagus. Bile can be a part of the liquid as well. However, the acid is the harmful of all contents that you regurgitate when having acid reflux. Inflammation and burns can be a very big problem for many acid reflux patients.

Unfortunately, the bad news do not end here. Acid reflux is a chronic disease. This means that once you have had acid reflux, you will suffer from this condition all your life. Furthermore, if acid reflux has caused any damage to your esophagus, than this too is going to be a chronic condition. This condition can be treated. However, if treatment for acid reflux and it' s causes is terminated, then in a few month' s time, you will find yourself at ground zero again. That is to say that if the injury caused by the acid reflux were healed after using treatment, when it is stopped, the injuries will appear again in a short period of time. Treatment for acid reflux once started will go on forever.

The reflux of stomach liquids is common in all people, even in those that do not suffer form acid reflux. However, the big difference is that the acid reflux patients have a bigger quantity of acid in their reflux liquid opposed to those that are Healy.

The reason why most of us do not feel any harm from acid reflux is because our body is build in such a way that it can protect itself from harm. Most of the acid reflux episodes take place during the day. This is the time when we most stand up, so the refluxed liquid usually flows back down. Furthermore, your saliva contains bicarbonate. Every time you swallow, the saliva goes into the esophagus, neutralizing the remained acids that were brought up by acid reflux.