ACID REFLUXIkram, Arfi, Sasha, Jileesa

WHAT IS IT? WHY DOES IT HAPPEN? Acid reflux happens when stomach acids

back up into the esophagus Can cause intense pain since food is not

digested and can back up

SYMPTOMS Adult symptoms are easier more easier

to see then children symptoms Feeling heart burn (intense pains in the

chest) Some symptoms are harder to see

because they link to other functions ( ingestion, stomach ulcers)

Nausea and vomiting Difficulty swallowing

TREATMENTSThere are 3 types of treatment methods

(lifestyle changes, medication, and surgery)

Changing what you eat and dieting Altering sleeping positions Losing weight Smokers should quit smoking Medications (antacids, proton pump

inhibitors, prokinetics, mosapride citrate, and sucralfate)

Heart burn medications.

BIBLIOGRAPHY "Acid reflux symptoms Search Results -

Symptom Find." Symptomfind.com: Check Your Medical Symptoms & Find Causes, Tests, Diagnosis & Treatments Options. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 May 2012. <http://www.symptomfind.com/search.php?q=acid+reflux+symptoms>.