Stomach Acid
Written by: Muhammad Arif Rahimi
The stomach might suffer from different diseases. One of these diseases is stomach acid. AEPO’s writer/producer has talked to some patients and a physician about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of stomach acid.
Amirullah, a resident of Hilmand province says, “I was suffering from stomach acid for a long time. the acid was rising to my mouth and when I was coughing, I was facing heartburn.”
Farhad, a resident of Hilmand province says, “It’s my fifth year of suffering from stomach acid. Acid refluxes more when I go to sleep and my stomach could not digest food.”
Doctor Haseebullah Wardak, an internist at Istiqlal Hospital in Kabul city says, “Heartburn, chest pain and acid reflux are the main symptoms of stomach acid. If we do not pay attention to our food and do not treat on time, it might destroy stomach walls; increase the disease; cause stomach ulcer and later it might stomach cancer.”
What do some patients think about the causes of stomach acid?
Amirullah says, “I was not paying attention to my food. I was drinking carbonated drinks and these items caused me stomach acid.”
Ismatullah Wardak says, “I am suffering from stomach acid but I do not about the cause of this disease.”
Doctor Wardak says, “Stomach acid has different causes.
Cigarettes and snuff are the main causes of stomach acid in males who are addicted to tobacco.
Helicobacter pylori and other microbes; fried foods and carbonated drinks are also could the causes of stomach acid as well as taking pain relief pills.”
How do some patients treat this disease?
Ismatullah Wardak says, “My mother boiled peppermint and leaves of a herb and I drank but this medicines did not treat my disease.”
A homeopathic doctor advised me some herbs but did not reduce my heartburn.”
Doctor Wardak says, “Taking boiled herbs and eating boiled quince are not scientifically proved to be helpful for the treatment of stomach acid. If an educated homeopathic doctor advises them,
Taking these medicines might not have side effects but one takes them without consulting a doctor, might cause more health problems. Isabgol could digest foods.
Patients suffering from stomach acid, should avoid carbonated drinks, fried foods, citruses, pomegranate, cherry and pepper and they must essentially treat their disease.