May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you
on this occasion we will talk about gastric acid disease (GERD)
in medical terms known as GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease)
What is meant by acid reflux disease or GERD?
GERD is a digestive disorder, which causes stomach acid to rise up into the esophagus
Our digestive tract starts at the Pharynx, Larynx, and works its way down to the esophagus
there are problems in the esophagus and stomach
the problem is with the stomach valve
our stomach has a valve that can close
This valve is located between the esophagus and stomach
so the valve is not strong enough to close, so gas from the stomach rises to the eshopagus
even not only the gas that rises, but the stomach acid as well
This is very dangerous, stomach acid is a very strong acid that functions to digest food
so that food can be destroyed in such a way
if it goes upwards, then it can injure our eshopagus, this is what happens in GERD
we need to understand that our stomach has a valve, in medical terms it is called a sphincter, as shown in the picture
the function of this sphincter is to hold the food from rising up again
so when we do a somersault or head down position and the legs are above
then the food in the stomach will not move to the eshopagus
because there is a valve that closes
The problem with people who have GERD is that the stomach valve is no longer strong enough to close tightly
may be slightly open or wide open
causing stomach acid in the stomach to rise upward (eshopagus)
it could be that only the gas rises to the top of the eshopagus
this is very uncomfortable
so the problem lies in the sphincter valve, this sphincter valve is a muscle that closes to hold food from rising upwards
So someone who has GERD means there is a problem in the sphincter valve
Stomach acid is a strong digestive acid for digesting food
when it rises to the top it can injure the eshopagus
we need to understand this, so that we can distinguish which is common gastric disease and which is GERD
it is different, between common gastric disease and GERD
if only the stomach is problematic, while the valve is still good, then this is called gastric inflammation (gastritis)
in gastritis, the valve is not loose, but the lining that covers the stomach has been thinly removed
so that the stomach acid injures the stomach wall resulting in inflammation
but it does not rise above the eshopagus, this is called gastric inflammation (gastritis)
different from GERD, where the problem is the stomach valve, as shown in the picture
the valve is loose or does not close firmly
if the usual stomach disease only the lining of the stomach wall is eroded, which causes inflammation
because this stomach acid rises to the eshopagus and even into the throat, it causes irritation of the eshopagus and throat
this will cause excruciating pain
when stomach acid rises, we will feel our chest tightness and heat
throat will feel sore and like there is a blockage in the throat, hiccup, burp, dry cough, difficulty swallowing food
this is what is felt when GERD relapses
ordinary stomach disease only causes pain in the gut
not to cause pain in the throat, burning and tightness in the chest
normally the stomach sphincter valve will open when food comes in
after food enters the gastric cavity, it closes
so it's not open all the time
when it continues to open, the gas in the stomach will rise to the eshopagus, even the stomach acid itself can rise
Gastric acid that rises to the eshopagus can cause injury in the eshopagus
but why does the stomach not cause injury? because the stomach has a mucous mucosa that protects the stomach wall
while the eshopagus does not have a protective layer from stomach acid
so that if the stomach acid rises to the top then it will injure the eshopagus and can even reach the throat
as I said earlier, our stomach has a valve, the valve at the top is called the cardiac sphincter
There is also a valve at the bottom of the stomach, which limits the stomach to the duodenum
as you can see in the picture
The bottom valve is called the pyloric sphincter
the upper valve is the cardiac sphincter, if this valve is loose it causes stomach acid to rise into the eshopagus
we must understand the situation that occurs in our digestive area, especially for people with GERD
Our stomach has parts, the very top is called the cardiac
so that the upper valve we call the cardiac sphincter
cardiac is the initial part of the entry of food into the stomach through the throat and eshopagus, because it is the uppermost part of the stomach
after the food cardiac travels to the "fundus", the area is curved, positioned below the diaphragm
in this section the food begins to undergo the digestive process
the next part is the body of the stomach, this is the most important part, where food is digested
after passing through the "fundus", food is digested in the body of the stomach
After passing through the body of the stomach, the digested food continues to the "antrum"
This "antrum" is a place to accommodate the digested food in the stomach body, then forwarded to the "pylorus"
The "pylorus" is the end of the stomach which is directly connected to the "duodenum"
Between the pylorus and duodenum there is a valve, which is called the pylorus sphinchter, gastric valve on the bottom
The valve functions to open and close, when the food comes out it opens, when the food is out it closes again
as well as the "cardiac sphinchter" at the top
it will open when food enters, and close again when the food enters the stomach
if it's functioning normally
when a person has GERD, these valves do not function properly
this is what causes stomach acid to rise up into the eshopagus, it can be the acid that rises or just the gas
and this will cause injury to the eshopagus
This content is made so that you understand how GERD actually is
so GERD is not the same as regular gastric ulcer disease
GERD is caused because there is a problem with the stomach valve
For the treatment solution I do not explain in this video, this time the video specifically discusses the understanding of GERD
about how to treat it you can see the link above
So we have several treatment solutions, the first is acupressure
how to treat GERD with Accupressure, you can click the link above
then we also use the Ruqya method, which is specifically intended to treat GERD
you can click the link above
besides that we can also use herbal methods
for more effective treatment, we can do a combination
Accupressure method coupled with Ruqya which is specifically intended to treat GERD
then added with the herbal treatment method also combined with Hijamah (wet cupping)
so the treatment methods will work together
if done in the right way, will have a very good impact on the progress of healing
thus the video this time, hopefully add to our knowledge and insight
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