Acid Reflux Disease

The feeling of burning in your chest, or heartburn occurs because your stomach acid has travelled up into your esophagus. The normal position of stomach acid is at the bottom of your stomach; however, it can move back up into your esophagus, causing discomfort, if your lower oesophageal sphincter (LES) relaxes too much, food takes longer than normal to pass through your stomach, or there is…