| Pregnancy is considered to be a time of
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| | upon the stomach. This pressure in turn
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| joy for new mothers. This is the time
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| | may force the stomach acid to reflux
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| when they are pampered and their every
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| | through the LES into the esophagus. Thus
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| wish is fulfilled (well almost every
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| | causing pregnancy heartburn.
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| wish). There are however a few things
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| | As there is no clear way to completely
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| that can cause discomfort and pain for an
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| | eliminate heartburn even during
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| expectant mother. One of these is
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| | pregnancy, the most sensible approach to
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| pregnancy heartburn.
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| | take is to minimize the discomfort that
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| The question that arises is why do some
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| | you may experience because of pregnancy
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| women experience heartburn while they are
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| | heartburn. With a few simple precautions
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| pregnant and other women don't?
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| | you can hold the heartburn at bay.
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| Heartburn occurs when the digested food
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| | Avoiding certain foods that are known to
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| juices reflux back into your esophagus
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| | trigger heartburn can greatly reduce the
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| and throat. There is a valve that usually
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| | chances of heartburn.
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| keeps the stomach acids in the stomach
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| | Avoid drinks containing coffee, tea,
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| where the intestinal lining protects your
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| | colas and alcohol as these can relax the
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| body from the effects of the acid. This
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| | LES and allow acid to reflux back into
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| valve is called the lower esophageal
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| | the esophagus. Also don't eat large
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| sphincter, or LES. When the LES relaxes,
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| | meals. Instead eat several small meals
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| the stomach acids reflux into the
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| | throughout the day. Take your time
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| esophagus. This causes the lining of the
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| | eating, rushing through meals helps put
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| esophagus, which is thin and unable to
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| | unwanted pressure upon the LES. You also
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| deal with the acid, to get irritated and
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| | need to drink plenty of water in small
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| inflamed.
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| | amounts throughout the day.
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| With a pregnant mother heartburn does not
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| | When you go to sleep at night, keep your
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| occur only because of the digested food
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| | head elevated higher than your body. This
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| juices refluxing back into the esophagus
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| | position will keep your stomach contents
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| and throat. The increased amounts of
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| | in your stomach where they belong and not
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| hormones in the body can soften the
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| | in the esophagus where they will cause
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| muscles that normally keep the LES
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| | pregnancy heartburn. During the day you
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| closed. Thus if the LES relaxes at an
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| | should sit upright in a comfortable chair
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| inappropriate moment, then food and
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| | rather than slouching.
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| gastric acid reflux back into the
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| | Gain a sensible amount of weight and stay
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| esophagus.
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| | within the weight guidelines your doctor
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| There is also another reason that might
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| | suggests. Being pregnant does not mean
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| contribute to pregnancy heartburn. During
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| | suffering unduly because of heartburn,
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| pregnancy a woman's body goes through
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| | rather you can think of it as a change in
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| many changes to accommodate the growing
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| | your lifestyle. A change for a miracle of
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| baby. As the baby continues to grow
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| | life, not for pregnancy heartburn.
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| within the womb, there is pressure put
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