Acid Reflux – A Surprising Cause of Sore Throat

Although many people don’t know it, acid reflux sore throat is very real. When you consider what reflux is, it shouldn’t be that surprising. It really is just a matter of how severe the reflux is.

To begin with a definition, acid reflux means that acid from the stomach is backing up into the esophagus. The actual acid is HCl and as you might imagine is quite irritating to tissues that were meant to handle it such as the lining of the esophagus.

The lower part of the esophagus is most at risk for problems since his closest to the stomach. When acid gurgles out of the stomach into the esophagus, this is where it strikes first.

But if the reflux is bad enough, the acid can back up even farther. In many people it reaches the mid-and upper portion of the esophagus, and in quite a few it even gets to the back of the throat.

This is what acid reflux sore throat is all about. It’s irritation in the back of the throat as result of acid from the stomach backing all the way up the esophagus. The acid can even leak into the windpipe causing lung and breathing problems.

Sometimes people with acid reflux sore throat will notice a metallic taste in their mouth. This is a clue that the sore throat may be secondary to acid from the stomach.

One surprising thing about this problem is that some people have a chronic sore throat but no heartburn or other G.I. problem to suggest reflux as to cause. Obviously that makes it more difficult to diagnose. Keep that in mind if you have a persistent sore throat that just doesn’t get better.

You can learn more about this potentially serious complication of acid reflux at: Acid Reflux Sore Throat There’s a lot of other good information on that site as well. You should definitely check out Treat Acid Reflux Now to learn more about this common health issue and what you can do about it.

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Written by Joseph McCaffrey on December 10th, 2009 with no comments.
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