Contents:
- Medical Video: Heartburn, Acid Reflux, GERD-Mayo Clinic
- What is stomach acid?
- Symptoms of gastric acid in women
- Symptoms of stomach acid in men
- Why are the complaints experienced by men and women different?
Medical Video: Heartburn, Acid Reflux, GERD-Mayo Clinic
Gastric acid is a disease that is quite common in society. However, there are still many people who ignore the various symptoms of gastric acid that arise. In fact, if ignored this disease can cause a variety of fatal complications, such as esophageal cancer to esophageal cancer.
According to a recent study in Australia, the symptoms of stomach acid in men and women were different. Maybe because of these differences in symptoms, many people become less alert and do not seek treatment. Check out the information below to find out the difference in symptoms.
What is stomach acid?
This disease, also known as gastric acid reflux (GERD), is often mistaken for an ulcer. Basically, ulcer is a disease caused by increased production of stomach acid which causes inflammation. Meanwhile, stomach acid disease occurs when stomach acid rises to the esophagus.
In general, the most frequently reported symptoms and complaints of gastric acid include chest pain, swallowing pain, sore throat, dry and bumpy throat, sour mouth, and coughing or shortness of breath.
Symptoms of gastric acid in women
A study in Australia published in the journal Archives of Surgery found that complaints reported by women and men related to stomach acid disease were not the same. In studies involving more than 5,000 people, the symptoms most often experienced by women include:
- Difficult to swallow
- Chest pain in women is more common than in men
- It's more risky to experience a hiatal hernia (the upper part of the abdomen protrudes to the opening part of the diaphragm)
- Patients with gastric acid in women are generally in the older age range of men
- Obese women tend to be more at risk of experiencing gastric acid than obese men
Symptoms of stomach acid in men
Unlike women, stomach acid disease experienced by men is even more complicated. Here are some of the complaints and complications most often reported by men.
- It's more risky to experience impaired lower esophageal spincher (LES) muscles
- It's more risky to experience esophagitis (inflammation of the esophagus), esophageal cancer, and esophageal cancer
- The symptoms that appear in men tend to be more serious than women, but are less common
- On average, male gastric acid patients are younger than female patients
Why are the complaints experienced by men and women different?
Researchers have not found a biological cause why women and men experience different complaints when attacked by stomach acid. Because the sex does not affect the work system (physiology) of your esophagus and stomach.
However, experts draw the conclusion that differences in symptoms of gastric acid are more caused by social and cultural factors. According to research in Australia, the possibility of a woman checking into a doctor after experiencing symptoms is higher than that of men. Meanwhile, most men underestimate or ignore the symptoms experienced, until the case is severe enough.
There are several things that trigger this. Usually women are more sensitive to body changes, pain, and the presence of certain complaints. Women also tend to be more proactive in seeking help from health workers. Conversely with men. Despite feeling symptoms and complaints due to stomach acid, men often just leave it alone. This could be because men are afraid of being diagnosed, see a doctor, or look weak. As a result, the possibility of complications is even greater in men.
