Can Drinking Wine Cause Acid Reflux?
There are some theories out there, on how wine assists in causing acid reflux. There are people who suffer from acid reflux after drinking wine and those who do not suffer from acid reflux. If you are a serious wine drinker, giving up wine may be out of the question but the suffering from drinking wine may be too great to go on. If you can keep a diary of foods that you eat along with the type and amount of wine you drink, you will be able to narrow down the true cause of their acid reflux. Acid reflux is a condition in which stomach acid refluxes into the esophagus through the lower esophagus sphincter (LES). The muscle located at the point is where the esophagus enters the stomach. There can be a number of reasons why this muscle may not be performing the right way and allowing acid to pass through it. The bottom line is that when it does have acid pass through it the irritation to the esophagus lining can be extremely painful. Also, permanent damage can occur over a period of time.
