Sometimes the connection between two health problems isn’t so obvious. It’s a fact, however, that majority of those suffering frequent heartburn (acid reflux / GERD) also have high blood pressure.
And it’s also a fact that treating one condition (either heartburn or high blood pressure) helps with both conditions.
But what is the connection between the two conditions and how can you kill two flies (high blood pressure and acid reflux) with one swing. That’s the subject of today’s feature article.
At first glance, hypertension and heartburn seem to be completely unrelated health problems. Hypertension is the condition of the heart and arteries; heartburn comes from our stomach and digestive system, right?
To understand the connection, you have to widen your horizon and both look at your body as whole as well as considering the underlying cause for both conditions.
First let’s look at acid reflux. It happens when the muscles above your stomach (sphincters) can’t stop the acidic fluid in your stomach from flowing up into your esophagus. The acid then irritates the esophagus causing the horrible pain.
Although you may be well aware that some food triggers heartburn and therefore consider it purely a digestive problem, over 80% of those with acid reflux report their acid reflux is worse when they’re under a lot of stress and consider that one of the main causes for their condition- and for good reason.
Here are two ways acid reflux is triggered by stress:
The First issue is blood flow. When you experience stress, your body directs the largest portion of its blood supplies for the skeletal muscles such as arms and legs. This is nature’s way of getting ready to either fly or fight once attacked by the enemy. This limits the blood flow to the intestines (including the stomach) and slows down the digestion. Your body also sends clear messages to the digestive system to slow down the digestion so no energy will be wasted on that when it’s needed for flight or fight.
Once your digestion slows down, food remains longer in the stomach and begins fermenting, causing excessive gas. The pressure pushes the undigested food as well as the stomach acid up into the esophagus.
The lack of internal blood flow also causes a weakening of the muscles that are supposed to protect the esophagus, adding to the acid flowing up more easily.
The Second way stress causes acid reflux comes down to our human nature of bad habits. When we’re experiencing a great deal of stress, people tend to increase their consumption of alcohol, tobacco and comfort food (such as fatty or sugared foods and heavily processed foods like those using white flour). These types of foods are guaranteed triggers of acid reflux. Even people who normally do not have acid reflux can trigger a bout of reflux by eating a few slices of pizza.
And as chance will have it, one of the major causes for high blood pressure is stress as well.
There are many types of stress that can cause high blood pressure: emotional, mental, sensual, physical, etc. And all these same types of stress can also cause heartburn.
One of the types of stress that’s often ignored by people is physical stress caused by health problems or pain.
It takes a tremendous amount of energy, for example, for your body to fight off the common flu. While white blood cells fight against the invading bacteria, your body releases truckloads of stress hormones into your system.
The constant pain of acid reflux will also trigger an intense release of stress hormones. Your body doesn’t care where the pain comes from. It doesn’t matter if you were hit in the head with a bottle or if acid is flowing into your esophagus. Pain is pain- and to conquer the pain your body enters the same fight or flight reaction described above. A natural result is that your body must be loaded with stress hormones.
And one of the first automatic responses from your body when loaded with stress hormones is to raise the blood pressure. Therefore, long lasting stress of any kind causes chronic high blood pressure, which triggers more stress hormones to be released that then cause higher blood pressure as well as increased acid reflux. A chronic health circle has been created.
So there you have it, black and white. Acid reflux can worsen high blood pressure and hypertension can worsen acid reflux.
Applying just a little bit of common sense tells us that if we manage to improve our acid reflux, our high blood pressure should go down as well and the other way around.
The good news is that my friend and senior writer here at Blue Heron Health News, Scott Davis, has discovered an extremely simple method that works for pretty much everybody to overcome acid reflux naturally. You can learn more about his method here…
And if you want to lower your blood pressure down to normal as soon as today, you should definitely check out my simple, easy blood pressure exercises here…
Since the two conditions are so connected, dealing with one condition will improve both. But dealing with both conditions together will increase the success of correcting both conditions. So I urge you to check this out.
But first, before doing anything else. What do you think? Please leave your comment below.
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you can try alkaline water.
I have tried putting Aloe Vera in the water in the natural form from the plant to reduce and eliminate GERD.
Thanks for the information. It is very helpful for people suffering from GERD.
Thanks for the info. Never thought of the connection, however it does make sense.
Thank you sir its very helpful.
Thanks for the information. However, GERD is also associated with people who have asthma.
This has been very helpful and informative which has given me a relation to Acid reflux and High Blood Pressure which I was not aware of.
Thank you very much.
This is very true. It took me almost two years to figure it out. I found whenever I had bloating, the gas build up pushes the pressure up by thirty points. Increasing the blood pressure medication did not help much. After two years I tried expelling the gas by burping it dropped the pressure twenty to thirty points. Then I took supplements to reduce gas. This helped a lot. I also stared taking probiotics because prolonged use of antibiotics depleted my digesting process. My poor digestion also contributed to gas build up in the stomach.But it was a bit too late My heart got slightly enlarged due to prolonged high BP, but not critical at the moment. I hope the present treatment might stop further damage.
I would like to think about the info in this article for a while. Where did you get all this info from, for this article? I am always curious in the research, and I do a lot of research too, because I like to do research. I am intensly interested in these two articles; the one on High Blood Pressure, and the one on Gerd. My BP is fairly unstoppable, and my gerd is unpredictable. I know my food triggers; and the standard meds for gerd are not the answer. Rice is a trigger; rushing is a trigger; eating too fast, is a trigger, and one other food item I cannot remember, is a trigger. My lightbulb goes on at and around 3 am, and that is in a short while.
Not questioning you, Christian; I think I just like to know info. I was born with this curiosity, and delve into things pretty completely sometime. I also unintentionally leave out some things, or do not consider them; like having invisible “blanks”. Thanks for these articles, I keep on thinking about them. The main draw, is still my love for horses, Christian. Thank you again, and all of your writers. They each seem to have their niche.
These articles are almost like medical research; they are considered a success if they create more questions to research! Here’s to you and your co-writers; Keep it up:)
There may be a connection between GERD and acidy stomach and in such case it would make sense to try to make the stomach alkaline by eating foods that help it in that way…
Thanks a lot.I've always wondered where the connection must be and here I have it in this article.
This has been very helpful informative which has given me a relation to Acid reflux and High Blood Pressure which I was not aware of.
Thanks.
Hi, I have noticed that when I get emotional.. trying to say this right. what I mean is excited in any way, high with emotions, “good or bad” it triggers my stomach acid… then my BP raises …
Which is a problem because I have PTSD… This has been a big problem for me since 1977…
But most importantly I want to say is that when you excited about something good… your acid will raise.
it’s the same with being upset with bad news…
Dr, God will Bless you for creating health awareness in the whole world. keep it up.
Wish you would share the exercise instead of making us watch a long video to find out you have to pay for them
Too long!
why, my my….thank you Angela Calloway!
Hi , Just caught this acid reflux fever and hypertension stepped in
My 3 tips on how I completely cured my heartburn & acid reflux.
Tip 1; an immediate relief is found via root ginger. Seems to neutralise the esophagus immediately.
Tip 2; apple cider vinegar diluted with a bit of water and then down it. Every morning.
Tip 3; have a look at the free video on fb.me/UnIdNP6c and just follow the methods it gives you. Takes about a week but reflux will then be gone forever.
Hello, thank you for sharing this post!
I have suffered from acid reflux and Hiatal Hernia for more than a decade and was a Zentic and Tums junkie, yet the pain, especially at night or after a heavy meal, was sometimes so overwhelming I had to take painkillers. I recommended this new treatment
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In less than 2 weeks, my chest pain and constant burning have gone!. I have become a lot more regular and energetic, my sleep is fantastic and I look and feel fabulous.
I can now see how HBP goes hand in hand with heartburn. Ever since i began taking HBP medication,i started to get heartburn…alot. Now i'm subjected to ingesting tums at regular intervals. And the thing is,i never got heartburn before i started taking the high blood pressure medication…I suppose,when it comes to medical sciences,we have to weigh the lesser of the two evils..,take the blood pressure meds and get heartburn or don't take the meds and…die. PFFF
I had been suffering fr?m acid reflux badly for maybe a year, to the point where I was literally losing my voice. My doctor prescribed me Prilosec. For how long? Forever. Besides the expense, I didn't want to be on medication if there was the possibility of a cure. So, I looked for information everywhere I can and found a guide from expert who knows a lot more about these subjects that my physician probably does here http://www.bekinina.com/21-december/acid-reflux Did you know that taking antacids (even prescription acid blockers) can make your heartburn worse? We are taught by advertisers to think that acid in our stomachs is the enemy — not true! Acid in our stomachs is the first line of defense we have against infection while being the primary way that we break down foods so we can absorb healthy nutrients. After following the guide I was totally blown away when the diet actually cured my acid reflux!! And I lost 10 pounds to boot, sinus and allergy issues, and clearer/softer skin because my face, arms and legs lost their dryness and need for lotion. I hope that more people begin to open their eyes to the dead-end that is depending only on medications for acid reflux – there is a lot of success to be seen trying natural methods.
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Hello, thank you for sharing this message!
I suffered from high blood pressure for many years. Everyone who has faced this disease is familiar with terrible headaches, dizziness, feeling of pulsation in the head, decreased performance, anxiety and a lot of other unpleasant symptoms.
I tried a bunch of medications, but nothing worked, I did not know where to go…
But I was lucky and I came across an easy and excellent solution! After using this simple technique my blood pressure returned to normal in just first week!
All the symptoms have passed, and now I can fully enjoy life like in youth. And by the way, now I don't need to take the medicine that cost me about 1000$ per year, so I can spend it on my beloved children and grandchildren!
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Hello, thank you for sharing this message!
I suffered from high blood pressure for many years. Everyone who has faced this disease is familiar with dizziness, terrible headaches, feeling of pulsation in the head, decreased performance, anxiety and a lot of other unpleasant symptoms.
I tried a bunch of medications, but nothing worked, I did not know where to go…
But I was lucky and I came across an easy and excellent solution! After using this simple technique my blood pressure returned to normal in just first week!
All the symptoms have passed, and now I can fully enjoy life like in youth. And by the way, now I don't need to take the medicine that cost me about 1000$ per year, so I can spend it on my beloved children and grandchildren!
Try it out too, it's easier than you think >> fb.me/12r1FZ5s2 <<
My mother suffers from high blood pressure so I have learnt all about the condition. It has led me to spend countless hours of research & online discussion on how to lower high blood pressure and relieve her symptoms. Below is a few tips I wanted to share:
1. Take Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) supplements. It works very well for cardiovascular system because it is involved in cellular energy production and is a powerful antioxidant. Maybe go speak to your doctor if you wanna know more on this.
2. Follow every step in the the video & guide seen at
??? bit.ly/blood-pressure-correct to tackle blood pressure in a NATURAL way. Very important.
3. Take up one of the following: tai chi, yoga or meditation. Not only will it benefit blood pressure through exercise but it will improve mental state.
I hope that my comment will be of help to others. Good luck everyone
Thanks for the comment!
Hi, I had uncontrolled blood pressure for years. Despite the medication, I never felt well and eventually had a TIA, which terrified me.
After discovering this program fb.me/49ldrOzET/#BLOOD_PRESSURE_PROTOCOL, my BP came down from 200/140 to 130/80 in just 3 weeks. (Y)
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by lowering my systolic blood pressure by 105 points, and my diastolic blood pressure by 72 points in the space of just 16 days
Heartburn – it is very unpleasant. I could not eat my favorite meal as after a meal, I began a long heartburn, I had to give up many foods. Medications did not help me. But there is a method by which you can get rid of heartburn attacks. I can say with confidence that this technique helps. For more information I recommend reading heree http://arhb3029.blogspot.com/