Heartburn And Pregnancy

Heartburn and pregnancy go together hand in hand for many women. Many of them, who have never had heartburn, experience heartburn during pregnancy.

Reasons for heartburn during pregnancy:

There are many reasons for occurrence of heartburn during pregnancy.
The person may already be prone to acid indigestion and heartburn due to the food habits and other lifestyle habits.

Pregnant women are more prone to heartburn. There is more possibility of pregnancy heartburn occuring because of the pregnancy hormones (progesterone).

These hormones have an effect on the LES (lower esophageal sphincter)valve. The pregnancy hormones relax the valve and as a result the valve opens and the acid backs up in the esophagus to give the burning sensation in the chest and sour taste in the throat which are a few of heartburn symptoms.

Heartburn is one of the symptoms of Indigestion. The hormones also slow down the digestion of the food.