Digestion Problems - Cause, Symptoms and Treatments

The problems related to stomach and process of digestion is very common these days. Stomach is the most important organ of the body as it is responsible for releasing a certain amount of acid into the stomach. The acid release by the stomach break down the nutrients and vitamins so that they can be secreted into the blood stream. It is very important there should be proper balance of certain level of acidity, but sometimes the process in the stomach that control acid secretion don't function properly that further lead too secreation of acid into the stomach. Person suffeing from stomach and intestinal problems most frequently suffer from problem of heartburn, gas, indigestion and reflux are caused by overproduction of stomach acid.

The following are some of the causes that are responsible for increased acid production in the stomach. Diet, people are so buy with there work that do no take proper food and increased consumption of spicy foods and oily foods increases the level of acid production in the stomach. If you consume foods that are very rich in fiber content, it takes a long time for the food to pass through the stomach. As a result, the acid production continues until the stomach is emptied, resulting in increased amount of acid in the stomach. Stomach ulcer or cancers that increase the production of gastrin automatically increase the acid production.Stress is the major cause for a great number of ailments in the body. It is found that individuals who are severely stressed produce increased amounts of acid in the stomach. Bacterial infection by the bacterium H. pylori is also found to increase the acid production.

For the treatment of excessive acid production in the stomach there are various medicines available in the medical store. Aciphex is a prescription medicine used for the treatment of of excessive acid production in the stomach. This medicine is number one choice of the doctors for the treatment of excessive acid production in the stomach. Rabeprazole Sodium is the main ingredient of this medicine. Aciphex is an antiulcer drug in the class of proton pump inhibitors. It used as the sodium salt to inhibit gastric acid secretion in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease and conditions marked by excessive secretion of gastric acid. It is used to manage for heartburn, duodenal ulcers, gastric ulcers, GERD, hypersecretory conditions

Before taking this medicine you need to know full information about the medicine to avoid any side effect.
1) People allergic to Aciphex and to its ingredients should not use Aciphex medicine.
2) The success rate of this medication is not determined in children below the age of 18 years. Hence precuation should be taken while giving Aciphex drug to them.
3) Use of this medicine is not recommended for pregnant and breastfeeding mother without doctors advise as use of this medicine by pregnant and breastfeeding mother may harm the health of unborn baby or nursed child.

Aciphex is a prescription medicine so before taking this medicine you should inform your doctor if you are taking any prescription, non prescription and herbal medicine to avoid any drug interaction. Take his medicine with a full glass of water with or without food. It should be takn as prescribed by the doctor. The dosage recommended for Aciphex medicine in adults is 20 mg once in a day. The dosage of the medicine should not be increased on your own as it may lead to serious side effect. The tablet should not be crushed, chewed or broken and should be swallowed as a whole. Keep all medicines away from the reach of the children.