What Causes Acidity

What is acidity and what causes acidity

In human body there is anormal secretion of acids that are essential in the digestive process. This acid helps in breaking down the food during digestion. When ever there is excess production of acid by the gastric glands of the stomach, it results in the condition known as acidity Oracid Peptic Disease (APD). In other words Acidity is the surplus of gastric glands of the stomach.

There are various reasons to why it can happen

- Bad eating habits and timings
- Bad and spicy food
- Not chewing the food properly.
- Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID's)
- Smoking and Alcohol access
- Skipping of breakfast or empty stomach.
- Emotional and bad mood
- Eating in
a bad mood.
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What Causes Acitdity

Acidity occurs when there is excess secretion of acids in the gastric glands of the stomach. When the secretion is more than usual, we feel, what is commonly known as heartburn, which is normally triggered off by consumption of spicy foods.