Smoking and the effects on Acid reflux

The effects of smoking on acid reflux is another reason for trying to quit.Cigarettes can reduce the amount of saliva your body can produce and as saliva protects your eosphagus and helps dilute your stomach acid you can see that habit only ads to your reflux problem.

1. It reduces saliva production.

2. It relaxes the les which lets acid back up into your throat.

3. It increases stomach acid.

4. Smoking is a major player in eosphagul cancer .if you imagine the stomach acid getting up your eosphagus and stripping it of any protection and then cigarette smoke getting asborbed by the raw tissue, its a recipe for disaster.

So there are 4 good reasons to quit and although it might not cure your heartburn completely it will improve your overall health as well.