時差N小時:為什么會燒心

The most common reason for heartburn is eatingtoo much, so acid overflows into the esophagus.Lying down with a full stomach makes it worsebecause gravity can’t help keep the acid in. Andgreasy foods, caffeine, alcohol, and chocolate allincrease acid production in your stomach, whichresults in heartburn. What can I do? Taking anantacid or a little baking soda in water neutralizesthe acid. But if it happens often, check with yourdoctor. Severe, chronic heartburn can damage thelining of the esophagus and increase the risk ofesophageal cancer. If acid gets into your trachea, it causes asthma like symptoms andhoarseness. But medication can turn off stomach acid production and surgery can help, too. Iwon't eat this greasy food again! Even for severe heartburn, avoiding big meals, alcohol,caffeine, and greasy food is the best prevention.

【生詞注釋】

heartburn n.胃灼熱,燒心

acid n. 酸

overflow v.溢出

esophagus n. 食道

greasy adj. 油膩的

antacid n. 解酸劑, 抗酸劑

chronic adj. 慢性的

esophageal adj. 食道的

asthma n. 哮喘

【參考譯文】

燒心的最普遍理由就是吃的太多了，胃酸溢出進入食道。吃得飽飽的躺下會使情況更糟，因為重力不會防止胃酸流入。而且油膩的食物，咖啡因，酒精和巧克力都會增加你胃中的胃酸，這會導(dǎo)致燒心。我能做些什么?吃些抗酸劑或吃一點溶解過的烘烤過的小蘇打，這樣會溶解微軟。但是如果經(jīng)常燒心，應(yīng)該去看醫(yī)生。嚴(yán)重的，慢性燒心能損害食道，并增加得食道癌的危險。如果胃酸流進氣管里，會導(dǎo)致哮喘類的癥狀和嗓子嘶啞。但是藥物治療會阻止胃酸的產(chǎn)生，手術(shù)也能起作用，我不會再吃油膩的食物。即使是嚴(yán)重的燒心，不暴飲暴食，不喝酒和咖啡因，不吃油膩的食物，這些都是最好的預(yù)防方法。