For many Britons, it is probably the most great time of 12 months for gorging on meals and washing it down with booze.
But it surely’s additionally the most well-liked time for looking for treatments for heartburn, NHS figures have proven.
Searches on the NHS web site utilizing the phrases ‘heartburn’ and the linked downside of ‘acid reflux disease’ soar in the course of the festive interval with one each 13 seconds.
An evaluation by NHS Digital stated heartburn is the twenty first most visited net web page all year long, nevertheless it tops the record on Christmas and Boxing Day – aside from details about Covid.
An evaluation by NHS Digital stated heartburn is the twenty first most visited net web page all year long, nevertheless it tops the record on Christmas and Boxing Day – aside from details about Covid.
Figures for current years present there are normally 4,990 each day web page visits. However over Christmas there are 13,200 throughout the 2 days.
The web page says: ‘Heartburn is a burning feeling within the chest brought on by abdomen acid travelling up in direction of the throat.’
The situation is linked to fatty meals and drinks together with alcohol and low.
The NHS recommends reducing down on booze and never consuming near bedtime.
