There's an increase in the number of South Africans complaining of heartburn and acid reflux over the last decade, according to a survey by [s]Pharma Dynamics[/s]. The increasing demand and stress of a modern lifestyle could be behind the growing incidents of heartburn, it says, and 75% of pharmacists who participated said apart from spicy food or fatty foods, patients often attribute the cause of heartburn to stress.
[link url=http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/af4364004452008dbc0dbfb0b8d8c2ff/Kasrils-gives-evidence-at-the-Seriti-Commission-of-Inquiry-20141006]Full SABC News report[/link]