Ciki yana da wani acid ɗin dake da mahimmanci a cikin tsarin narkewar abinci. Wannan acid yana taimakawa wajen karya abinci yayin narkewa. Yawan samar da acid a cikin ciki, yana haifar da yanayin da aka sani da acidity. Yawancin matsalolin acidity suna faruwa bayan cin abinci, lokacin yin wani motsa jiki mai nauyi, ko da dare lokacin kwance.

Acidity yana nufin jerin alamomin da ke haifar da rashin daidaituwa tsakanin tsarin ɓoye acid na ciki da hanji na kusa da kuma hanyoyin kariya waɗanda ke tabbatar da amincin su.

Akwai wasu nau’ikan gyambon dake fitar da acid ko dai na al’ada ne ko ma kadan. Acidity yana da alhakin bayyanar cututtuka kamar dyspepsia, ƙwannafi da samuwar ulcers.

Har ila yau, ya fi zama ruwan dare a cikin kasashen da suka cigaba da masu cigaban masana’antu, ko da yake an samu karuwar bullar cutar a cikin kasashe masu tasowa.

Ciwon gyambo danyen wuri ne a cikin rufin saman babban hanji ko kuma ciki, wanda ruwan ciki ya lalatar da rufin mucosal wanda ruwan ciki ya lalace. Duodenal ulcers sun fi na ciki sau uku yawa.

Idan akwai ciwon ciki mai tsanani, jin zafi na iya ƙara tsanantawa yayin cin abinci kuma a sami sauƙi bayan amai.

Dyspepsia da ƙwannafi galibi sune manyan alamun acidity. Ƙunƙarar ƙwannafi yana da wani wuri mai zurfi, mai zafi a cikin kirji a bayan kashin mahaifa.

Cutar ulcer na iya faruwa a wasu lokuta ba tare da alamu ba. Samar da Acid a cikin marasa lafiya masu ciwon duodenal ulcers yakan zama mafi girma fiye da na al’ada, yayin da masu ciwon ciki, yawanci al’ada ne.

Pepsin wani enzyme ne wanda ke rushe sunadarai. Pepsin da hydrochloric acid suna haifar da lalacewa ga ciki ko duodenum idan tsarin kariya na ciki ya canza ko lalacewa. Rashin isasshen jini zuwa ciki yana taimakawa ga ciwon ciki.

Hakanan alamomin na iya tasowa lokacin da babu gyambon ciki, wanda aka sani da dyspepsia mara ciwon ciki. Abincin da ya dace dole ne a bi shi sosai don guje wa abinci mai yaji, gishiri da acidic.