Since the 2008 economic downturn, the number of Polish people in Ireland has declined, with some reports suggesting that 30,000 were leaving Ireland per year, and the Central Statistics Office reporting a decrease in the number of Polish people applying for PPS numbers.
Fiber in the Diet: Dietary fiber is the component in food not broken down by digestive enzymes and secretions of the gastrointestinal tract. This fiber includes hemicelluloses, pectins, gums, mucilages, cellulose, (all carbohydrates) and lignin, the only non-carbohydrate component of dietary fiber.
An Incompetent Lower Esophageal Sphincter (LES) The stomach generates strong acids and enzymes to aid in food digestion. This digestive mixture is called gastric acid. The inner lining of the stomach has several mechanisms to resist the effect of gastric acid on itself, but the lining of the esophagus does not.