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Tips For Curing Acid Reflux
You have just enjoyed a heavy, delicious meal and are looking forward to relaxing. Suddenly, you encounter a painful and burning sensation in your throat. This is called acid reflux. If you experience this frequently, you will be unable to enjoy your meals. Persistent acid reflux (or heartburn) can also lead to permanent damage of your esophagus. When this problem occurs more than twice a week, you should consider it serious. If you are suffering from this problem, do not wor…
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Information
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, or GERD, is the medical term for what most people refer to as acid reflux disease.
Gastroesophageal is a relatively new term for acid reflux disease. It has been used for approximately the past 20 years. Before that it was just referred to as heartburn. But heartburn is just one of the symptoms of GERD. Some of the other symptoms of GERD are regurgitation, hoarseness or laryngitis, the feeling of a lump in the throat, coughing, bad breath,…
Children and Acid Reflux
A closer look at children with Acid Reflux disease.
Complications Arising From Acid Reflux
Acid Reflux or Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the liquid content of the stomach backs up or refluxes into the esophagus. The liquid can inflame and damage the lining of the esophagus. This regurgitated liquid mainly contains acid and pepsin, both being produced by the stomach. It may also contain bile. Amongst all the contents of the liquid, acid is the most harmful.
Once GERD starts, it stays for life-long. GERD is a chronic condition and t…
What is Acid Reflux and How do I Know if I Have it?
Find out what acid reflux is, what the symptoms are in adults, children and babies. Also learn about foods and behavior that promotes acid reflux.
What Not To Eat And What To Eat During Your Acid Reflux Bouts
First things first, what is acid reflux? The more technical term is GERD or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. This is where mucous damage exists due to the production of abnormal gastric juice content in the esophagus.
Usual symptoms for acid reflux include heartburn that is persistent, chest pain, morning hoarseness, problems in swallowing, as well as a feeling that there is something stuck in the throat. Bad breath is also caused by GERD or acid reflux as well as cough th…
Treatment Options Available for Acid Reflux
Do you suffer from acid reflux or frequent heartburn? The burning sensation at the back of your throat or down by the breat bone can be quite painful.
Find out what treatment options are available and what most physicans recommend to treat acid reflux.
Kick Heartburn To The Curb
Heartburn and acid reflux are becoming a serious problem for more and more people.
As each year passes, it seems more and more people complain of agonizing heartburn. Heartburn medication has become a huge business, with people resorting to pills to help them stop their pain.
Dont get me wrong, I am not against pills or medication. In fact, Ive taken them myself to cure my own heartburn, but it should not be a long term solution, only a temporary one.
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Improve Digestion With Enzymes
Our digestive systems are certainly challenged this time of year. Those with impaired digestion must struggle with the desire to eat all the delicious holiday foods knowing the suffering that will follow. Even with a good digestive system, eating too much and too many different things at one meal can cause problems. A key nutrient that most everybody is lacking to some degree is enzymes.
How Acid Reflux Can Worsen Your Asthma
Studies show that asthma can worsen your asthma. If you have heartburn or acid reflux and no asthma, acid reflux has been found to cause numerous diseases. Learn what you need to do to start dealing with your acid reflux.
General Facts about Acid Reflux
Acid reflux is a very disturbing condition and in some cases it can even become severe. Left untreated, the condition usually becomes chronic, its symptoms reoccurring after certain periods of time.