Millions of people with a persistent cough, wheezing or breathing difficulties have been told it’s asthma. But a new survey suggests that for a huge number of them, the real cause could actually be acid reflux — a digestive problem most people would never think to connect to their …
The ‘Asthma’ That Isn’t Asthma: Acid Reflux Could Be the Real Cause Read More
If you have LPR (silent reflux) and you’ve tried PPIs without much success — which is most people with LPR — there’s a genuinely exciting new treatment in development that works in a completely different way from anything currently available. It’s called fosamprenavir, and it’s the world’s first drug …
Fosamprenavir for LPR: The New Pepsin Inhibitor Treatment Explained Read More
The alkaline diet has attracted a lot of attention as a natural approach to managing GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) and silent reflux (LPR). And unlike a lot of dietary trends, there is genuine clinical research behind it — including a landmark study published in JAMA Otolaryngology that found a …
Alkaline Diet and GERD: Does It Actually Work? (What the Research Shows) Read More
Two weeks of strict dietary elimination is often enough to establish whether food and drink choices are the primary driver of your reflux symptoms — and for most people who haven’t made deliberate dietary changes before, the improvement is significant. The goal isn’t detoxification in any mystical sense. It’s …
The 2-Week Acid Reflux Diet: What to Eat and Eliminate Read More
Finding snacks you can actually eat with LPR is one of the most frustrating parts of managing this condition. You reach for something that looks healthy — a handful of nuts, some yoghurt, a cereal bar — and within an hour your throat is irritated again. The problem is …
Best Snacks for LPR and Acid Reflux (And What to Avoid) Read More
If you have LPR (silent reflux), pepsin in the throat is the root cause of almost every symptom you’re experiencing. Not the acid — the pepsin. The acid gets most of the attention because that’s what heartburn is associated with, but for LPR it’s a digestive enzyme called pepsin that …
How to Neutralise Pepsin in the Throat: Every Method That Works Read More