Yes — heartburn and indigestion are among the most commonly reported complaints on prednisone. But the risk is more nuanced than the warnings suggest, and knowing the actual numbers changes what you should worry about. In a meta-analysis of 159 randomised double-blind trials covering 33,253 participants, corticosteroids raised the …
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Yes, commonly — and more than most people are warned about. In a meta-analysis of 43 trials covering 6,831 adults, ferrous sulfate more than doubled the odds of gastrointestinal side effects compared with placebo (OR 2.32) and roughly tripled them compared with intravenous iron (OR 3.05). The mechanism isn’t …
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Some can — but the evidence is far more selective than most articles on this suggest, and the honest answer is more interesting than a list of culprits. The theory is sound. Antidepressants with anticholinergic properties relax the lower oesophageal sphincter, slow the stomach’s emptying and reduce saliva production …
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Yes. Ibuprofen can cause reflux and make existing reflux worse, and it’s one of the more common overlooked triggers I come across. In a survey of nearly 7,000 adults, reflux symptoms were significantly more common among NSAID users than non-users, and NSAID use came out as an independent predictor …
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Green tea is one of the better hot drinks if you have reflux — considerably better than coffee, and better than black tea — but it isn’t the free pass it’s often presented as. The case in its favour is real. Green tea brews to around pH 6 to …
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Mostly yes — but not for the reason you’ve probably been told, and with one important exception if your reflux is throat-based. Let’s clear up the myth first. Apples are not alkaline. They sit at roughly pH 3.3 to 4.0, which puts them firmly in acidic territory — more acidic than …
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