Most condiments are far more acidic than people expect. The majority of popular sauces and dressings — ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard, hot sauce, Worcestershire and almost every bottled dressing — sit below pH 4, and the most acidic of all, hot sauces like Tabasco, can drop to around pH 2.5. …
Condiments to Avoid With Acid Reflux & LPR (pH Chart) Read More
If you have acid reflux or LPR, pepsin is the most important thing you’ve probably never heard enough about. Most people have a basic understanding of stomach acid and heartburn. Fewer understand that the enzyme being released alongside that acid — pepsin — is, in many cases, the primary …
What Is Pepsin and How Does It Affect Acid Reflux? Read More
Let’s be honest from the start: no candy is good for acid reflux. Candy is essentially concentrated sugar, and research now shows that reducing simple sugar intake measurably improves acid exposure time and reflux episodes. But “no candy ever” is not a realistic position for most people, and the …
Best Candy for Acid Reflux: Safest Choices and What to Avoid Read More
Alkaline water drops are one of those reflux remedies that sit in an interesting middle ground — they’re based on a real and well-researched mechanism, they’re used by people who have read Koufman’s work on pepsin and pH, and yet the clinical evidence specifically supporting drops (as distinct from …
Alkaline Water Drops and Acid Reflux: The Honest Science Guide Read More
Most people notice the uvula — that small, teardrop-shaped piece of tissue hanging at the back of the throat — only when it’s causing a problem. If yours looks larger, redder, or more swollen than usual and you have acid reflux or LPR, the connection isn’t a coincidence. Uvula …
Uvula Enlargement and Acid Reflux: The LPR Connection Explained Read More
If you’ve spent any time researching acid reflux treatments, you’ll have come across alginates — most commonly in the form of Gaviscon Advance. They’re recommended by GPs, prescribed by ENT specialists for LPR, used safely in pregnancy, and increasingly recognised in the research literature as something that does a …
Alginates for Acid Reflux: How They Work and What the Evidence Shows Read More