An esophageal stricture is a narrowing of the esophagus — the muscular tube that carries food from your throat to your stomach. When it’s caused by acid reflux, it happens because years of acid burning the lower esophagus leave scar tissue behind, and scar tissue shrinks and tightens, squeezing …
Esophageal Stricture: When Reflux Narrows the Throat Read More
Because morning reflux isn’t a morning problem. It’s last night’s problem, presenting late. Here’s the core of it. Standing up, your oesophagus clears an acid reflux episode in about 59 seconds. Lying down, it takes 137 seconds — and asleep it’s slower still, because clearance depends on swallowing saliva …
Why Is My Acid Reflux Worse in the Morning? 8 Reasons Read More
It depends entirely on which clock you’re asking about — and that’s the reason this question gets such unsatisfying answers online. A single reflux episode is cleared from your oesophagus in about 100 seconds on average. The burning sensation it causes typically lasts minutes to a couple of hours. …
How Long Does Acid Reflux Last? Five Different Answers Read More
If your heartburn reliably flares in the week before your period and settles once bleeding starts, you’re not imagining it. Around 73% of healthy women report at least one gut symptom before or during menstruation, and reflux is one of the ones people rarely mention to a doctor because …
Acid Reflux and Your Period: Why It Flares Every Month Read More
Tums and Gaviscon both treat heartburn, but they work in completely different ways — and that difference decides which one you should reach for. Tums neutralise acid. Gaviscon floats a raft on top of your stomach to physically block reflux from coming up. One buffers, the other blocks. For …
For occasional heartburn, yes — Tums are one of the safest reflux remedies you can buy. They’re calcium carbonate, they neutralise acid within seconds, and taken now and then they have an excellent safety record. That’s exactly what they’re designed for: the odd flare after a heavy meal. The …