This category covers Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or GERD for short. GERD is a severe form of acid reflux with the most common symptom being heartburn.
If you have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) or postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), there’s a good chance reflux has come along for the ride — and it’s not a coincidence. These conditions travel together as a recognised cluster, and reflux is one of the most common threads running through all …
EDS, POTS and Acid Reflux: Why They Travel Together Read More
Scleroderma causes some of the most severe, stubborn reflux in all of medicine, and the reason comes down to one thing: the oesophagus loses its ability to move. In systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), the smooth muscle of the lower oesophagus is gradually replaced by scar tissue. The muscle that should …
Health anxiety and acid reflux feed each other, and the engine that keeps the cycle turning is something that feels helpful but isn’t: checking. When reflux gives you a lump in the throat, a burning chest or a tickle that won’t clear, health anxiety makes you monitor it — …
Health Anxiety and Acid Reflux: Breaking the Cycle Read More
Gut-directed hypnotherapy can genuinely help reflux symptoms — but only a specific kind, and it’s worth understanding why. It doesn’t lower your stomach acid, tighten a valve, or clear pepsin. What it does is retrain the brain-gut connection so your oesophagus stops over-reporting sensations as pain. That makes it …
Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy for Reflux: Does It Work? Read More
Can acupuncture actually help acid reflux? The honest answer is a qualified yes: for some people it does, the mechanism is plausible, and there are real trials behind it — but the evidence is thinner and shakier than acupuncture clinics tend to admit. The most interesting finding is that …
Acupuncture for Acid Reflux: Does the Evidence Hold Up? Read More
The fundoplication recovery diet moves through four stages over roughly six weeks: clear liquids for the first day or two, full liquids for the rest of week one, purees and very soft foods for weeks two and three, then a gradual return to normal food from around week four …