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.
Prucalopride is the most interesting prokinetic in the reflux conversation right now — and the one with the strangest evidence gap. In healthy volunteers it cut oesophageal acid exposure roughly in half, sped up gastric emptying and improved acid clearance. In gastroparesis patients it beat placebo on both symptoms …
Prucalopride for Acid Reflux: A Prokinetic That Works? Read More
An elemental diet is a short-term liquid formula of pre-digested nutrients — free amino acids instead of whole protein, simple sugars instead of complex carbs, and very little fat — designed to be absorbed high up in the small intestine before it can reach the bacteria lower down. For …
Elemental Diet for SIBO & Reflux: Does It Really Work? Read More
Acid reflux doesn’t cause a headache the direct way it causes heartburn — there’s no acid splashing up into your skull. But the connection between reflux and headaches is real, it’s been shown again and again, and it’s more than coincidence. People with reflux get migraines and tension headaches …
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pH-impedance testing is the one reflux test that catches reflux no matter how acidic it is. A standard pH study only sees reflux when the material coming up is acidic — below pH 4. pH-impedance adds a second sensor that detects the movement of liquid and gas up the …
pH Impedance Testing: The Test That Finds Non-Acid Reflux Read More
A barium swallow is an X-ray study, not a reflux test. It’s very good at showing the shape and plumbing of your oesophagus — a hiatal hernia, a stricture, a ring, a narrowing, a pouch, or a swallowing problem — and it’s the go-to test when something feels like …
Barium Swallow for Acid Reflux: What It Can (and Can’t) Show Read More
CPAP and acid reflux have a two-way relationship, and it surprises people. For most users, CPAP actually improves nighttime reflux — treating your sleep apnea calms the very pressure swings in your chest that pull acid upward all night. But for a meaningful minority, CPAP does the opposite and …