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’re buying an alkaline water pitcher or filter for reflux, the number that decides whether it’s worth it is pH 8.8. That’s the level at which alkaline water has been shown to deactivate pepsin, the enzyme behind throat-based reflux — and plenty of pitchers don’t reliably get there, …
If you have reflux and you’re buying pH test strips, here’s the single most useful thing to know before you spend a penny: the strips are far more valuable for testing what goes into you — your water, coffee, juice and other drinks — than for testing your saliva …
If you have acid reflux and brain fog at the same time, the two really can be connected — but not in the way most of the internet suggests. Stomach acid isn’t drifting up and “poisoning” your brain. The link is real, but it’s almost entirely indirect. The strongest, …
Acid reflux and back pain are linked more often than you’d expect — but the relationship is not the simple “reflux causes back pain” story you’ll see repeated online. Reflux rarely causes isolated back pain on its own. What’s really going on is usually one of three things: pain …
Acid Reflux and Back Pain: The Link and the Red Flags Read More
Most reflux is ordinary, even when it’s stubborn. But there’s a rare condition that sits at the far extreme of the spectrum — Zollinger-Ellison syndrome — where a small tumour drives the stomach to pour out enormous amounts of acid, producing severe reflux and ulcers that shrug off ordinary …
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: When Reflux Isn’t Ordinary Read More
Not everything that feels like reflux or indigestion actually is, and exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) is one of the most commonly missed impostors. EPI is what happens when the pancreas doesn’t produce enough digestive enzymes to break down food — particularly fat. The symptoms it causes, though, are frustratingly …
EPI and Acid Reflux: The Misdiagnosis Worth Ruling Out Read More