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.
Peptest is a pepsin test that allows for detection of pepsin in the mouth. It is quite a simple test where you test the saliva in your mouth for pepsin. Someone who has LPR (Laryngopharyngeal Reflux) will likely have pepsin in their saliva so it’s a somewhat reliable way …
I often hear people saying things like their prilosec is not working or whatever medication they may be taking like zantac, tums and nexium to name just a few. Luckily though if your medication is not working for treating your acid reflux there are still a host of things …
Acid Reflux Medication Not Working – What Can I Do? Read More
Believe it or not 15-30% of Americans suffer from some form of acid reflux. For some it will be minor only affecting them on rare occasions, whereas for others it could be much more troublesome. Acid reflux sometimes called hyperacidity is due to acid refluxing up out of the …
I am sure you have heard about alkaline water and its list of potential health benefits. Of course, one of these benefits being to help acid reflux and more importantly LPR in our case. It seems logical that drinking alkaline water can and will help with acid reflux by …
Undoubtedly when people talk about silent reflux and acid reflux in general, they often talk about the LPR foods that you should be avoiding and there is no doubt this is an important area to talk about. Though something that is not often covered is what foods you should …
LPR Foods to Eat – The Best Food Choices to Calm LPR Read More
A lot of people are affected by acid reflux like GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease) but is it more uncommon for the acid to reflux all the way up and into the throat though it is possible. For someone who is predominantly affected by throat problems that are caused by …
Can a Lump In The Throat Feeling Come From Acid Reflux? Read More