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.
When you have acid reflux symptoms like heartburn, indigestion or even throat issues (LPR) the first thing your doctor will likely prescribe you is PPIs. PPIs stands for proton pump inhibitors. Their basic purpose it to lower acid production in the stomach which often can help the common symptoms …
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There are many potential reasons why you can get heartburn when you haven’t eaten. Sometimes after 3-4 hours of not eating people can get heartburn. There are many potential reasons, for example the stomach simply being too acidic. In this situation when you eat usually this makes the stomach …
Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) can be used to relieve acid reflux symptoms, though there is no certainty that it will work. This home remedy is meant to help digestion by increasing the acidity of your stomach. The higher acidity should make digestion easier and more effective. Now let me …
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The pyloric valve or sphincter is placed right at the bottom end of the stomach. It is basically a strong ring of muscles which are used to control food movement from the stomach and into the intestines or more precisely the duodenum with is the first part of the …
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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 …
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