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.
This page answers one question: can acid reflux cause sinus congestion and a blocked, stuffy or runny nose? The short answer is yes — reflux, and especially the silent, throat-based form (LPR), is a recognised and plausible cause of nasal congestion that won’t clear with the usual allergy treatments. I’ll be …
Acid Reflux and Sinus Congestion: Why Your Nose Blocks Read More
An LPR diet focuses on eliminating foods and drinks that reactivate pepsin in your throat — a digestive enzyme that causes most of the inflammation and symptoms in silent reflux. The goal is to consume foods and drinks with a pH above 5, reduce portion sizes, and avoid common …
LPR Diet (Silent Reflux): What to Eat & Foods to Avoid Read More
I was first diagnosed with GERD, and that diagnosis is a big part of why it took me so long to get better. I was given PPIs, the standard GERD treatment, and they did nothing. It was only later that my diagnosis changed to LPR (laryngopharyngeal reflux, or silent …
How I Cured My GERD: What Worked After PPIs Failed Read More
Psyllium husk may help acid reflux, but the evidence is thin. The best study we have is small and encouraging. In 30 people with non-erosive reflux who ate very little fiber, adding 5 g of psyllium three times a day for 10 days raised the minimum resting pressure of …
Nighttime acid reflux is one of the most disruptive forms of the condition — not just because the symptoms are uncomfortable, but because they actively interfere with sleep, and poor sleep in turn makes reflux worse. It’s a vicious cycle that a lot of people find harder to break …
Acid Reflux at Night: How to Stop It and Sleep Better Read More
Melatonin is best known as a sleep hormone, but it plays a much more significant role in your digestive system than most people realise — and for people with GERD or LPR (silent reflux), it’s one of the more evidence-backed natural options available. The gut produces around 400 times …
Melatonin for Acid Reflux & LPR: Dosage, Evidence & How It Works Read More