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.
You start a course of antibiotics for an infection, and within a day or two you’re dealing with heartburn, indigestion, or a burning sensation in your chest or throat. It’s a frustrating combination — you’re already unwell, and now the medication meant to help seems to be making things …
Plain water is one of the safest things you can consume if you have acid reflux — but under certain conditions, it can still trigger symptoms. The answer isn’t a simple yes or no, and understanding the nuance here is genuinely useful. Water itself doesn’t stimulate stomach acid production, …
Can Drinking a Lot of Water Cause Acid Reflux? What Research Shows Read More
Drinking water can help acid reflux — but temperature matters more than most people realise, and getting it wrong could make things worse rather than better. The short answer is that room temperature or slightly warm water is the most helpful for acid reflux symptoms, while very hot water …
Does Hot Water Help Acid Reflux? Best Temperature & pH Guide Read More
Vitamin D comes up a lot in LPR communities, and for good reason. Some people report dramatic symptom improvements after correcting a deficiency. Others see no change at all. The research is genuinely interesting but it is also frequently misrepresented — both by people overclaiming it as a cure …
Vitamin D and LPR (Silent Reflux) — What the Research Actually Shows Read More
If you’ve tried to come off PPIs and felt dramatically worse — heartburn out of nowhere, acid refluxing constantly, symptoms that seem far worse than before you started the medication — that’s not your reflux getting worse. That’s acid rebound. And understanding what it actually is makes the whole …
Getting Off PPIs: How to Taper Safely and Stop Acid Rebound Read More
Getting heartburn when you haven’t eaten — or when you’re hungry and your stomach is completely empty — is more common than most people realise, and it’s something I hear about often. The instinct is to think heartburn only happens after eating, but that’s not how acid reflux actually …
Why Do I Get Heartburn When I Haven’t Eaten? 5 Real Causes Read More
