This category is covering Laryngopharyngeal Reflux or LPR for short. It is a form of acid reflux that can affect the throat, sinuses and more.
If you have LPR or silent reflux and you’re looking for a medication that actually helps — this is it. Gaviscon Advance, specifically the UK version, is the best medication you can take for LPR and the one I personally recommend to everyone I work with. It works nothing …
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Your body has three sphincters — muscular valves — that act as barriers against reflux. When one or more of them malfunction, stomach contents can travel upward into the oesophagus and throat, triggering LPR (laryngopharyngeal reflux) or GERD. For most LPR sufferers, the root problem begins at the lower …
Lower Esophageal Sphincter & LPR: How the LES Causes Silent Reflux Read More
The Stretta procedure is a minimally invasive, endoscopic treatment for GERD and LPR that uses low-level radiofrequency energy to strengthen the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) — the valve between your oesophagus and stomach. It doesn’t involve any cutting, requires no hospital stay, and takes around 60 minutes. For people …
Stretta Procedure for GERD & LPR: Success Rates, Cost & Side Effects Read More
GERD and LPR are both forms of acid reflux — but they are not the same condition, they cause different symptoms, they affect different parts of the body, and crucially they require different treatment approaches. Confusing the two is one of the most common reasons people end up on …
GERD vs LPR: What’s the Difference and Which One Do You Have? Read More
If you have silent reflux (LPR) you have almost certainly already been prescribed PPIs by a doctor, taken them for weeks or months, and seen little to no improvement. That is not your fault — it is a failure of how LPR is typically treated. Most doctors prescribe the same medication …
Silent Reflux Treatment: What Actually Works for LPR Read More
The Koufman diet — also called the Dropping Acid diet — is a low-acid, alkaline-focused eating plan developed to reduce laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and GERD by limiting foods and drinks that reactivate pepsin in the throat. It runs in two phases: a strict healing phase that eliminates anything below …
Koufman Diet Review: Does the Dropping Acid Diet Work for LPR? Read More
