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.
A sore throat on one side is usually caused by something ordinary and local: a tonsil that’s more inflamed than the other, a tonsil stone, a swollen lymph node, mucus draining down one side from a blocked sinus, or simply the side you sleep on. If it came on …
An elimination diet for acid reflux works in two phases. First, you remove the most common reflux triggers for 2 to 4 weeks, until your symptoms settle. Then you bring foods back one at a time, a few days apart, and watch what happens. The goal isn’t to live …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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IQoro is a neuromuscular training device that has generated a lot of interest in the reflux community — and for good reason. Unlike medications that manage symptoms by reducing acid, IQoro works on a completely different principle: strengthening the muscles of the swallowing chain so the root cause of …
IQoro Review: Does It Actually Work for Acid Reflux and LPR? Read More