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 symptoms of LPR or silent reflux and you’ve been trying to figure out whether reflux is actually the cause, you may have come across the Peptest. It’s a saliva test you can do at home that detects pepsin — the digestive enzyme at the root of …
Peptest Review: Is It Worth Doing for LPR and Silent Reflux? Read More
There’s no shortage of natural remedies recommended for LPR (silent reflux). The problem is that most of them were developed for classic GERD — heartburn and acid in the oesophagus — not for the very different problem of pepsin reaching the throat. What soothes heartburn doesn’t necessarily address what’s …
Natural Remedies for LPR: What Actually Works (and What Doesn’t) Read More
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 …
Acid Reflux Medication Not Working – What Can I Do? Read More
Believe it or not 15-30% of Americans suffer from some form of acid reflux. For some it will be minor only affecting them on rare occasions, whereas for others it could be much more troublesome. Acid reflux sometimes called hyperacidity is due to acid refluxing up out of the …
Undoubtedly when people talk about silent reflux and acid reflux in general, they often talk about the LPR foods that you should be avoiding and there is no doubt this is an important area to talk about. Though something that is not often covered is what foods you should …
LPR Foods to Eat – The Best Food Choices to Calm LPR Read More
If you have LPR (silent reflux), alkaline water is one of the most useful things you can add to your daily routine — not because it treats the root cause, but because of something very specific it does to pepsin. Once you understand that, the case for drinking it …
Alkaline Water for LPR and Acid Reflux: Does It Help and What pH Do You Need? Read More