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.
Exercise and acid reflux have a complicated relationship — and the honest answer is that one can either help or hurt the other depending entirely on what you’re doing and when. If you’ve ever found yourself getting heartburn mid-run, or wondered whether your gym routine is making your reflux …
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If you’ve been living with silent reflux — officially known as laryngopharyngeal reflux, or LPR — chances are you’ve typed those exact words into a search bar at some point. I know I did. When I was in the thick of my worst LPR symptoms, the fear of what …
Most discussions of acid reflux focus on one valve — the lower oesophageal sphincter (LES), which separates the stomach from the oesophagus. When the LES relaxes inappropriately, stomach contents escape upward and you get GERD. It’s a well-established story. What’s far less discussed is the second valve: the upper …
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Coffee is one of the first things most reflux sufferers are told to cut out. The advice is consistent, authoritative, and almost universal — and the science behind it is weaker than most people assume. Coffee does have mechanisms that can worsen reflux. But the overall association between coffee …
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The functional medicine theory goes like this: reflux isn’t caused by too much stomach acid — it’s caused by too little. Low acid means food ferments rather than digests properly, gas builds up, pressure rises, and stomach contents push upward through a weakened sphincter. Take betaine HCl to restore …
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Probiotics can help with acid reflux — but probably not in the way most supplement-seller pages suggest. The evidence positions them as a useful adjunct to standard management, not a standalone treatment. When you understand the mechanisms involved, that framing makes complete sense: a healthier gut microbiome supports better …
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