However, frequent heartburn at night may be a sign of a more serious disease, so talk to your doctor if your symptoms persist. If your nighttime heartburn symptoms worsen, or occur two or more times a week, it may be a sign of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). While GERD is not...
doi:10.14309/01.ajg.0000951676.22886.ecSudharshan AchaluRani BerryMeera BhargavaJohn O. ClarkeGeorge TriadafilopolousAfrin N. KamalWolters KluwerThe American Journal of Gastroenterology
Famotidine is used to treat and prevent ulcers in the stomach and intestines. It also treats conditions in which the stomach produces too much acid, such asZollinger-Ellison syndrome. Famotidine also treatsgastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) and other conditions in which acid backs up from the st...
2. Use Ice To Control Symptoms: If the swelling throat is so severe that you can see or touch it from outside and everybody can look at it, the best way on how to reduce throat swelling naturally is using the ice. It is proven that ice can treat inflammation and swelling not only ...
Alcohol is an irritant that causes long-term inflammation. This inflammation can weaken the LES, the valve that prevents stomach acid from backing up into the esophagus. This backup can lead to GERD symptoms such as heartburn, acid reflux and regurgitation.Alcohol does not cause GERD, but regul...
It is hugely unpleasant to experience the symptoms of reflux. You will be hit with heartburn, that hot almost burning sensation that feels like it’s rising up for your abdomen right into your chest. Frequent experience of this could mean GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), so if you fin...
Also called gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD is its abbreviation),it refers to the passage of gastric contents into the esophagus from the stomach.This is due to an alteration in the natural “barriers” of the body. Surprisingly, reflux is one of the most common digestive disorders(15% ...
Esophagitis and gastroesophageal reflux.Stomach acid that returns, or “refluxes,” back into the esophagus from the stomach can cause irritation and inflammation of the esophagus (esophagitis), which may lead to bleeding. Read more aboutgastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). ...
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Underlying Health Conditions That Contribute to Sugar Cravings Addressing an underlying health condition may be the final piece of the puzzle in solving sugar cravings. Diabetes, hypoglycemia, hormone imbalances, thyroid disorders, candida overgrowth, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and enzyme defic...