June 28, 2007
- Acid Reflux and Drinking Coffee
Other articles on this site describe the cause of acid reflux - a muscular cause. The ring of muscle between the esophagus and stomach (LES) fails to squeeze shut properly, allowing acid to flow back (reflux) into the esophagus.
Acid reflux and drinking coffee would seem, then, to be unrelated. How can the drinking of a [...]
June 14, 2007
- Acid Reflux Diet - Part 2
What is a diet for acid reflux? In part 1 of this article, we discussed the typical advice regarding acid reflux.
Ask what is a diet for acid reflux, and doctors tell you simply to avoid foods that trigger the symptoms.
Ask what foods to avoid with acid reflux, and you get a long list, including citrus, [...]
June 11, 2007
- Acid Reflux Diet - Part 1
What is a diet for acid reflux? Many people have acid reflux. It’s that feeling when the muscular ring at the lower end of the esophagus opens at the wrong time and lets stomach juices flow back into the esophagus. It is not a disease. It is a muscular problem. It is thought by some [...]
June 8, 2007
- Acid Reflux and Licorice Root
Acid reflux is, quite simply, the backflow (reflux) of stomach acid into the esophagus. Acid reflux occurs when the ring of muscle at the bottom of the esophagus (the LES) fails to remain closed tightly after food is swallowed. The LES may be forced open by too much food in the stomach, overweight, tight clothing, [...]
May 24, 2007
- Acid Reflux - Eat Raisins
Eat raisins for acid reflux? How can that possibly help? It seems not to deal with the problem at all - the sphincter muscle that should keep acid from refluxing into the esophagus. And yet, many people believe that eating raisins is an effective treatment for acid reflux.
Eat raisins for acid reflux, but don’t chew [...]
May 21, 2007
- Acid Reflux and Probiotics
Acid reflux affects many thousands of people. Some endure episodes of acid reflux on a daily basis. Others experience it weekly, monthly, or rarely. At least one half of Americans are said to experience acid reflux or heartburn at some time in their lives.
Probiotics and acid reflux may sound like strange companions to some. The [...]
April 14, 2007
- Acid Reflux Symptoms and Cures
Acid reflux symptoms, like heartburn symptoms, are initially felt as a burning sensation at the top of the abdomen. The burning warmth may feel as though it is going upward in waves toward the throat. Other acid reflux symptoms include, but are not necessarily limited to these:
* A burning in the throat or the back [...]
March 11, 2007
- Basic Information about Heartburn and Acid Reflux
Heartburn, a common experience, begins as a burning or warm sensation at the base of the breastbone. It may or may not be accompanied by acid reflux.
Define Acid Reflux
Acid reflux is a flowing back into the esophagus of acidic stomach juices. It may cause burning pain in the esophagus.Cause of Heartburn and Acid Reflux
Heartburn and [...]
