I don’t know about you, but I cannot go without breakfast – I have to eat something, and since taking my heartburn / acid reflux seriously, it’s usually porridge with a little bit of fruit. I haven’t, however, ever thought about taking proton pump inhibitors ( PPI’s ) – the standard fare of long term … Read more
The antidepressant drug amitriptylene (generic name Elavil), has worked miracles in relieving my heartburn symptoms. Read on to find out if it could help you. Night time reflux? We may have the solution here… It comes from a family of drugs called tricyclic antidepressants which have been in use since the 1950’s. In olden days they … Read more
It’s amazing what a white coat and an association with an august academic institution will do for one’s confidence. That is, confidence in a new product being able to cure, or at least help, acid reflux. Such was my feeling when I came across Tummyzen, a drug based on “natural ingredients” which, similar to proton … Read more
What if the pain and discomfort of acid reflux just becomes too much, or the thought of being on PPI’s for the rest of your life just sucks? Well, there’s always surgery. Surgical procedures for acid reflux include endoscopic procedures such as the Esophyx and the EndoCinch systems, endoscopic augmentation with hydrogel implants, radio frequency … Read more
This may sound completely counter intuitive, but there is a significant body of opinion, and some hard research, which states that one of the causes of acid reflux is too little stomach acid, not too much. There is some evidence that too little stomach acid – or hypochlorhydria – is responsible for at least some … Read more
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