USA Weekend - I grew up in a household where you could find Rolaids in every room. My brothers and I referred to it as Dad’s “candy.” I didn’t realize he suffered from gastroesophageal reflux disease, a condition in which the acid contents of the stomach slosh up
Trans fat ban? First legislate my dining list
Courier News - Who am I to get between them and their acid reflux? For a minute there, I had been thinking just like a member of the New Jersey Legislature. After all, state Sen. Elaine Karcher (D-Freehold) recently drew telephone death threats by proposing that
Beating Insomnia
KFSN - It could be from reflux disease, sleep apnea or from another medication you’re taking — like cold meds that contain pseudoephedrine or the depression drug Prozac. If you would like more information, please contact: Gail Newton, Ph.D. Department of
Study examines exercise recovery factors
Oregon Daily Emerald - Zantac is an acid reflux medication available over the counter. For the most recent study, Halliwill said, subjects received both drugs at the same time before they exercised. Here the results were more dramatic. “We found out that we could completely
Fall Back–Into Bed
Forbes - You may be waking up in the middle of the night because of heartburn or acid reflux without realizing it. If you can’t fall asleep within 20 minutes of getting in bed, get up, go to another room and do something until you do feel sleepy. “You want to
HomePlace Group, Inc.’s SleepLab 600X adjustable electric bed has been joined by two new siblings — the SleepLab 500X and the SleepLab R/T beds. The SleepLab 500X provides a Wall-Proximity design which means that the headboard or wall remains at a constant distance from the wall as the bed articulates.
Weight management in an adjustable bed is an important consideration and the SleepLab 500X performs better than most. The Queen Size bed has a 500 lb. weight capacity and the Dual King has an 800 lb. rated capacity.
This bed is designed for people with severe acid reflux who have been advised by their doctors to sleep with the head of their bed raised; they want the bed flat, but the entire bed is slanted. The use of this bed in Sleep Labs assists in producing the desired results.
Asthma Test for Chronic Cough
MedicineNet.com - Chronic cough is usually due to asthma, postnasal drip, or gastroesophageal reflux ( GERD ), the researchers note. A less common cause is eosinophilic bronchitis . Asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis can be treated with inhaled corticosteroids, which
GERD ups the risk of laryngeal cancer
Earthtimes - NEW YORK - People who have chronic acid reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are at an increased risk of developing cancer of the larynx or the voice box, according to a new study appearing in the American Journal of Medicine. GERD has
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has been considered a possible risk factor for laryngeal cancer, in large part because GERD is common among people with the cancer.
GERD occurs when the muscle at the bottom of the esophagus fails to close properly, allowing stomach acids to leak into the esophagus.
Researchers determined that laryngeal cancer patients who took acid-suppressing medication had lower odds of the cancer coming back — an indication, he noted, that GERD may contribute not only to the initial development of laryngeal cancer but to its return as well.
In bad cases of severe gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, the valve between the esophagus and stomach is very weak or it doesn’t work at all. Drugs like Zantac and Nexium sometimes helped only a little.
The surgeon employs a scope and tools that go through the mouth and down the throat to perform a procedure that shrinks the opening to the esophagus, preventing acids from leaking into it. A recent study in the periodical Gastroenterology showed that the operation can be an effective alternative to permanent drug therapy for some GERD patients and may be better than other surgical procedures.
Later methods were less invasive, with numerous small incisions in the stomach for scopes and surgery instruments. With the latest procedure, surgeons go into the mouth with a scope.
However, only about 25% of people suffering from reflux disease would be good candidates for this procedure. It works best on cases with a weak esophageal valve, with a small hiatal hernia or for people that do not respond well to medication.
People whose symptoms can be controlled by medication or lifestyle changes — such as quitting smoking or losing weight — should not need the surgery.
A recent study using data from an internet survey concluded that there was a correlation between obesity and GERD or gastroesophageal reflux disease. This survey involved 18,000 adults, of whom 2,805 responded.
An increase in body mass index was associated with the occurrence of both heartburn and acid reflux.
Although the number of responses to this survey was limited, the presenters said that this information may help clinicians in identifying patients at high risk of developing GERD, and aid in the screening, diagnosis and treatment of patients with GERD.
NEXIUM already is indicated for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in adults and children ages 12 to 17, and to reduce the risk of NSAID-associated gastric ulcers in at-risk patients.
ZES is a rare but serious chronic condition characterized by the development of tumors that secrete excessive levels of gastrin, a hormone that stimulates acid production by the stomach. Patients with this condition require long-term antisecretory therapy to reduce their acid output to levels that are not injurious,” said David C. Metz, MD, Professor of Medicine, and Director of the Acid-Peptic Program, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania Health System.
“NEXIUM provides early, effective, and sustained acid suppression to help in the management of this disease.” The new indication for NEXIUM is based on clinical data in which twenty- one patients received one of several doses of NEXIUM, depending on their symptoms and the degree of their acid output.
NEXIUM is indicated for reducing the risk of gastric (stomach) ulcers developing among at-risk patients on continuous non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy. And now NEXIUM is indicated for the long-term treatment of pathological hypersecretory conditions, including Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome.
Yes, you can have acid reflux and not even know it. That might surprise you. How can someone have acid reflux and not realize it? That’s a good question, but I know that it does happen.
It happened to me. It started when I started having difficulty swallowing certain foods. It’s called dysphagia. From what my doctor told me, the esophagus gets irritated from acid reflux and starts to constrict. That’s what causes the difficulty swallowing.
I never had any symptoms of the acid reflux itself, but it certainly caused me a lot of problems.
Researchers at Stanford University recently reviewed 100 different studies looking for remedies for GERD or acid reflux. They found that weight loss was one of the best remedies. In one of the studies, participants lost 27 pounds on average. This weight loss reduced heartburn symptoms by 40 percent. Most likely, the weight reduction put less pressure on the stomach and created less acid.
The researchers also determined that sleeping on your left side and elevating your head while you sleep is helpful. People that slept on their left side only had half of the symptoms as people that slept on their right side.
