Category: Reflux Guide

  • Tips for Dining Out with GERD

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    Every once and a while, it feels good to take a break from cooking at home and dine out with friends and family at one of your favorite restaurants. However, if you suffer from severe symptoms of acid reflux or symptoms associated with GERD, dining out may be more trouble than it’s worth. Don’t confine…

  • The Gluten-Free Diet: Does it help with GERD symptoms?

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    A big new trend in the diet world is the “gluten-free” diet, which prohibits the eating of foods like wheat, barley and rye that contain the protein gluten. Though a necessity for the gluten-allergic sufferers of a disorder called celiac disease, the gluten-free diet has caught on as another weight loss diet fad, though its…

  • Reflux Stinks: Stomach problems could be the root of bad breath

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    Sure, living with the symptoms of GERD stinks, but could reflux be making your breath stink as well? As if the list of problems associated with acid reflux and heartburn weren’t long enough, one often overlooked symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is its tendency to cause bad breath, which is clinically referred to as…

  • Yoga for Heartburn Relief

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    When many people picture the backward bending headstands that so often epitomize yoga classes, they would think that such contortions would cause more pain, not relieve it. But in fact, certain yoga poses can help to calm down the fire within your chest—especially when paired with medical treatment for acid reflux.

  • Will Going Raw Fight GERD?

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    Raw food diets have gotten a lot of attention in recent years, especially as so many public figures lose weight and overcome chronic heart conditions while following the strict whole-foods diet. However, heartburn is not actually associated with heart health—it is a gastrointestinal concern associated with acid reflux. So, does the raw food diet have…

  • That’s not an Allergy, its Acid Reflux

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    Did you know that an estimated 30% of Americans believe they have a food allergy, when in fact only 4% of the U.S population are legitimately allergic or intolerant to certain foods.

  • The GERD Cough

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    GERD, or Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease, is a condition in which the esophageal sphincter is weakened and allows stomach acid back up into the esophagus. Known for causing heartburn in Albany, this condition can be caused by a variety of factors, including smoking, being overweight, eating too large of a meal or lying down too soon…

  • Breathing Tips for GERD

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    Those who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD are all too familiar with the uncomfortable symptoms of frequent heartburn and acid reflux. In addition to treatment options such as fundoplication in Albany, there are a number of lifestyle solutions that can often provide relief from the discomfort of GERD.

  • GERD can damage your Teeth

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    Stomach acid is one of the marvels of human physiology. This substance is extremely acidic, ranging in pH from 1.5 to 3.5, which is enough to etch concrete surfaces and burn through skin. However, it stays safely in the stomach digesting food day after day.

  • A Safe New Technique for Treating Esophageal Lesions

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    Sufferers of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) know that lesions are a possible symptom of Barrett’s esophagus, and a dangerous possible complication of GERD. While there have been surgical treatments for lesions for some time, there is a new less invasive technique that is proving to be both safe and effective.