Category: Reflux Guide
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Prilosec
Prilosec is an example of a proton pump inhibitor, a class of medications used to reduce the production of stomach acid in order to treat GERD and other digestive disorders.
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Upper Endoscopy
If you’re displaying symptoms of GERD or other upper digestive tract disorders, your doctor may order an upper endoscopy. Learn more about what to expect with this diagnostic test.
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Protonix
Protonix is a proton pump inhibitor medication used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD.
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Nexium
Proton pump inhibitors are a class of drugs commonly used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD.
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Using Manometry to Diagnose Reflux
Reflux, also known as GERD, causes patients to experience irritation and pain—usually after eating. It causes stomach acids to travel the wrong way into the esophagus from the stomach due to the lower esophageal sphincter not functioning properly. Normally, the lower esophageal sphincter keeps acids in the stomach where they belong.
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Esophageal pH Test
Gastroesophageal reflux disease, known as GERD or simply as reflux, involves stomach acid flowing up the esophagus.
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Reflux Diagnosis With Upper Endoscopy
If you’re suffering from symptoms of heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), your doctor must perform a special procedure to determine exactly what is causing the discomfort.
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Alternative Treatment for GERD
As GERD continues to be diagnosed in more and more adults, researchers are paying closer attention to the connections between GERD and obesity. When gastroesophageal reflux disease is present in patients suffering from morbid obesity, surgeons are now considering bariactric weight loss surgery as an alternative to traditional treatments like proton pump inhibitors.
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Weak Esophageal Muscles May Cause GERD
GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, affects as much as 35% of the U.S. population. GERD sufferers may often experience acid reflux and heartburn symptoms two or more times a week if left untreated. Over the counter antacids and prescription medications, including proton pump inhibitors, work to neutralize or decrease the stomach acid that refluxes into…
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Is Medication the Best Answer for Heartburn?
New research indicates that medicating your heartburn may put you at risk for more serious medical problems. While prescription medications, especially proton pump inhibitors, have been extremely successful in treating heartburn symptoms over the last several years, a closer look at the side effects suggests that lifestyle changes may be more appropriate and less risky…