Infants are sometimes treated for gastroesophageal reflux with acid-suppressing medicines, but a new study suggests that they may increase the risk for bone fracture later in childhood. Researchers studied records of more than 850,000 children up to 14 years old. About 97,000 had received acid suppression medicines in their first year of life — 8,000… Read More »
We will rule out all possible symptoms and conditions to decide if a cough is caused by acid reflux or GERD (Gastroesophageal reflux disease). But before that, we need to know some common facts about What is acid reflux, what are the symptoms of acid reflux and how to diagnose acid reflux so that we… Read More »
Lemon is an acidic substance, though many people believe it can help to reduce acid reflux. Does it work, and is it safe? Acid reflux occurs when stomach acid flows up into the food pipe. This common condition affects 60 million Americans per month and 20 to 30 percent of people in the Western world.… Read More »