A friend emailed me last night looking for help for someone who is caring for a 6 month old baby that has acid reflux. She wrote that "my friend is at wit's end." I know this feeling well. When our own son with acid reflux was 6 months old, "wit's end" often described our good days. In this SharePost, I provide a strategic plan to help you or... Read more
Several of you have written to the HealthCentral Network, inquiring if acid reflux should prevent you from doing physical exercise. One individual who wrote in was especially concerned because he is enlisted as a Marine, and his job requires frequent physical activity. For those of you wondering about the relationship between acid reflux and... Read more
When I began as a contributor to the HealthCentral Network, our son with acid reflux disease was only three years old. In those days, we suspected his reflux was bothering him when he woke up multiple times during the night, or refused to eat the things he usually enjoyed, or just behaved so badly that my husband and I wondered if our family could... Read more
If you're feeling sleep deprived as a result of living with someone with acid reflux disease, sometimes you need to be creative to get the sleep you need. This is especially true if you are interested in being a good partner or parent.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, twenty three percent of married couples have already come to... Read more