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Last week, my husband took my son with food allergies and
acid reflux disease across the country to "help" him coach in the NCAA
Collegiate Rowing Championships. Instead of translating my husband's
experience, I thought I would let him share his experience directly with... Read more
This has been an exciting month in our household. My husband
is a rowing coach, and for the first time he and his team have been invited to
the NCAA Rowing Championships in Sacramento, California. We live in Maryland.
However, this honor is not without trepidation.
It's not so much the apprehension of moving a... Read more
If you or someone you love has acid reflux disease, you may
be hearing more about the following six letters: CLE and CFM. These are two of
the techniques being introduced this week at Digestive Disease Week, a
gathering of physicians, researchers, and academics in the fields of
gastroenterology, hepatology, and endoscopy. Digestive Disease... Read more
My husband and I made a lot of mistakes in caring for our
son with acid reflux. One of the biggest mistakes we made early on was not taking
more breaks from our role as caregivers in order to care of ourselves.
Hindsight really is 20/20.
Like many of you, we had a lot of good reasons not to let
someone else take care of our baby while... Read more
Food Labels: Breaking the Code
Many individuals with acid reflux disease have food sensitivities. For example, my son can not tolerate corn, eggs, wheat, or dairy. And even though new food labeling requirements took effect in the United States in 2006, there are still times that reading food labels can be a bit complicated. This is... Read more