Acid Reflux Expert Jennifer Rackley shares Acid Reflux management news and commentary at AcidRefluxConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966 http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966 http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/35294/medication Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:20:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley I sometimes feel like this should be my opening line, an apology to the world for using medicine in my infant:   Hi, my name is Jennifer Rackley and I treated my child's GERD with medications.     In fact, just last week someone made a snide comment about how young my daughter Ella is to be on these types of medicines.  Truthfully, most of us do not want to put our children on medications.  I certainly did... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/35294/medication http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/32090/introduction Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:52:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley Melina introduced me to the world of acid reflux shortly after her birth in 2002.  From the beginning we struggled to get her to eat.  To swallow seemed too painful.  Melina's throat looked raw and even her cry began to sound hoarse. We asked her pediatrician about GERD.  The pediatrician agreed that GERD might be the problem and started Melina on a low dose of an acid suppressing medication.  We saw little... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/32090/introduction http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/32089/intolerance Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:22:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley Food allergies and intolerances can aggravate the symptoms and, in some cases, even cause acid reflux.  If your acid reflux does not respond well to treatment it may be time to consider if an allergy or intolerance could be playing a role in the problem.   A food allergy occurs when the body's immune system launches an abnormal attack against the offending food item.  Some of the most common allergic foods are: milk, egg,... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/32089/intolerance http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/29785/listen-dentist Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:55:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley I would have saved myself a lot of pain if I had just listened to my dentist.  He noticed about five months ago that there was additional erosion of the tooth enamel on my back bottom molars.  We discussed acid reflux and he asked me what I was taking for mine.  At the time I was not taking any medication because I had chosen to use that money to pay for my daughters' medicines.    My dentist was none too pleased with... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/29785/listen-dentist http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/27849/dietary-reflux Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:33:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley While diet has not been shown to cause acid reflux it can definitely help to lessen the symptoms for those suffering with the disease.  There are several foods that have been shown to trigger acid reflux.  Those include: alcohol, caffeine, chocolate, citrus foods, fatty or fried foods, tomato based foods, spicy foods and mint or mint flavored foods.  These foods do not elicit symptoms for everyone suffering from acid reflux but... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/27849/dietary-reflux http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/27545/remedies-acid Mon, 19 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley As long as there have been illnesses there have been “natural remedies” reported to cure them.  This is also the case with Acid Reflux or GERD.  There are several items that have been touted as the next remedy for GERD.  A few of the most popular include; apple cider vinegar, peppermint tea, papaya enzymes, slippery elm bark and probiotics.   Apple cider vinegar Apple cider vinegar is one of the most... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/27545/remedies-acid http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/27544/reflux-journey Sun, 11 May 2008 14:37:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley As a nutritionist I have always had the “book knowledge” when it comes to dealing with acid reflux.  We discussed it in school, studied the medications used to treat it and pondered the nutritional implications.  With all of the training my “hands on” experiences provided more knowledge than I could have gained in any other manner.   I began this “hands on” journey through the world of acid... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/27544/reflux-journey