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/70966/92870/pregnancy-acid Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:45:00 -0500 Jennifer Rackley Pregnancy can be a huge trigger for many dealing with acid reflux. Women who have never dealt with heartburn before can be sidelined with severe burning and pain. During pregnancy the levels of progesterone increase dramatically and can allow the LES to relax. This relaxation causes a backflow of stomach contents into the esophagus. Add to that a growing baby and the pressure it puts on the stomach and you have... serious heartburn!   The... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/92870/pregnancy-acid http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/89380/preventing Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:02:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley Acid reflux can be a huge PAIN during the holidays. Halloween tends to be a huge issue at our house because chocolate tends to be a massive trigger for myself and my daughter Ella's reflux. As much as I would sometimes love to "opt out" of Halloween, it isn't feasible with our girls. They love the day of dressing up and hanging with their friends so we have to come up with safe ways to negotiate the holiday. Here are a few tips we have learned... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/89380/preventing http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/90392/triggers-bring Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:17:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley The question I get more than any other involves people wanting to know what might be triggering their acid reflux flare ups. There are several different ways in which acid reflux can be triggered. In this blog we will discuss both food and lifestyle issues that may contribute to the burn.   There is no set list of foods that cause reflux consistantly for all sufferers.  You may find that there are foods that trigger your... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/90392/triggers-bring http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/87925/acid-sleeping Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:05:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley I did not sleep well last night.  As the mom to three very rambunctious girls this is a phrase that I utter quite frequently.  Add acid reflux to the mix and sleep becomes even more rare.  Chocolate before bedtime... well, you get the idea.  Burning, sour tastes and nasty burps kept me up half the night!According to a recent study in the September issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology I am not the only one with... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/87925/acid-sleeping http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/87926/acid-sleeping Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:46:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley As we discussed in my last post sleeping can be a huge issue for those dealing with acid reflux or GERD.  In some instances sleeping aids may not be the best idea either.  There are several ways you can help to limit the night time reflux monster.  Here are a few that have worked for me.  I hope they will help you to get some relief and much needed sleep!!1.  Elevate the head of your bed.  An angle of at least 30... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/87926/acid-sleeping http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/84775/acid-preschool Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:07:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley As most of you know from my previous blogs my youngest daughter Ella is still dealing with reflux. Ella just turned four which means... drum roll please... preschool! As you can imagine it is both exciting and a bit nerve wracking to put two kids into preschool at once. Add to it that Ella has both asthma and reflux and it's a recipe to incite even the most calm parent's active imagination.   Considering my trepidation in sending Ella to... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/84775/acid-preschool http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/82357/esophageal-foe Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:00:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley The body is full of many different microbes that can work with or against the body depending on where they are found and how many are present. Recent research published in Gastroenterology indicated an association between these microbes and GERD. Patients with Barrett's and esophagitis had and increase in a gram-negative microbial population where the healthy subjects had esophagus populations containing Streptococcus (1).   It is unclear... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/82357/esophageal-foe http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/80092/promising Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:03:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley Radiofrequency ablation is a medical  treatment in which the targeted cells are treated with a high frequency alternating current.  The current destroys or "ablates" the diseased tissue.  This process had been used in the past for cardiac conditions and tumors of the lung, kidney, breast and bone among other things.  You might be wondering what this has to do with acid reflux. Well a recent study in the New England Journal of... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/80092/promising http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/78172/reflux-moms Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:01:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley Today I am frustrated. Frustrated that Ella is having a flare up... Even more frustrated by the lack of understanding and plain ignorance we have recently encountered. As I took a minute for my own little "pitty party" I discovered that I was not even close to being alone in this problem.   After getting quite a bit of feedback and e-mails regarding my blog entitled "Dear Mommy I have GERD" I realized that many parents are in the same... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/78172/reflux-moms http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/74806/breakthrough Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:17:00 -0400 Jennifer Rackley If you deal with acid reflux and are being treated with a PPI you may also be well aware of the problem of acid breakthrough. It is quite common and has been noted that as many as half of patients on a PPI therapy will have acid breakthrough at some point. Most find their breakthrough pain to be in the evening or at bedtime (1).   Should you deal with acid breakthrough pain while taking a PPI be sure to discuss the problem with your... http://www.healthcentral.com/acid-reflux/c/70966/74806/breakthrough