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Chairman, Barrett's Wessex (www.barrettswessex.org.uk)

Treating Acid Reflux

Think of the stomach as a balloon about three quarters full of acid. Reflux is like letting the acid spill from the balloon. The more concentrated the acid that spills, the more damage it will do to whatever it spills on. What can we do? 1. We can do something about the acid. Antacids (eg. Tums) will dilute the acid.... Read more Chevron

posted 01/23/2012, comments (0)|

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Stephanie

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Adult w/reflux, 3 kids w/reflux, Pediatric Physical Therapist

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The Right Acid Reflux Medication Makes All the Difference!

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! Today is the day after and I suddenly realized how much better my stomach is feeling since I went back on Prevacid. Last Thanksgiving I was trying to maintain myself on Zantac and it wasn’t going well. I ate very few things at the Thanksgiving meal and really stuck to the absolute safest reflux... Read more Chevron

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PTSD and Sleep Disorders

I am a veteran who suffers from PTSD and some neurological problems. I have worked through a regimen of cognitive behavioral therapy (which helped a lot!) and took a low does of Citalopram for depression until relatively recently. Several weeks ago I underwent a sleep study with the Veterans Administration to test for sleep... Read more Chevron

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LucyInTheSky

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My daughter, Lucia, has severe reflux and is 3 months old.

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Both of My Children were diagnosed with Reflux in varying degrees.

My first daughter was diagnosed with reflux at age 3. She had this constant cough and sometimes coughed up a mucus-like substance. She would complain of her "stomach hurting" before, during and after eating. Finally after many treatments, her pediatrician recommended she see an ear, nose and throat specialist. She then saw that my daughter's... Read more Chevron

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