Monday, February 13, 2012

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Prepare Yourself for A Doctor's Appointment

In addition to writing for Health Central I also work with the Pediatric Adolescent gastroesophageal Reflux Association (PAGER), first as a volunteer and then as the Volunteer Services Coordinator.  In total I have spent almost 10 years helping families negotiate the "reflux roller coaster".  During this time one of the many things that... Read moreChevron
posted 02/13/2012, comments (0)|
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Stuffed Sweet Potatoes: Heartburn Free!

Reflux Friendly Cooking is a weekly feature full of quick and easy food ideas that are acid reflux friendly and can be easily modified to meet the needs of everyone in your family! Each week I'll provide a simple menu that is designed for easy digestion. I'll also give you suggestions on how to modify the same recipe for others in your family... Read moreChevron
posted 02/10/2012, comments (0)|
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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 moreChevron
posted 01/23/2012, comments (0)|
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Nitrostat

This note is for the Teri Robert's Migraine site. (I have followed Teri's forums since Usenet, her About.com site, not sure if she ever did Delphi Forums, then called Delphi, now here.)   I take a nitroglycerine tablet as emergency dose if I suffer a bad acid attack, actually it is an esophageal spasm related to GERD. The symptoms are just... Read moreChevron
posted 01/08/2012, comments (0)|
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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 moreChevron
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