Acid Reflux - Our Experts

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Jan Gambino

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posted 11/09/2009, comments (0)

What is the Best Formula for my Baby with Acid Reflux?

I hear this question all of the time: What is the best formula for a baby with acid reflux? It certainly is an important question because we know diet can be an important part of a reflux treatment plan. Whether or not your baby has acid reflux, it is still very confusing to walk up and down the infant formula aisle of the store and see the... Read more Chevron

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Jennifer Rackley

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posted 11/02/2009, comments (2)

Pregnancy and Acid Reflux

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... Read more Chevron

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Tracy Davenport

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posted 10/02/2009, comment (1)

Soccer Season Means Team Snacks

I started writing for HealthCentral when my son with acid reflux disease was two years old. Our challenges back then were related to sleeping through the night and making sure we were giving him the correct dosages of medication. Today, he is a thriving seven year old, and like many boys his age, plays on a soccer team. Our challenges now are the... Read more Chevron

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Stephanie

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posted 05/26/2009, comment (1)

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far....

After living with three babies with severe reflux I now find myself dealing with it. I probably should've seen this coming. As a baby I had reflux bad enough that my mother was given a prescription for a sedative for me. My mother also suffers with reflux and gastric ulcers. But, yet a year ago when I started having symptoms I was in a bit of... Read more Chevron

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Todd Eisner

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posted 01/29/2009, comments (2)

Q&A: Endoscopy for Ulcer?

I just got back from a Caribbean cruise on which I went to the bathroom and had watery, black stools. I was rushed to St Maarten Hospital and had an endoscopy where I was told that I had an ulcer in my stomach but that I needed to have another endoscopy when I got back to the United States. If I had an ulcer, why do I need another... Read more Chevron

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