Gerd Regurgitation Drug
The esophagus is the tubelike structure that connects the mouth to the stomach. When you swallow, food and beverages are moved down the esophagus by wavelike involuntary muscle contractions to the stomach's entrance. At that point, the muscle of the LES relaxes...
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From Our Experts
Are Doctors Over-Prescribing Anti-Reflux Medications for Infants with...
This is a hard question to answer based only on a recent study being reported in most of the popular press sites. Dr. Vikram Khoshoo... Read more »
Dr. Eisner answers your GERD questions: Best time to take Aciphex?
When is the best time to take my Aciphex? Typically, the best time to take Aciphex and other proton pump inhibitors for... Read more »
GERD is the new "Colic": Overprescription of acid-suppressing drugs...
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the most potent acid suppressing medications currently available. These acid-suppressing drugs have... Read more »
Purple Spit Up on Prevacid
What's worse than a baby who spits up? A baby who spits up purple. If your baby is under treatment for reflux with Prevacid, this... Read more »
The High Cost of GERD Medications
The presidential candidates are talking more and more about the high cost of medical care and offering their proposals. I hope the... Read more »
From Our Sources
FDA Approves Nexium For Short-Term Treatment of GERD in Adoles...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved NEXIUM® delayed release capsules in children ages 12 to 17 for the short-term treatment of... Read more »
Surgery-Free Treatments for GERD
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two non-surgical treatments may bring relief to patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The painful condition is... Read more »
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention There are a lot of things you can do to prevent the symptoms of GERD. Some simple lifestyle changes include: Elevate the head of... Read more »
GERD Drug Kapidex Now Sold as Dexilant
Drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceuticals has announced that it has changed the name of the drug Kapidex to Dexilant (dexlasoprazole) to reduce the likelihood... Read more »
What are the treatments and drugs used to treat GERD?
Current GERD treatment includes one or a combination of the following therapies: Lifestyle modifications Antacid therapy H2 Receptor antagonists... Read more »
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